Mariakerke - Raversijde
District of
Flanders - Belgium

Testerep

Testerep (or Ter Streep) was an island along the Belgian coast. Fishing villages were scattered about, among them were Oostende and Westende. Oostende being the far east, Westende the far west, and Middelkerke (literally 'middle-church') the middle of the island. Later, the sea level dropped and the island became connected to the Belgian coast.

Located at 51.19, 2.83 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.541 miles away.
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Islands of Belgium, Former islands, Ostend

Westende

Westende is a town in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of West-Flanders. It lies on the Belgian coast, also called Flemish coast. It used to be the far west of the island Testerep which lay along the Belgian coast.

Located at 51.1667, 2.76667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.539 miles away.
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Cities and towns in Flanders, Populated places in Belgium, Cities and towns in West Flanders

Keiem

Keiem is a small town situated some 7 km north of Diksmuide in West Flanders, Belgium. Administratively it forms part of Diksmuide Municipality. Lying close to the right bank of the River Yser, the town suffered extensive flooding when, on 21 October 1914, the sea locks at the mouth of this river were opened as a defensive measure against the advancing German army during the "Race to the Sea" phase of World War I.

Located at 51.0833, 2.88333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.533 miles away.
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Populated places in Belgium, Diksmuide

Leke

Leke is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium in the province of West Flanders.

Located at 51.1, 2.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.535 miles away.
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Populated places in Belgium, Diksmuide

Siege of Ostend

The Siege of Ostend was a three-year siege of the city of Ostend during the Eighty Years' War and one of the longest sieges in history. It is remembered as the bloodiest battle of the war, and culminated in a Spanish victory. It is said "the Spanish assailed the unassailable; the Dutch defended the indefensible. " General Sir Francis Vere led a 3,000-men strong English army in support of the Dutch, and was appointed Governor of Ostende by Maurice of Nassau in 1601.

Located at 51.217, 2.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.543 miles away.
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1604 in Europe, Sieges of the Eighty Years' War, Battles involving Flanders, Sieges involving the Dutch Republic, Sieges involving Spain, Sieges involving England, Ostend, Conflicts in 1604

Mercator (ship)

The barquentine Mercator was designed by the Antarctic explorer Adrien de Gerlache (1866–1934) as a training ship for the Belgian merchant fleet. She was named after Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594), Flemish cartographer. She was built in Leith, Scotland and launched in 1932. Besides being a training a ship, she was also used, mainly before World War II, for scientific observations, or as ambassador for Belgium on world fairs and in sailing events. This ship went through an incredible history.

Located at 51.2272, 2.92056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.543 miles away.
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Barquentines, Individual sailing vessels, Tall ships of Belgium, 1932 ships, Museum ships in Belgium

Sabena OO-AUB Ostend crash

Sabena OO-AUB was a Junkers Ju 52 airliner owned by Belgian airline Sabena, operating as a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Cologne, Germany, to London, United Kingdom, which crashed near Ostend, Belgium on 16 November 1937. The flight was scheduled to stop at Brussels, but bad weather forced the pilot to continue to Ostend. Unfortunately, conditions were little better at Ostend, and the aircraft hit a factory chimney while circling to land at Stene Airport.

Located at 51.201, 2.89206 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.542 miles away.
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Sabena accidents and incidents, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by weather, Aviation accidents and incidents in Belgium, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1937, Ostend, 1937 in Belgium, 1937 meteorology

Albertpark

Albertpark is a multi-use stadium in Ostend, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of K.V. Oostende. The stadium holds 8,000.

Located at 51.2167, 2.88639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.543 miles away.
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Football venues in Belgium, Sport in Ostend, Buildings and structures in West Flanders, Ostend

Port of Ostend

The port of Ostend is situated in Ostend, West Flanders. The port is mainly known as a ferry port. Freight, and recently also passenger transport between Ostend and Ramsgate is provided by Transeuropa Ferries. The port also services freight transport between Ostend and both Ipswich and Killingholme.

