Moorslede

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Saint Martin Church

Moorslede is a municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. Moorslede comprises the towns of Dadizele and Moorslede itself.

In 2007, 10697 people lived there.[1]

It is at 50° 53 North, 03° 03 East.[2]

Personality[change | change source]

Constant Lievens (1856-1893), the apostle of the Chota Nagpur, was born in Moorslede.

History[change | change source]

The 1950 World Cycling Championshipwas held in Moorslede and was won by Briek Schotte.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Werkelijke bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2007 / Population de droit par commune au 1 janvier 2007 (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  2. "Geografische coördinaten van de gemeenten (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2008-07-15.

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