Tielt-Winge
Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium
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Tielt-Winge (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌtiltˈʋɪŋə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Houwaart, Meensel-Kiezegem, Sint-Joris-Winge and Tielt. On 1 January 2006, Tielt-Winge had a total population of 11,604.[2] The total area is 44.16 km² which gives a population density of 227 inhabitants per square kilometre.
Tielt-Winge
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Tielt-Winge in Flemish Brabant | |
 Interactive map of Tielt-Winge | |
  Tielt-Winge Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′N 04°54′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Flemish Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Leuven |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Katrien Houtmeyers (N-VA) |
| • Governing parties | N-VA, CD&V+Groen, Vooruit |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.52 km2 (17.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 10,707 |
| • Density | 240.5/km2 (622.9/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 3390, 3391 |
| NIS code | 24135 |
| Area codes | 016 |
| Website | www.tielt-winge.be |
Villages
Sint-Joris-Winge
Sint-Joris-Winge is a village in Tielt-Winge, which as of 2003, had 2,870 inhabitants.[citation needed]
It is one source of the last name Winge, which is a habitational name derived from the village's name.[3]
Gallery
Hamburg, Memorial of Neuengamme concentration camp: memorial area, statue desperation of Meenzel-Kiezegem. In memory of the victims of the deportation 1944.
