Herzele

Herzele is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Borsbeke, Herzele proper, Hillegem, Ressegem, Sint-Antelinks, Sint-Lievens-Esse, Steenhuize-Wijnhuize and Woubrechtegem. On January 1st, 2005 Herzele had a total population of 16,581. The total area is 47.40 km² which gives a population density of 349.81 inhabitants per km². The current mayor of Herzele is Johan Van Tittelboom, from the VLD (Liberal) party.