Lichtervelde () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

located in the Belgian province of

West Flanders ) , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of West Flanders.svg , flag_size = , image_shield = Wapen van West-Vlaanderen.svg , shield_size = , image_map ...

. The municipality comprises only the town of Lichtervelde. On January 1, 2006 Lichtervelde had a total population of 8,400. The total area is 25.93 km² which gives a

population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...

of 324 inhabitants per km². The church is 64 m high. In this town the inventor

Charles Joseph Van Depoele Charles Joseph Van Depoele (27 April 1846, Lichtervelde, West Flanders, Belgium – 18 March 1892, Lynn, Massachusetts, US) was an electrical engineer, inventor, and pioneer in electric railway technology, including the first trolley pole. Bi ...

was born. File:Lichtervelde_kerk_R01.jpg, Market Place and Sint-Jacobus church File:Lichtervelde - Sint-Jacobuskerk 1.jpg, Sint-Jacobus church File:Gustaaf Colpaert mayor of Lichtervelde.jpg, Gustaaf Colpaert, mayor 1927-1932 File:Station Lichtervelde - Postkaart.jpg, The railway station beginning 20th Century postcard File:Station Lichtervelde - Foto 1 (2010).png, Lichtervelde station of NMBS

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