Zedelgem
Zedelgem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈz̪eːd̪əl̪ɣ̟ɛm]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Aartrijke, Loppem, Veldegem and Zedelgem proper. On January 1, 2006 Zedelgem had a total population of 21,835. The total area is 60.34 km² which gives a population density of 362 inhabitants per km².
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Sint-Laurentiuskerk
The Romanesque church was replaced by a Gothic one in the 14th century, the tower of which still exists. In 1846 the building was demolished as the number of parishioners kept on growing. Thus the present church in brick with three naves under a saddleback roof was built. Inside are three splendid baroque altars and on the high altar there is a fine altar piece depicting “the treasure of saint Laurent”. Works of the 18th century include the pulpit, the organ and a painting by Cornelis van Merlen, ”the Martyrdom of Saint Laurent». The oldest piece in the church is the confessional from 1661.The Romanesque fonts dating from the 12th century have survived two reconstructions and have been restored. The four sides detail the legend of Saint Nicholas. Nearby in the graveyard is a monument commemorating the war with the inscription “AVV-VVK’
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Vloetemveld
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Permeke museum
The Permeke museum is situated in the house "de vier winden"; the artist Constant Permeke commissioned his friend-architect Pierre Vandervoort to build this modernistic house and lived there until his death in 1952. Vandervoort based his design on a rough sketch made by Permeke himself. It was the wish of Constant Permeke that the house be made open for the public after his death. Constant Permeke (1886-1952) can rightly be regarded as one of the most important artists of Flemish expressionism. The Permeke museum presents about 80 paintings, almost all sculptures of his oeuvre and a number of drawings. The museum has now become one of the most important cultural attractions in West Flanders, thanks to the entrance hall furnished by Emiel Veranneman, a nephew of Permeke, the reorganized studio and the newly laid gardens. In addition of Permeke's work, visitors are also able to see work of his father Henri-Louis Permeke, his son-in-law Pierre Devos and his friends Frits Van den Berghe, Oscar Jespers, Henri Puvrez and Luc Peire. The Permeke museum and the Ensor house in Ostend are placed under the museum management of Mu.ZEE in Ostend Extra information: -Educational program -Group tour -Shop -Accessible to disabled persons Contact: - Permekemuseum - Gistelsesteenweg 341, 8490 Jabbeke - Tel: +32 50 81 12 88 - E-Mail: info@muzee.be - Web: www.muzee.be
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Greenbridge science park
The GreenBridge science park is a business incubator and science park of Ghent University and is located on the Plassendale site in Ostend . The site is aimed towards research and development in the sector of Energy-efficiency and Blue Energy.
Due to the expansion of the incubator at the Zwijnaarde science park in Zwijnaarde a new location was needed, which would become the Greenbridge-incubator. Together with the University of Ghent several organisations participated in the new incubator, such as the Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge-Oostende, POM West-Vlaanderen, Plassendale nv. and ADMB. In addition the project received support of the European Community and the Flemish Community.
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Sint-Clemenskerk
The oldest written document on Klemskerke dates back to 1003, in which the village is called “Clemeskirca”, church of Cleme. The protected church  is situated on the east side of this century-old polder village and surrounded by a churchyard with hedges and pollard willows. It is a Hall church with 3 naves and an octagonal tower. The present church of Saint Clemens is built on the remnants of a 13th-14th century church , of which a side chancel and tower foundations (14th century) are preserved. As a result of the ravages of the iconoclasts (end 16th, beginning 17th century), the west part of the nave was pulled down, the original crossing tower thus becoming the front tower of the church. Already in the middle of the 17th century the church was almost completely restored.  Three times the spire was damaged by lightning. Because it was an important beacon for the fisherman at sea, it was restored each time, for the last time in 1770.  The interior was thoroughly restored in 1890-1895 under the guidance of architect Aumery. From that period stem the neo-gothic elements: the picture of the Cross (main altar), the side altars and the pulpit. The 17th century paintings, furniture and polychrome statues were saved.  In 1902-1903 the exterior was restored and renewed and a rosette window was added above the west entrance. The church is situated on the bicycle routes “Old dyke route”, “North Sea route LF1” and “Bruges Ommeland route”.
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Sint-Blasius
Charming country church with a walled graveyard in a protected village The neoclassical Saint Blasius Church is located in conservation area. It is surrounded by a cemetery where the toads are bordered with pollarded linden trees. At the cemetery, seven British soldiers are buried. It forms an atmospheric ensemble enclosed by a whitewashed cemetery wall and wrought iron gates. The village and the oratory of St. Blasius as the patron saint are already mentioned in 988. Archaeological research confirmed that the unsightly untouched polder village Vlissegem is one of the oldest settlements on the coast. In the 13th - 14th century the primitive wooden church was replaced by a Gothic hall-church. This church was severely damaged during the Geuze Time (1566 - 1585) and was only partially restored due to a lack of money. By the end of 1788 the church was in such a poor building condition that the construction of a new parish church was decided. Only in 1834   the work was completed. Since then, the village owns this three-aisled church with west tower. The sober neoclassical interior is plastered, painted white and arched by a barrel vault. A few valuable 17th- and 18th-century paintings and sculptures are preserved in the church. Most of the furniture dates back to the 18th century. In the tourist information offices there is a brochure available called "The Holy Blasius Church of Vlissegem, a charming country church".
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Zuienkerke
Zuienkerke (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈz̪œʏ̯əŋkɛrkə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Houtave, Meetkerke, Nieuwmunster and Zuienkerke proper. On January 1, 2006 Zuienkerke had a total population of 2,776. The total area is 48.86 km² which gives a population density of 57 inhabitants per km².
