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Municipal flag Roeselare
The Rumbeke castle, near Roeselare
 
Location on map of Belgium
Coat of arms Location of Roeselare in West Flanders
Geography
Country Belgium
Region Flag of Flanders Flemish Region
Community Flag of Flanders Flemish Community
Province Flag of West Flanders West Flanders
Arrondissement Roeselare
Coordinates 50°56′N 03°07′E / 50.933, 3.117Coordinates: 50°56′N 03°07′E / 50.933, 3.117
Area 59. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Belgium is a federal state comprising three communities, three regions, and four language areas. The Flemish Region ( Dutch: Vlaams Gewest) is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium alongside the Walloon Region Belgium is a federal state comprising three communities, three regions, and four language areas. The term Flemish Community has two distinct though related meanings Culturally and sociologically it refers to Flemish organizations media social and cultural Belgium is divided into three regions two of them are subdivided into five Provinces each West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region also named Flanders, in Belgium. The federalized country Belgium geographically consists of 3 regions of which only Flemish Region and Walloon Region are subdivided into 5 provinces The Arrondissement of Roeselare (Arrondissement Roeselare Arrondissement de Roulers is one of the eight administrative arrondissements in the Province of A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 79 km²
Population (Source: NIS)
Population
– Males
– Females
- Density		 55,775 (January 1, 2006)
49. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Statistics Belgium is the main official statistical institution in Belgium offering a large choice of figures In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 22%
50. 78%
933 inhab. /km²
Age distribution
0–19 years
20–64 years
65+ years		 (01/01/2006)
22. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of A population pyramid, also called age-sex pyramid and age structure diagram, is a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a 38%
58. 94%
18. 68%
Foreigners 1. Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term 82% (01/07/2005)
Economy
Unemployment rate 7. Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work. 07% (January 1, 2006)
Mean annual income 12,896 €/pers. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (2003)
Government
Mayor Luc Martens (CD&V)
Governing parties CD&V, SP.A-Spirit
Other information
Postal codes 8800
Area codes 051
Web address www.roeselare.be

Roeselare (Roulers in French) is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V (Christian Democratic and Flemish is a Flemish Community of Belgium Political party, formerly called Christian A coalition is an alliance among individuals during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own Self-interest. Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V (Christian Democratic and Flemish is a Flemish Community of Belgium Political party, formerly called Christian Socialist Party – Different (Socialistische Partij – Anders ( SP The English word " spirit " comes from the Latin " spiritus " (breath Belgian postal codes are numeric and consist of 4 numbers although the last one is often zero A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Belgium comprises 589 municipalities ( Dutch: gemeenten, French: communes, German: Gemeinde) grouped into five The Flemish Region ( Dutch: Vlaams Gewest) is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium alongside the Walloon Region Belgium is divided into three regions two of them are subdivided into five Provinces each West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region also named Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Roeselare proper and the towns of Beveren, Oekene and Rumbeke. Oekene is a town in the municipality of Roeselare, Belgium. Rumbeke is a Town in the Belgian municipality of Roeselare in the province of West-Vlaanderen.

The name of the city is derived from two Germanic words meaning “reed” and “open space”, i. The Germanic languages are a group of related languages that constitute a branch of the Indo-European (IE Language family. e. , a marsh in a forest glade. Roeselare’s seminary is famous for having hosted the famous Flemish poets Guido Gezelle, Albrecht Rodenbach and missionnary Jesuit Constant Lievens. The terms Fleming and Flemings ( Vlaming and Vlamingen in Dutch) denote respectively a person and people and the Flemings or Guido Gezelle ( May 1, 1830 - November 27, 1899) was an influential Dutch language Writer and Poet and a Albrecht Rodenbach (* 27 October 1856 in Roeselare, Belgium; † 23 June 1880 in Roeselare) was a Flemish Constant Lievens (11 April 1856 Moorslede, Belgium - 7 November 1893 Leuven, Belgium is a Belgian ( Flemish) Jesuit priest The city is also home to the Rodenbach brewery. Rodenbach was a Brewery and a brewing family from Roeselare, Belgium.

