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Oosterzele is a municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Balegem, Gijzenzele, Landskouter, Moortsele, Oosterzele proper and Scheldewindeke. On January 1, 2006, Oosterzele had a total population of 13,172. The total area is 43.12 km² which gives a population density of 305 inhabitants per km². Its twin town is Oberkirch in Germany.GeographyOosterzele is subdivided into 6 sub-municipalities:Famous inhabitantsEls De Temmerman, journalist, activistJohan Van Hecke, politicianGustaaf Joos, Roman Catholic cardinalFrans Van De Velde (1909-2002), missionaryGerard Vekeman (1933), poetWalter Muls (1961), politicianTom De Sutter (1985), football playerJohan Taeldeman, linguist, dialectologist, professor-emeritus UGent