Located at 51.2244, 2.90972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.543 miles away.
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Ostend, Ports and harbours of Belgium, Ports and harbours of the North Sea, Buildings and structures in West Flanders

2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 29th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held 24–25 March 2001 in Ostend, Belgium.

Located at 51.2244, 2.90056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.543 miles away.
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IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 2001 in athletics (track and field), Sports festivals in Belgium, Sport in Ostend, 2001 in Belgian sport

Ostend-Bruges International Airport

Ostend-Bruges International Airport is located in Ostend, Belgium, near the coast and about 25 km from the city centre of Bruges. Although an important proportion of the activities focuses on freight transport, it is increasingly used for passenger flights, mainly charter and holiday flights organised by the tour operators. It is also often used for private business flights.

Located at 51.1997, 2.86361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.541 miles away.
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Airports in Belgium, Bruges, Ostend, Buildings and structures in West Flanders

Hippodrome Wellington

The Hippodrome Wellington (also Wellingtonrenbaan) was a horse racing track in Ostend in the Flemish Region of Belgium built in 1883 and named for the Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. The facility hosted both harness and flat racing events. Notable among its flat races for Thoroughbred horses was the Grand Prix Prince Rose held annually in July on the Nationale feestdag. Formerly known as the Grand International d'Ostende, it was renamed to honor the great Belgian horse, Prince Rose.

Located at 51.2212, 2.89614 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.543 miles away.
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Defunct horse racing venues, Horse racing venues in Belgium, Sports venues in Belgium, Golf clubs and courses in Belgium, 1883 establishments in Belgium

Sea'Arena

Sea'Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Oostende, Belgium. Sea'Arena holds 5,000 people and opened in 2006. It hosts the home games of BC Oostende basketball club as well as Fed Cup matches.

Located at 51.2178, 2.8885 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.543 miles away.
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Indoor arenas in Belgium, Basketball venues in Belgium

Second Ostend Raid

The Second Ostend Raid (officially known as Operation VS) was the later of two failed attempts made during the spring of 1918 by the United Kingdom's Royal Navy to block the channels leading to the Belgian port of Ostend as a part of its conflict with the German Empire during World War I.

Located at 51.2244, 2.90972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.543 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1918, Naval battles of World War I involving Germany, Naval battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom, North Sea operations of World War I, Ostend

Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk

Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk, the main church of Ostend, Belgium, is a Roman Catholic Neo-Gothic church. It is built on the ashes of a previous church that occupied the site. King Leopold II enthusiastically supported a plan to build a new and more magnificent church. Construction started on 1899 and was completed and consecrated by Bishop Waffelaert on August 31, 1908. Its stained glass windows were destroyed during the two World Wars and were replaced by windows by Michiel Martens.

Located at 51.23, 2.922 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.544 miles away.
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Churches in Belgium, Gothic Revival architecture in Belgium, Religious buildings completed in 1908, 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings, Churches in West Flanders, Ostend

Greenbridge science park

The Greenbridge science park is a business incubator and science park of Ghent University and is located on the Plassendale site in Ostend. The site is aimed towards research and development in Feed and food, Health and wellness, Environment and energy and ICT applications in those sectors.

Located at 51.2173, 2.99409 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.543 miles away.
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Science parks in Belgium, Flanders

Moere

Moere is a small village located within the municipality of Gistel in West-Flanders, Belgium. The village gained some fame when American singer Marvin Gaye moved there for several months in the early 1980s. During his stay, the singer composed his hit songs "Sexual Healing" and "Midnight Love. " The house he resided in remains an attraction to this day.

Located at 51.1223, 2.95567 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.536 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium, Villages in West Flanders

SM UC-70

SM UC-70 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 12 January 1916 and was launched on 7 August 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 20 November 1916 as SM UC-70. In 10 patrols UC-70 was credited with sinking 32 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. On 28 August 1918, UC-70 was spotted lying submerged on the sea bottom and attacked by a Blackburn Kangaroo patrol aircraft of No.