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History

Origins and Middle Ages

Traces of early dwellings have been found in the area, including prehistoric flint tools, Gallo-Roman water wells, and a small 9th century Frankish building. This article covers the culture of Romanized areas of Gaul. For the political history of the brief "Gallic Empire" of the 3rd century see Gallic Empire The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group The first mention of Roslar dates from a document dated 821 or 822, whereby the former domain of the Menapii, also called the Rollare villa in later documents, was given to the Abbey of Elnon. Events By Place Asia Tang Mu Zong becomes emperor of China. Births Deaths Events By Place Europe Abd-ar-rahman II becomes ruler of Umayyad Spain. The Menapii were a Belgic tribe of northern Gaul in pre-Roman and Roman times A villa was originally an Upper-class Country house, though since its origins in Roman times the idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably According to legend, Baldwin Iron Arm, Count of Flanders, kidnapped Judith, the daughter of Charles the Bold in 862 in Senlis and brought her to a fortress that used to be where the Castle of Rumbeke stands now. Baldwin I (probably born 830s died 879 also known as Baldwin Iron Arm (the epithet is first recorded in the 12th century was the first Count of Flanders. Charles the Bold or Charles the Rash (Charles le Téméraire ( 21 November 1433 &ndash 5 January 1477) baptised Charles Martin Events By Place Asia Rurik gains control of Novgorod. Fan Chuo finishes his Manchu ( Book The Castle of Rumbeke is one of the oldest Renaissance Castles of Belgium. The Roeselare area soon became part of the County of Flanders. The County of Flanders was a historical region in the Low Countries. The rights to build fortifications and to hold a public market date from 957, during the lordship of Baldwin III. Events By Place Asia The Chandra Hindu Dynasty ends thus beginning a time of chaos in areas belonging to modern-day Mongolia. Baldwin III of Flanders The Young (940 &ndash January 1, 962) was Count of Flanders together with his father Arnulf I.

The city received its charter of freedoms in the mid 13th century, period in which it also built its first city hall and belfry. A charter is the grant of authority or rights stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified The manufacturing of cloth was then the main driver of the local economy. Unfortunately, the few defensive walls that the city had were no match against the forces of Maximilian of Austria, who utterly destroyed the city at the end of the 15th century. The market hall and Saint Michael church were rebuilt in the year 1500.

16th century to Waterloo

The center of Roeselare belonged throughout history to the Fiefdom of Wijnendale and therefore fell under the responsibility of the House of Cleves in the 15th and 16th century and under the Dukes of Pfalz-Neuburg in the 17th and 18th century. The Castle of Wijnendale is a historically important castle near Wijnendale in West Flanders, Belgium The Duchy of Cleves (Herzogtum Kleve was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany (part of North Rhine-Westphalia) and the Netherlands Palatinate-Neuburg (Herzogtum Pfalz-Neuburg is a former state of the Holy Roman Empire, founded in 1505

The 16th century proved to be disastrous for the city as the Spanish rulers ruthlessly repressed any desire for autonomy in the Low Countries, both political and religious. The Low Countries, the historical region of de Nederlanden, are the countries on low-lying land around the delta of the Rhine, Scheldt Iconoclasts stormed the city in 1566 and destroyed most of the sacred art. Iconoclasm, Greek for "image-breaking" is the deliberate destruction within a culture of the culture's own religious Icons and other symbols or monuments The Eighty Year's War that followed put an end to the wool supply from England, which in turn resulted in the disappearance of the cloth industry in Roeselare. The Dutch Revolt, Eighty Years' War or the Revolt of the Netherlands (1568—1648 was the revolt of the Seventeen Provinces in the Low Countries Starting with the reigns of Archdukes Albert and Isabella, the beginning of the 17th century was a lot kinder to Roeselare. Albert VII Archduke of Austria (sometimes called Albrecht of Austria) ( 15 November 1559 &ndash 13 July 1621) was together As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar New churches and cloisters were built and old ones repaired. New schools also appeared in the city and the cloth industry found a new life. The second half of the century, however, was marked by the wars of Louis XIV and Marshal Turenne against the Spanish, with further plundering and misery. Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne Vicomte de Turenne, often called simply Turenne ( September 11 1611 &ndash July 27 1675) was Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Treaty of Nijmegen in 1678 made Roeselare a border city, a situation that encouraged smuggling rather than regular economic development. The Treaties of Peace of Nijmegen ( Négotiations de Nimegue or Négotiations de la Paix de Nimègue) were a series of treaties signed in the Dutch city

