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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Deinze
|type             = city
|picture          = {{multiple image
    |perrow = 1 / 2 |total_width = 250px
    |image1 = Markt van Deinze in 2020 (01).jpg
    |image2 = OLVkerkDeinze.jpg
    |image3 = DeinzeStadhuis.JPG
    |image4 = Ooidonk castle view.JPG}}
|picture-legend   = Clockwise from top: Marketplace, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk, Old City Hall, [[Ooidonk Castle]]
|imagesize        =
|map              = Deinze East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Deinze in East Flanders
|arms             = Blason Deinze.svg
|flag             = Deinze vlag.svg
|province         = [[East Flanders]]
|arrondissement   = [[Arrondissement of Ghent|Ghent]]
|nis              = 44083
|mayor            = Rutger De Reu ([[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]])
|majority         = [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]], [[Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats|Open Deinze]]
|postal-codes     = 9800
|telephone-area   = 09
|web              = [https://www.deinze.be/ www.deinze.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|59|N|03|32|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Deinze''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈdɛinzə|-|Nl-Deinze.ogg}}) is a [[City status in Belgium|city]] and a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] in the [[Belgium|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]], {{ill|Poesele|nl}}, Sint-Martens-Leerne, Vinkt, [[Vosselare]], Wontergem, and [[Zeveren]]. On 1 January 2022, Deinze had a population of 44,315. The municipality's total area is {{convert|128.03|km2|0|abbr=on}}, giving a [[population density]] of 342 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.

On 1 January 2019, the municipality of [[Nevele]] was merged into Deinze.

==History==
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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.

===Postal history===
The DEYNZE post office opened in 1836 with 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.<ref>Catalogue Spécialisé des Oblitérations Belges, 1849-1910, Nationale en Internationale Postzegelmanifestaties Antwerpen (NIPA), Antwerp, 1999.</ref>

Postal codes in 1969<ref>Liste des Numéros Postaux, Administration des Postes, Bruxelles 1969.</ref> (before the merger of municipalities in 1977):
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* 9800 Deinze
* 9801 Astene
* 9802 [[Petegem-aan-de-Leie]]
* 9803 Gottem
* 9804 Grammene
* 9805 Wontergem
* 9806 Vinkt
* 9807 [[Zeveren]]
* 9852 Sint-Martens-Leerne
* 9853 Bachte-Maria-Leerne
* 9854 Meigem
{{Div col end}}

==Sports==
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]].

==Places of interest==
* [[Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek]], a museum dedicated to arts and folk objects created in the [[Leie]] region
* [[Ooidonk Castle]], a castle dating from the 16th century
* [[Filliers]] Grain Distillery, a gin distillery

==Famous inhabitants==
* [[Dirk van Braeckel]], head of design at Bentley Motors
*[[Karel Justinus Calewaert]], Roman Catholic bishop
* [[Raoul De Keyser]], painter
* [[Rudy Dhaenens]], cyclist, [[UCI World Championships|World Champion]] in 1990
* [[Poppo of Deinze]], saint
* [[Jacques Rogge]], former president of the [[International Olympic Committee]]
* [[Charles Felix Van Quickenborne]], founder of [[Saint Louis University]] in St. Louis, Mo., USA
* [[Karel Van Wijnendaele]], founder of the [[Tour of Flanders (men's race)|Tour of Flanders]]
* [[Tanneke Sconyncx]], alleged [[witch]]
* [[Rose Bertram]], fashion model

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Deinze, Belgium ; Ferraris map.jpg|Deinze on the [[Ferraris map]] (around 1775)
File:Deinze. parochiekerk Sint-Martinus en Sint-Antonius Abt IMG 6685 2023-06-06 14.53.jpg|Deinze, church: parochiekerk Sint-Martinus en Sint-Antonius Abt
File:Bachte Maria Leerne, de Blauwe Poort (toegangspoort kasteel van Ooidonk) oeg38122 foto2 2013-05-12 16.02.jpg|Bachte Maria Leerne, de Blauwe Poort (entrance gate to castle: kasteel van Ooidonk)
File:Bachte Maria Leerne, kerk van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw en Sint-Jan-Baptist.jpg|Bachte Maria Leerne, church: de parochiekerk Sint Petrus en Paulus
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{wikivoyage|Deinze}}
*[http://www.deinzeonline.be Deinzeonline.be] - Available in Dutch
*[http://www.deinze.be Official website] - Available in Dutch, French, German and English
*[https://www.canteclaer.be Local radio station website] {{in lang|nl}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Deinze
|North     = [[Aalter]], [[Nevele]]
|Northeast = [[Ghent]]
|East      = [[Sint-Martens-Latem]]
|Southeast = [[Nazareth, Belgium|Nazareth]]
|South     = [[Zulte]], [[Kruishoutem]]
|West      = [[Tielt]] ([[West Flanders|VWV]])<br>[[Dentergem]] ([[West Flanders|VWV]])
}}
{{Belgian municipality Deinze}}
{{Municipalities in East Flanders}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Deinze| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of East Flanders]]
[[Category:Populated places in East Flanders]]