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Knokke-Heist
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Knokke-Heist (; ) is a municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Heist-aan-Zee, Knokke, Duinbergen, Ramskapelle and Westkapelle. On January 1, 2006, Knokke-Heist had a total population of 34,063. The total area is 56.44 km2 which gives a population density of 603 inhabitants per km2. Knokke-Heist is located along the North Sea in a polder area on the Belgian border with the Netherlands. It is Belgium's best-known and most affluent seaside resort.
Knokke-Heist is a municipality in Belgium's West Flanders province, located along the North Sea coast on the border with the Netherlands, comprising five towns and serving as Belgium's most well-known and wealthy seaside resort. With a population of about 34,000 people spread across 56 square kilometers, it is an important destination for coastal tourism and recreation in the country.
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Key facts
- Belgium municipality.name
- Knokke-Heist
- Belgium municipality.namefr
- Knocke-Heist
- Belgium municipality.picture
- Knokke-Heist.jpg
- Belgium municipality.map
- Knokke-Heist West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
- Belgium municipality.map legend
- Location of Knokke-Heist in West Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arms
- BEL Knokke-Heist COA.svg
- Belgium municipality.flag
- BEL Knokke-Heist Flag.svg
- Belgium municipality.province
- West Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arrondissement
- Bruges
- Belgium municipality.nis
- 31043
- Belgium municipality.mayor
- Cathy Coudyser
- Belgium municipality.majority
- Inzicht-Ja!
- Belgium municipality.postal codes
- 8300, 8301
- Belgium municipality.telephone area
- 050
- Belgium municipality.web
- www.knokke-heist.be
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Informatie & dienstverlening | Knokke Heist
Officiële site van de badstad Knokke-Heist met online dienstverlening, nieuws, activiteitenkalender en praktische informatie.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- seaside resort
- Named after
- Heist-aan-Zee
- Country
- Belgium
- Located in
- Arrondissement of Bruges
- Official language
- Dutch
- Population
- 33097
- Area
- 56.44
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Bruges
- Official website
- www.knokke-heist.be
- Image
- Knocke-Heist.jpg
- Dialing code
- 050
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- topic's main category
- Category:Knokke-Heist
- Commons category
- Knokke-Heist
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Knokke-Heist
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Knokke-Heist
- postal code
- 8301
- annual number of weddings
- 77
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +32-50-63-01-00
- contains settlement
- Ramskapelle
- P13200
- Armenia
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Middle Ages
- 15th to 17th century
- 18th century until today
- Notable sights
- Events, sports and culture
- Notable people
- Gallery
- Climate
- See also
- Notes
- External links
Knokke-Heist (; ) is a municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Heist-aan-Zee, Knokke, Duinbergen, Ramskapelle and Westkapelle. On January 1, 2006, Knokke-Heist had a total population of 34,063. The total area is 56.44 km2 which gives a population density of 603 inhabitants per km2. Knokke-Heist is located along the North Sea in a polder area on the Belgian border with the Netherlands. It is Belgium's best-known and most affluent seaside resort.
==History==
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