Moorslede

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Moorslede is a Belgian municipality located in the Flemish region. It is located in the province of West Flanders in the Arrondissement Roeselare.

Geographical location

Roeselare is located 8 km north- north-west, 12 km south-west of Ypres, Kortrijk 15 km south-east, 35 km north of Bruges and Brussels 90 km east.

The next highway exits are located in the south on the A19 at Beselare, Ypres and Menen and on the east by the A17/E403 in Roeselare. In Ypres, Menen, Kortrijk and Roeselare, there are regional stations; Long-distance trains such as Thalys hold in, inter alia, in the French city of Lille, Bruges, Ghent and Brussels. The nearest international airport is located in Brussels.

The community Moorslede still includes, in addition Moorslede even the borough Dadizele and the village Slypskapelle.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Constant Lievens (1856-1893), Jesuit missionary in India
  • Cyrille Van Hauwaert (1883-1974), cyclist
  • Omer Verschoore (1888-1931), cyclist
  • Julien Vervaecke (1899-1940), cyclist
  • Félicien Vervaecke (1907-1986), cyclist
  • Patrick Lefevere ( born 1955 ), cyclist
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