Deinze () is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

and a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It comprises the city of Deinze, and the towns of

Astene Astene is a village and ''deelgemeente'' (sub-municipality) in the municipality of Deinze in the Belgium, Belgian province of East Flanders. The village is located along the Leie River and about south-west of Ghent. History The village was fir ...

, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Hansbeke, Landegem, Meigem, Merendree, Nevele,

Petegem-aan-de-Leie Petegem-aan-de-Leie is a village in the Belgian province of East Flanders and a borough of Deinze. Petegem-aan-de-Leie is located on the south bank of the river Leie ( Lys). The village today forms a single urban core with that of Deinze itself, wh ...

, , Sint-Martens-Leerne, Vinkt, Vosselare, Wontergem, and Zeveren. On 1 January 2022, Deinze had a population of 44,315. The municipality's total area is , giving a population density of 342 inhabitants per km². On 1 January 2019, the municipality of Nevele was merged into Deinze.

History

In 1695, during the

Nine Years' War The Nine Years' War (1688–1697), often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg, was a conflict between France and a European coalition which mainly included the Holy Roman Empire (led by the Habsburg monarch ...

, an English force garrisoned in the town under the command of the Irish general

Francis Fergus O’Farrell Major General Francis Fergus O’Farrell 1650 to 1712, was an Irish-born professional soldier who served in the Dutch States Army under William III until 1689, when he transferred into the English Army. During the Nine Years' War in 1695, he wa ...

was forced to surrender to French forces.

Postal history

The DEYNZE post office opened in 1836 with the postal code 31 (before 1864), then 94 prior to 1874. The only other office in the area before 1910 was PETEGHEM (not to be confused with PETEGHEM-LEZ-AUDENAERDE), which opened 1 June 1874. Postal codes in 1969Liste des Numéros Postaux, Administration des Postes, Bruxelles 1969. (before the merger of municipalities in 1977): * 9800 Deinze * 9801 Astene * 9802

* 9803 Gottem * 9804 Grammene * 9805 Wontergem * 9806 Vinkt * 9807 Zeveren * 9852 Sint-Martens-Leerne * 9853 Bachte-Maria-Leerne * 9854 Meigem

Sports

Deinze is the starting location of the cycling race Gent–Wevelgem. It is also the operational base of the Ineos Grenadiers cycle racing team, formally Team Sky.

Places of interest

Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek (Dutch for 'Museum of Deinze and the Leie region'), also known as mudel, is a museum of fine arts and folklore located in the city of Deinze, Belgium. The permanent exhibition displays exclusively artworks produce ...

, a museum dedicated to arts and folk objects created in the Leie region *

Ooidonk Castle Ooidonk Castle ( nl, Kasteel Ooidonk) is a castle in the city of Deinze, East Flanders, Belgium. The castle is the residence of the current Count t'Kint de Roodenbeke. Ooidonk Castle is situated at aaltitude of 11meters. History Ooidonk is ...

, a castle dating from the 16th century

Famous inhabitants

Dirk van Braeckel Dirk van Braeckel (born 19 February 1958 in Deinze), is a Belgian car designer. He is known for the designing of various models for Volkswagen Group, especially for the Bentley brand. Career Born in Deinze, after leaving school, van Braeckel st ...

, head of design at Bentley Motors *

Karel Justinus Calewaert Karel Justinus Calewaert (17 October 1893 – 27 December 1963) was a Belgian Roman Catholic bishop. Life Early years Calevaert was born in Deinze, a small town a short distance to the southwest of Ghent. His father, also named Justinus Calewa ...

, Roman Catholic bishop *

Raoul De Keyser Raoul De Keyser (29 August 1930 – 6 October 2012) was a Belgian painter who lived and worked in Deinze, Belgium. Early life and education De Keyser was born in Deinze on 29 August 1930, and lived there all his life. His father was a carp ...

, painter *

Rudy Dhaenens Rudy Dhaenens (10 April 1961 – 6 April 1998) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who is most famous for winning the World Cycling Championships in 1990 as a member of the Belgian national team. Dhaenens excelled several times i ...

, cyclist, World Champion in 1990 *

Poppo of Deinze Saint Poppo (Deinze, 977 – Marchiennes, 25 January 1048) was a knight of noble descent who turned to a monastic life after experiencing a spiritual conversion. He became one of the best known abbots of Stavelot and was one of the first recorded ...

, saint * Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee *

Charles Felix Van Quickenborne Charles Felix Van Quickenborne (1788–1837) was born in Petegem, near Deinze, Belgium on 21 January 1788. Van Quickenborne is best known as the founder of St. Louis University. He became a Jesuit in Ghent, Belgium in 1815, and, at his request, w ...

, founder of

Saint Louis University Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Mississip ...

in St. Louis, Mo., USA * Karel Van Wijnendaele, founder of the Tour of Flanders *

Tanneke Sconyncx Tanneken Sconyncx (1560 – 2 June 1603) was an alleged witch from Gottem in the County of Flanders. Her case is among the most notable of the period in Belgium. Case Sconyncx was described as a wealthy, beautiful merchant. She was accused of wi ...

, alleged witch * Rose Bertram, fashion model

Gallery

File:Deinze, Belgium ; Ferraris map.jpg, Deinze on the Ferraris map (around 1775) File:Deinze, de Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk oeg38013 foto4 2013-05-12 15.30.jpg, Deinze, church: de Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk File:Bachte Maria Leerne, de Blauwe Poort (toegangspoort kasteel van Ooidonk) oeg38122 foto2 2013-05-12 16.02.jpg, Bachte Maria Leerne, de Blauwe Poort (entrance gate to castle: kasteel van Ooidonk) File:Bachte Maria Leerne, kerk van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw en Sint-Jan-Baptist.jpg, Bachte Maria Leerne, church: de parochiekerk Sint Petrus en Paulus

References

External links

Deinzeonline.be
- Available in Dutch
Official website
- Available in Dutch, French, German and English
Local radio station website
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