Editing Moorslede

{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Moorslede
|picture          = Moorslede - Town hall 1.jpg
|picture-legend   = Moorslede town hall
|map              = Moorslede West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Moorslede in West Flanders
|arms             = Moorslede wapen.svg
|flag             = Moorslede Belgium.svg
|region           = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community        = {{BE-NL}}
|province         = {{BE-PROV-WV}}
|arrondissement   = [[Arrondissement of Roeselare|Roeselare]]
|nis              = 36012
|pyramid-date     =
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners       =
|foreigners-date  =
|mayor            =	Ward Vergote (Visie)
|majority         = Visie, STERK
|postal-codes     = 8890
|telephone-area   = 051
|web              = [http://www.moorslede.be/ www.moorslede.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|53|N|03|04|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Moorslede''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈmoːrsˌleːdə}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[West Flanders]]. The municipality comprises the towns of Dadizele, [[Slypskapelle]] and Moorslede proper. On 1 January 2006, Moorslede had a total population of 10,618. The total area is 35.34&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> which gives a [[population density]] of 300 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.

==History==
Moorslede was host of the [[1950 UCI Road World Championships]], won by [[Briek Schotte]].'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 May 2024 |title=World Championship RR 1950 |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=26&y=1950 |website=FirstCycling.com |language=en}}</ref>'''

==Notable inhabitants==
* [[Constant Lievens]] (1856-1893), the apostle of the [[Chota Nagpur plateau|Chota Nagpur]], was born in Moorslede.
* Emiel Jacques [[:nl:Emiel Jacques]] (Moorslede 1874 - Michigan, 1937) was a Flemish painter, illustrator and professor, best known for his flax paintings.
* Camille Cools (1874, Moorslede - 1916, Detroit, USA) was the founder, editor and publisher of the [[Gazette van Detroit]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190626092049/http://www.gazettevandetroit.com/]

==References==
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== External links ==
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Moorslede
|North     = [[Roeselare]]
|East      = [[Roeselare]]<br>[[Ledegem]]
|Southeast = [[Wevelgem]]
|South     = [[Wervik]]
|West      = [[Zonnebeke]]
}}
{{Municipalities in West Flanders}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Municipalities of West Flanders]]


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