6-497: Deinze ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛinzə] ) is a city and a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders . It comprises the city of Deinze, and the towns of Astene , Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Hansbeke , Landegem, Meigem, Merendree, Nevele , Petegem-aan-de-Leie , Poesele [ nl ] , Sint-Martens-Leerne, Vinkt, Vosselare , Wontergem, and Zeveren. On 1 January 2022, Deinze had
12-568: A population of 44,315. The municipality's total area is 128.03 km (49 sq mi), giving a population density of 342 inhabitants per km. On 1 January 2019, the municipality of Nevele was merged into Deinze. In 1695, during the Nine Years' War , an English force garrisoned in the town under the command of the Irish general Francis Fergus O’Farrell was forced to surrender to French forces. The DEYNZE post office opened in 1836 with
18-644: Is granted to a select group of municipalities by a royal decree or by an act of law. During the Middle Ages , towns had defined privileges over surrounding villages. As the nobility strengthened their power over regions in feudal Europe, they bestowed on towns the rights to organize annual fairs, levy tolls or build walls and other defense works. Under the French occupation of Belgian provinces, these privileges were abolished and replaced by an honorific title of city (Dutch: stad , French: ville ). This
24-676: 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 1969 (before the merger of municipalities in 1977): 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 . City status in Belgium City status in Belgium
30-505: The title. Even with Belgian independence (1831-) this list was scarcely changed. After the merging of municipalities throughout Belgium in 1977, some towns had the opportunity to apply for the title of city . The request had to be based on historical facts such as having the title before the French occupation or during the Middle Ages or had to be based on the development of a high population in their urban centres. 44 towns were granted
36-676: Was imposed upon the Belgian provinces by order of the French Convention Nationale on 2 Brumaire Year II (23 October 1793). A number of towns lost their title of city. At the time of Dutch rule and incorporation into the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815–1830), some towns recovered their city title. On 30 May 1825, a royal decree was published and included the list of the towns that were granted
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