Lichtervelde is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Lichtervelde proper. On January 1st, 2004 Lichtervelde had a total population of 8,306 (4,150 males and 4,156 females). The total area is 25.93 kmē which gives a population density of 320.31 inhabitants per kmē.
Lichtervelde was split in 1622 between the families of Maulde (19/36) and Haveskercke (17/36).
Lichtervelde is the birth city of the cyclist Henri "Ritte" Van Lerberghe (1891-1966), the famous winner of the 1919 Tour of Flanders.
It is possible that the Lichterveldemunicipal website misinterpreted the Lichtervelde family arms, since it claims that the "true" arms of Lichtervelde are used by the municipality of Koolskamp (now part of Ardooie, which uses the former Koolskamp arms in the second and third quarters of its arms).
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