Roeselare

Roeselare (Dutch: [ˈrusəˌlaːrə] ; West Flemish: Roeseloare; French: Roulers [ʁulɛʁs]) is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Roeselare proper and the towns of Beveren, Oekene and Rumbeke.

Roeselare Roeseloare (West Flemish) Roulers (French) Hooglede (municipality Hooglede) Gits (municipality Hooglede) Lichtervelde (municipality Lichtervelde) Koolskamp (municipality Ardooie) Ardooie, with the hamlet of Tasse (municipality Ardooie) Kachtem and Izegem Sint-Eloois-Winkel (municipality Ledegem) Rollegem-Kapelle (municipality Ledegem) Ledegem (municipality Ledegem) Moorslede (municipality Moorslede) Passendale (municipality Zonnebeke). Shopping The Ooststraat is the most popular shopping street in the city. Annual events that are important for the shopping business are the Winkelnacht (Shopping night), the kermesse fairs, and Christmas shopping. Many festivities such as a carnival and the Groote Stooringe  (nl; vls) festival set the whole city in motion and go beyond the purely commercial aspect. A tradition in Roeselare is the weekly morning market on Tuesdays at the main square, the Botermarkt and the Polenplein. These three sites are connected by traffic-calmed zones. On 1 May Labour Day is celebrated at the Stationsplein. Sights The rococo city hall on the central market square dates from the 18th century. The city hall, market hall, and belfry are classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site (part of Belfries of Belgium and France). Museum dedicated to Polish General Stanisław Maczek and soldiers of the Polish 1st Armoured Division at a German communications bunker from World War II. The Rodenbach brewery was founded in 1821. The tour of the facilities includes an explanation of the process used to make this one-of-a-kind beer style. The Renaissance-style Rumbeke Castle dates from 1538 and is located within the Sterrebos forest. Now, it houses the company Busworld. The nearby Kazandmolen is the only one of the area's thirteen windmills to have survived until today. KOERS Museum, unique bicycle museum. The Canal Roeselare-Leie that was completed in 1872, provides not only an economic advantage but creates great cycling and walking opportunities also. The Roeselare railway station is an important place in the city with a car-free square and a bus station. The Eaststreet (nl) is an important shopping-street. Old municipal cemetery with Belgian, British, French and Polish military quarters from both world wars, and a monument to the Polish 1st Armoured Division Town hall with belfry Rumbeke Castle near Roeselare Sint-Amand church KOERS Museum British Commonwealth Plot from World War I Polish 1st Armoured Division Monument 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. Sports Roeselare was the hometown of soccer team KSV Roeselare who played in the Belgian Second Division until their bankruptcy in 2020. The volleyteam Knack Randstad Roeselare who plays the CEV Champions League. Formula E driver Stoffel Vandoorne also lives in Roeselare. Twin cities Roeselare is twinned with the town of Clonmel in County Tipperary, Ireland. Famous inhabitants Paul Bulcke (born 1954), businessman, former CEO of Nestlé Joost Caen (born 1959), stained glass artist Marthe Cnockaert (1892–1966), World War I nurse and spy for the British (from the village of Westrozebeke but was resident in Roeselare during the war) Frédérik Deburghgraeve (born 1973), swimmer and Olympic gold medal winner Rita Demeester (1946–1993), poet and writer Guido Gezelle (1830–1899), poet Charles Goddeeris, builder and father of Flemish Detroit community Jan Himpe (1921–2007), musician and composer famous for the local evergreen "We zijn van 't oude Roeselare" James Lahousse (born 1982), retired Belgian professional footballer Jean-Pierre Monseré (1948–1971), cyclist and 1970 World Champion Albrecht Rodenbach (1856–1880), poet Patrick Sercu (1944–2019), cyclist and Olympic gold medal winner Stoffel Vandoorne (born 1992), Former Formula 1 driver for McLaren and 2021–22 Formula E World Championship winner Frédéric Vervisch (born 1986), racing driver Adrian Willaert (c.1490–1562), Renaissance-era composer (birth in Roeselare uncertain)

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