Blankenberge
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- This article relates to the Belgian coastal town of Blankenberge. The near-homophonous Blankenberg is a town in Germany.
Blankenberge in the province West Flanders
Blankenberge is a municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Blankenberge proper and the settlement of Uitkerke.
On 1 January 2006 Blankenberge had a total population of 18,175. The total area of the municipality is 17.41 km², giving a population density of 1,044 inhabitants per km².
There is a sandy beach and a structure unique along the Belgian coast: a 350-m long pier, constructed in 1933.
[edit] Famous events
- Carnaval Parade
- Two Day Marching event, every first weekend of May [1]
- Klankenberge
- Flower Parade, every last Sunday of August
[edit] Famous inhabitants
- Adolf Eugen Fick, the inventor of the contact lens, who died in Blankenberge in 1901
- Flemish painter and woodcutter Frans Masereel, born here in 1889
- Rudi Pillen, Belgian Contemporary Painter
[edit] External links
- Official website in English (also available in Dutch, French and German)
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- Mapping from Multimap or GlobalGuide or Google Maps
- Aerial image from TerraServer
- Satellite image from WikiMapia
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Municipalities in the Province of West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium |
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| Bruges: Beernem | Blankenberge | Bruges/Brugge | Damme | Jabbeke | Knokke-Heist | Oostkamp | Torhout | Zedelgem | Zuienkerke | ||
| Diksmuide: Diksmuide | Houthulst | Koekelare | Kortemark | Lo-Reninge | ||
| Kortrijk: Anzegem | Avelgem | Deerlijk | Harelbeke | Kortrijk/Courtrai | Kuurne | Lendelede | Menen | Spiere-Helkijn | Waregem | Wevelgem | Zwevegem | ||
| Ostend: Bredene | De Haan | Gistel | Ichtegem | Middelkerke | Oostende/Ostend | Oudenburg | ||
| Roeselare: Hooglede | Ingelmunster | Izegem | Ledegem | Lichtervelde | Moorslede | Roeselare | Staden | ||
| Tielt: Ardooie | Dentergem | Meulebeke | Oostrozebeke | Pittem | Ruiselede | Tielt | Wielsbeke | Wingene | ||
| Veurne: Alveringem | De Panne | Koksijde | Nieuwpoort | Veurne | ||
| Ypres: Heuvelland | Ieper/Ypres | Langemark-Poelkapelle | Mesen | Poperinge | Vleteren | Wervik | Zonnebeke | ||
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