| Arms | Anzegem wapen.svg |
|---|---|
| Province | West Flanders |
| Arrondissement | Kortrijk |
| Nis | 34002 |
| Mayor | Pauline Van Marcke (Samen Eén) |
| Majority | Samen Eén, Inzet, N-VA |
| Postal-codes | 8570, 8572, 8573 |
| Telephone-area | 056 |
| Web | www.anzegem.be |
| Coordinates | 50°50′N 03°28′E |
Anzegem (ˈɑnzəɣɛm) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Anzegem proper, Gijzelbrechtegem, Ingooigem, Kaster, Tiegem and Vichte. On 1 January 2018 Anzegem had a total population of 14,609. The total area is 42.35 km2 which gives a population density of 345 inhabitants per km2.
One of the most famous inhabitants of Anzegem was Stijn Streuvels, the Flemish writer who died in Ingooigem in 1969, aged 98.
On the night of 16 October 2014, Anzegem's medieval parish church of Saint John the Baptist (Sint Jan de Doperkerk in Dutch) was destroyed in a fire.[1]
References
- ^ "Huge fire destroys Belgian church". BBC News. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
External links
- Official website – Available only in Dutch