West Flanders - Westflandern

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West Flanders Province
CapitalBruges
Residents
1.195.796 (2019)
surface
3,144.34 km²
location
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West Flanders is a province in Belgium. In contrast to the rest of Belgium, it is bounded in the north by the North Sea coast.

Regions

places

View of Bruges

background

climate

language

The official language is Dutch, the West Flemish dialects of Dutch are spoken in everyday life.

getting there

  • The closest airports are Antwerp and Lille
  • The ferry ports with connections to are located in West Flanders England:
    • Ostend (direct train connection to Brussels)
    • Zeebrugge (regional train to Bruges)

mobility

Kusttram at Raversijde
  • Coastal tram. Kusttram in the encyclopedia WikipediaKusttram in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsKusttram (Q1510414) in the Wikidata database.Intercity tram, it connects all Belgian coastal towns. It starts at De Panne and ends at Knokke with stops in 70 locations. Departures Knokke e.g. at 15:45 and at 16: 5. Breakpoints and times.Price: Day ticket available on the train for € 8.last change: Nov. 2017 (information may be out of date)

Tourist Attractions

  • 1  West tour (West door), Koning Albert I-laan 120 8200 Sint-Michiels Brugge. West Tour (Q43371472) in the Wikidata database.

Especially Bruges with its old town and cathedral is worth a trip.

activities

kitchen

Flemish cuisine is down-to-earth and fine at the same time, e.g. tomatoes filled with North Sea shrimps, game fish stew, mussel croquettes, Belgian-style mussels and much more.

nightlife

security

trips

  • Het Zwin. National park. A flat unique nature reserve on the border between the Netherlands and Flanders. The area of ​​the originally much larger w: Schorren is an "International Airport for Birds". You can also visit it during Corona times.
  • In the adjoining Zeeuws-Vlaanderen
  • To the Dutch cities Vlissingen, Goesthat you can drive through the Schelden tunnel or as a pedestrian or cyclist with the Breskens - Vlissingen ferry can reach.
  • In Koekelare:
  • 1  Long Max Museum, Clevenstraat 2, Koekelare. War museum with café. It is a farm that was occupied by the Germans during World War I and was developed as a base for the western front. The gun "The Long Max" was hidden there.Open: daily in July and August. In the other months Wed-Sun from 2 pm-6 pm.Price: 5 €.

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