Blankenberge

Blankenberge (; ; ) is a seaside municipality and city in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Blankenberge proper and the settlement of Uitkerke.

Key facts

Belgium municipality.name: Blankenberge
Belgium municipality.native_name_lang: vls
Belgium municipality.namefr: Blankenberghe
Belgium municipality.type: city
Belgium municipality.picture: Blankenberge seaside.jpg
Belgium municipality.picture legend: Blankenberge beach on a hot summer day
Belgium municipality.map: Blankenberge West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend: Location of Blankenberge in West Flanders
Belgium municipality.arms: Blankenberge wapen1.svg
Belgium municipality.flag: Blankenberge vlag.svg
Belgium municipality.province: West Flanders
Belgium municipality.arrondissement: Bruges
Belgium municipality.nis: 31004
Belgium municipality.mayor: Björn Prasse (Team Blankenberge)
Belgium municipality.majority: Team Blankenberge, N-VA, Vooruit! & CD&V
Belgium municipality.postal codes: 8370
Belgium municipality.telephone area: 050
Belgium municipality.web: www.blankenberge.be

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

The fishery
Seaside resort
World War II
Railways
Cultural history
Nature and landscape
Notable festive events
Notable inhabitants
Schools
Gallery
Twin towns
References
External links

Blankenberge (; ; ) is a seaside municipality and city in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Blankenberge proper and the settlement of Uitkerke.

On 1 December 2014, Blankenberge had a total population of 19,897. The total area of the municipality is 17.41 km2, giving a population density of 1,142 inhabitants per km2. The towns inhabitants are called Blankenbergenaars.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blankenberge” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.