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Ruiselede
Village centre, with town hall and church of Our Lady
Village centre, with town hall and church of Our Lady
Flag of Ruiselede
Coat of arms of Ruiselede
Location of Ruiselede
Map
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceWest Flanders
ArrondissementTielt
Government
 • MayorGreet De Roo
 • Governing party/iesRKD
Area
 • Total
30.62 km2 (11.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
5,387
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Postal codes
8755
NIS code
37012
Area codes051
Websitewww.ruiselede.be

Ruiselede (historically Ruysselede) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. This town only comprises the town of Ruiselede proper. On January 1, 2006, Ruiselede had a total population of 5,113. The total area is 30.20 km² which gives a population density of 169 inhabitants per km².

Ruiselede was the location of a coastal radio site. From 1923 to 1940 it had a VLF aerial. On 30 December 1933, the mast was demolished when an aircraft collided with it.

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  • Media related to Ruiselede at Wikimedia Commons