Blankenberge

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Blankenberge
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Blankenberge (West Flanders Province)
Blankenberge
Blankenberge
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : West Flanders
District : Bruges
Coordinates : 51 ° 18 ′  N , 3 ° 7 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′  N , 3 ° 7 ′  E
Area : 17.42 km²
Residents: 20,436 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density: 1,173 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 8370
Prefix: 050
Mayor: Ivan De Clerck

Local government address : 		Gemeente Blankenberge
J.F. Kennedyplein 1
8370 Blankenberge
Website: www.blankenberge.be
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Blankenberge , (Flemish) also Blankenberghe , is a municipality on the Belgian North Sea coast in the province of West Flanders .

geography

The new town hall built in 1952

In addition to the marina in the former fishing port, a pier is one of the sights.

The train station near the beach has direct connections with Brussels . All Belgian coastal towns can be reached with the Kusttram .

The sand sculpture festival takes place every year from June to August on the beach in Blankenberge . The two-day hike (Internationale Tweedaagse van Vlaanderen Blankenberge) takes place every year on the first weekend in May .

Beaufort (art manifestation)

Blankenberge is one of the locations for the Beaufort sculpture exhibition, which has been taking place every three years along the Belgian North Sea coast since 2003 . The Beaufort04 held 2012th

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

People who worked on site

  • Adolf Fick (1829–1901), German physiologist, died in Blankenberge
  • Hans Vermeersch (* 1957), composer and conductor, taught violin at the Blankenberge Music Academy

Web links

Commons : Blankenberge  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Blanckenberg in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts
Pier in Blankenberge

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kustjacht- en vissershavens ( Memento of February 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Maritime Agency of the Flemish State Government