The 1700s were a generally prosperous period that saw the construction of the current city hall. In 1794, the area was the scene of a French victory over the Austrians. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Austrians (Österreicher are a nation and an ethnic group originating from the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states ( March of Austria, The victors imposed deep reforms on the country, such as a new legal system (the Napoleonic code) and the curtailment of religious freedoms, which lasted until the Concordat of 1802 between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII. The Napoleonic Code, or Code Napoléon (originally called the Code civil des Français) is the French Civil code, established under The Concordat of 1801 is a reflection of an agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII that reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church as the majority Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Pope Pius VII, OSB (August 14 1740&mdashAugust 20 1823 born Count Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, was Pope from March 14 1800 to August

Modern era

Several members of the Rodenbach family of Roeselare took part in the events leading to Belgian Independence in 1830. The Belgian Revolution was a conflict in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands that began with a riot in Brussels in August 1830 and eventually led to the For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Other members of the family became soldiers or diplomats. Pedro and Alexander founded the brewery which is still in operation today. The general economy, however, did not fare very well as mechanization displaced many small artisans. Mechanization or mechanisation ( BE) is providing human operators with machinery to assist them with the physical requirements of work The advent of the railway and the digging of a canal linking the city to the River Lys in the 1860s were beneficial. Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 World War I stopped the economic boom in its tracks as the city became a large camp ground for the German troops fighting on the front lines in neighbouring Diksmuide. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Diksmuide ( Dixmude in French) is a Belgian City and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders By the end of the war, two thirds of the city were destroyed.

On May 27 and 28, 1940, the Belgian army lost its last stand here against the advancing Wehrmacht. Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 This was followed by four years of German occupation, fortunately without too much destruction. The city today is a regional center that provides commercial and media services, as well as a variety of occupations in the food industry, to the surrounding area.

Sights

Albrecht Rodenbach, poet
Albrecht Rodenbach, poet

Folklore

Roeselare houses a whole family of giant puppets. The head of the family, Rolarius – who is also the alleged founder of the city – his wife Carlotta and son Opsinjoorke, as well as several other relatives, appear at festivities and carnivals, dancing to the beat of the giants’ song.

Roeselare also houses some kind of folklore around the character named Peegie, he's a slick merchant, and is in a way based on the real character of the town as a merchant town in his early days.

Famous inhabitants

Sports

Roeselare is the hometown of soccer team K.S.V. Roeselare who play in Belgian First Division since 2005-2006. Guido Gezelle ( May 1, 1830 - November 27, 1899) was an influential Dutch language Writer and Poet and a A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" Albrecht Rodenbach (* 27 October 1856 in Roeselare, Belgium; † 23 June 1880 in Roeselare) was a Flemish Patrick Sercu (born June 27 1944 in Roeselare) is a former Belgian Cyclist, best known for his exploits on the tracks. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles Adrian Willaert (c 1490 &ndash 7 December 1562 was a Flemish Composer of the Renaissance and founder of the Venetian School. The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere KSV Roeselare is a Belgian football club from the city of Roeselare in West Flanders. The Belgian First Division, also known as Jupiler Pro League (it is sponsored by InBev, the makers of Jupiler) is the top competition in

The volleyteam Knack Randstad Roeselare plays the CEV Champions League. Palmarès National Belgian volley league: 1989, 2000, 2005, 2006, Women's CEV Champions LeagueThe CEV Champions League or Indesit European Champions League is the top official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe

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