Deinze facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Deinze
Municipality
Clockwise from top: Marketplace, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk, Old City Hall, Ooidonk Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Deinze Location in Belgium
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Ghent
Area
• Total	127.44 km2 (49.20 sq mi)
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Postal codes	9800
Area codes	09
Website	www.deinze.be

Deinze is a cool city and a municipality in Belgium. It's located in the province of East Flanders.

Deinze is made up of the main city and several smaller towns. Some of these towns are Astene, Hansbeke, Nevele, and Petegem-aan-de-Leie. As of January 1, 2022, about 44,315 people live in Deinze. The total area of the municipality is about 128 square kilometers. This means about 342 people live in each square kilometer.

On January 1, 2019, the nearby municipality of Nevele joined with Deinze. This made Deinze even bigger!

History of Deinze

Deinze has a long history. In 1695, during a war called the Nine Years' War, English soldiers were in Deinze. They were led by an Irish general named Francis Fergus O’Farrell. French forces made them surrender.

Deinze's Mail Service History

The first post office in Deinze opened in 1836. It had a special postal code. Another post office opened in Peteghem in 1874.

Here are some of the postal codes from 1969:

Sports in Deinze

Deinze is a big deal in the world of cycling! It's where the famous cycling race Gent–Wevelgem starts. This is a very important race for professional cyclists.

Deinze is also the home base for the Ineos Grenadiers cycling team. This team used to be called Team Sky. They are one of the top professional cycling teams in the world.

Cool Places to Visit in Deinze

Deinze has some interesting places you can explore:

• Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek: This museum shows off art and old folk items. They are all from the Leie region.
• Ooidonk Castle: This amazing castle was built way back in the 16th century. It looks like something out of a fairy tale!
• Filliers Grain Distillery: This is a place where they make gin. You can learn how it's made.

Famous People from Deinze

Many interesting people have come from Deinze:

• Dirk van Braeckel: He was the head of design for Bentley Motors, a fancy car company.
• Karel Justinus Calewaert: He was a Roman Catholic bishop.
• Raoul De Keyser: A well-known painter.
• Rudy Dhaenens: A cyclist who became a World Champion in 1990.
• Poppo of Deinze: A saint.
• Jacques Rogge: He was the president of the International Olympic Committee. That's a very important job in sports!
• Charles Felix Van Quickenborne: He founded Saint Louis University in the USA.
• Karel Van Wijnendaele: He started the famous Tour of Flanders cycling race.
• Rose Bertram: A popular fashion model.

Images for kids

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  Deinze on the Ferraris map (around 1775)

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  Deinze, church: parochiekerk Sint-Martinus en Sint-Antonius Abt

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  Bachte Maria Leerne, de Blauwe Poort (entrance gate to castle: kasteel van Ooidonk)

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  Bachte Maria Leerne, church: de parochiekerk Sint Petrus en Paulus

See also

In Spanish: Deinze para niños