What is Roeselare?
{{Infobox Belgium Municipality |name=Roeselare |picture=Belfry of Roeselare (DSCF9975).jpg |picture-legend=Town hall with belfry |map=RoeselareLocatie.png |map-legend=Location of Roeselare in [[West Flanders]] |arms=Blason ville be Roeselare.svg |flag=Flag of Roeselare.svg |region={{BE-REG-FLE}} |community={{BE-NL}} |province={{BE-PROV-WV}} |arrondissement=[[Arrondissement of Roeselare|Roeselare]] |nis=36015 |pyramid-date=1 January 2006 |0-19=22.38 |20-64=58.94 |65=18.68 |foreigners=1.82 |foreigners-date=1 July 2005 |mayor= Kris Declercq ([[Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams|CD&V]]) |majority=[[Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams|CD&V]], [[Socialistische Partij Anders|sp.a]], [[Groen (political party)|Groen]] |postal-codes=8800 |telephone-area=051 |web=[http://www.roeselare.be/ www.roeselare.be] |coordinates = {{coord|50|56|N|03|07|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}} }} [[File:Map of roeselare in belgium.PNG|thumb]] '''Roeselare''' is a [[municipality]] in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[West Flanders]]. In 2016, more than 61 000 people lived there.<ref>[https://www.roeselare.be/nieuws/roeselare-telt-60941-inwoners Information about Roeselare]</ref> It is at 50° 56 North, 03° 07 East.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://statbel.fgov.be/pub/d1/p120_nl.xls |title=Geografische coördinaten van de gemeenten (.xls) |access-date=2008-07-15 |archive-date=2004-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040723190930/http://statbel.fgov.be/pub/d1/p120_nl.xls |url-status=dead }}</ref> == History == === Begin === Roeselare was already known in 847 and was from the 10th century an important centre for industrial and commercial activities. Since 1250, the place was recognized as a city with several rights. Around 1260, there was built a belfry and a city hall at the 'Grand Place'. Because there were no defense facilities around the city, it was an easy target for ennemies. To guarantee safety, they started in Roeselare soon with a few teams of city guards. Of course, they could not much do in times of war. In 1488 and 1492, the