Located at 51.2333, 2.91667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.544 miles away.
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Ships built in Hamburg, German Type UC II submarines, U-boats commissioned in 1916, U-boats sunk by surface craft, U-boats sunk by depth charges, U-boats sunk in 1918, World War I minelayers of Germany, World War I shipwrecks in the North Sea, World War I submarines of Germany, 1916 ships

Mariakerke (West Flanders)

Mariakerke is a seaside resort in the West Flanders province of Belgium. Previously a village of its own just to the west of Ostend, it now forms part of that town. It has 11,305 inhabitants.

Located at 51.2117, 2.87139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.542 miles away.
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Villages in West Flanders, Ostend

Walraversijde

Walraversijde is an abandoned medieval fishing village on the Belgian coast, near Ostend. It was rediscovered in 1992 in a dune area, near a medieval dyke. Archeological research showed that it had been occupied, in two phases, between 1200 and 1600. Walraversijde has been studied more thoroughly and more systematically than any other medieval fishing community in Europe. The village has been partially reconstructed, and has a museum, Walraversijde Museum, dedicated to the site.

Located at 51.2004, 2.85468 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.541 miles away.
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Archaeological sites in Belgium, Populated places in Belgium, Medieval archaeological sites in Europe, Fishing villages, History of fishing, Ostend

Mu.ZEE

The Mu. ZEE is a museum in Ostend, Belgium, specialized in Belgian art from 1830 on. It was created in 2008 by fusion of the former Provinciaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst (PMMK, the museum for modern art of the Province of West-Flanders) and the Museum voor Schone Kunsten Oostende (Museum of Fine Arts Ostend), both located in Ostend. The Museum has two dependencies, the Ensorhuis in Ostend, and the Permekemuseum in Jabbeke. Mu.

Located at 51.2257, 2.9146 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.543 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Belgium, Modern art museums, Art museums established in 2008, 2008 establishments in Belgium, Ostend, Museums in West Flanders

Fort Napoleon, Ostend

Fort Napoleon in Ostend is a polygonal fort built in the Napoleonic era. During World War I, the fort was used as accommodation for a German headquarters, and decorated with murals by German soldier Heinrich Otto Pieper. The heavy coastal artillery battery "Hindenburg" was stationed nearby; it had been transferred there from Fort Heppen, Wilhelmshaven in 1915, and it was armed with four 280mm (11 inch) guns of 1886-1887 vintage in heavily armored turrets on semi-circular concrete platforms.

Located at 51.2388, 2.93499 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.544 miles away.
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Forts in Belgium, Museums in West Flanders, Ostend, Military and war museums in Belgium, Buildings and structures in West Flanders

Flanders Marine Institute

The Flanders Marine Institute provides a focal point for marine scientific research in Flanders, northern Belgium. The autonomous non-profit institute does not conduct research itself, but assists in coordinating international research and provides a database for sharing research results. VLIZ also manages RV Zeeleeuw, a marine research vessel. The ship mainly operates day trips, and as of 2010 a replacement was being sought.

Located at 51.2338, 2.92913 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.544 miles away.
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Organizations established in 1999, Research organizations, Flanders, Oceanography, Ostend

Raversijde

Raversijde is in Flanders on part of the Belgian coast between Ostende and Middelkerke which is located on the North Sea coast. Raversijde also has the remains of the Atlantic Wall in the dunes built under the German Occupation of Belgium in the Second World War. Raversijde is located on the Kusttram, which is the coastal tramway.

Located at 51.2061, 2.86389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.542 miles away.
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Ostend

Oostende railway station

Oostende railway station is located in Ostend in Flanders, Belgium. The first station in Ostend was opened in 1838 during the reign of Leopold I of Belgium on the former Belgian railway line 62 to Torhout and is now a supermarket. The NMBS station was opened in 1913 during the reign of Albert I of Belgium. The station is designed to connect trains and ferries and is built with Scottish Granite, Bluestone from Soignes and Limestone from Euville.

Located at 51.2289, 2.92583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.544 miles away.
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Railway stations in Belgium, Railway stations opened in 1838, Ostend