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Heritage walk Zeebrugge
This walk highlights the unique place of Zeebrugge in the history of Flemisch Fishery and the development of the harbour due to the First World War. Departure: Old fishing port Price: ? 2,00 available at Toerisme Zeebrugge, Seafront, Westtoer and the other Tourist Offices at the coast | Heritage box (19 walks): ? 25,00 | available at Westtoer. Extra information: -Educational program -Child friendly entrance fee: 2/2 euro
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Lissewege: Tower visit of the Church of our Lady Visitation
This impressive brick church was erected in an early Gothic style in the 13th century. The remarkable interior counts amongst its trasures a miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary (1625), a striking argan-case and an equally stunning rood loft and pulpit (1652). A truly great attraction is the monumental church tower. The top offers a magnificent panoramic view of the polders. Opening times: - Church: from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. | In summer from 9 a.m. till 8 p.m. | admission free - Tower: 1/7-15/9: from 2 p.m. till 5 p.m. Groups from 10 persons can visit the tower throughout the year. Reservation necessary. Info: T +32 50 54 54 72, +32 50 54 58 99, +32 499 14 19 57 www.lissewege.be
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Lissewege: Tower visit of the Church of our Lady Visitation
This impressive brick church was erected in an early Gothic style in the 13th century. The remarkable interior counts amongst its trasures a miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary (1625), a striking argan-case and an equally stunning rood loft and pulpit (1652). A truly great attraction is the monumental church tower. The top offers a magnificent panoramic view of the polders. Opening times: - Church: from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. | In summer from 9 a.m. till 8 p.m. | admission free Info: Pastoor EH Verroens: T + 32 50 54 45 44 - Tower: 15/6-30/6 and 1/9-15/9: only on Saterday and Sunday; July and August: daily from 2 p.m. till 5 p.m. Price: adults: € 1,00 | children under 12: € 0,50 Groups from 10 persons can visit the tower throughout the year. Reservation necessary. Info: T + 32 50 54 54 72 of M + 32 487 49 92 14 www.lissewege.be Extra information: -Child friendly -For young people between 12 and 16 years entrance fee: 1 euro

Guided tour through the port by bus and boat
If you are both a landlubber and a water rat and want to know everything about the port of Zeebrugge, then the visit by bus and boat is just the thing for you! A guide fills you in on every little detail and tells you about the day-to-day functioning of the harbour. The bus leaves every Tuesday in July and August at 1.45 p.m. from the parking on the corner of Tijdokstraat with Vismijnstraat (entrance Theme Park Seafront). Tickets according to availability. Registration in advance required at te Tourist Office (Zeedijk). Price: adults: € 12 | children aged under 12: € 9,50 Extra information: -Individual tour -Group tour -Child friendly -Cloakroom -For young people between 12 and 16 years entrance fee: 9,5/9,5 euro

Lissewege:
From the bronze statue of Willem van Saeftinghe on the Market Square starts the Ter Doest walking tour (5,5 km or 7,2 km). The walk takes you from the winding streets of Lissewege, through the surrounding area where you can enjoy some picturesque panoramic vieuws along the Boudewijn Canal to the nearby Ter Doest Abbey. The Abbey itself is gone, but the impressive abbey barn dating from 1275 is still very much there, making it the largest Cistercian barn in Europe. This walking map is available at Westtoer, the visitor's centre in Lissewege and tourist office Zeebrugge. Price: € 2.00 www.fietsen-wandelen.be
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Guided tour through the port by bus and boat
If you are both a landlubber and a water rat and want to know everything about the port of Zeebrugge, then the visit by bus and boat is just the thing for you! A guide fills you in on every little detail and tells you about the day-to-day functioning of the harbour. The bus leaves every Tuesday in July and August at 1.45 p.m. from the parking on the corner of Tijdokstraat with Vismijnstraat (entrance Theme Park Seafront). Tickets according to availability. Registration in advance at the Tourist Office in Zeebrugge (Zeedijk). Price: adults: € 12 | children aged under 12: € 9,50
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Mill of Oostkerke
The brick corn-mill of Oostkerke is built upon a rampart. In the 14th century on this place stood a wooden spindle-mill which belonged to the Lords of Oostkerke. A violent fire destroyed the mill in 1874. Within the same year, a stone mill was built. The protected monument was restorated in 1970-1973 and in 1988-1991. Now the mill is working as a corn-mill. Contact: - Dorpsmolen - Eienbroekstraat 3, 8640 Damme - Tel: +32 50 28 86 10 - Fax: +32 50 37 00 21 - E-Mail: toerisme@damme.be - Web: http://www.toerismedamme.be/MolenvanOostkerke.htm entrance fee: 1/1 euro
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Church of Saint-Kwinten
The church has a monumental early gothic west tower with a 17th century nave. After the demoltion during the Second World War, the church had been reconstructed in an exact way under the management of architect Luc Viérin. Contact: - Sint-Kwintenskerk - Sint-Kwintensstraat, 8340 Oostkerke (Damme) - Tel: +32 50 28 86 10 - Fax: +32 50 37 00 21 - E-Mail: toerisma@damme.be - Web: http://www.toerismedamme.be/Sint-Kwintenskerk.htm
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Castle of Oostkerke
About 1300, a fortified brick private tower was pulled up. At the end of the 14th century, a "Nederhof and a "Opperhof", both surrounded by moats, was built. In 1938, Baron van der Elst rebuilt the decayed castle. The ramparts were deeped again, the stone entrance bridge was repaired and the west wing was replaced by an elegant building in Renaissance style. At the same time, the former foundations of the ring-wall and the donjons were raised. Today the raised foundations do duty as an ornement and a footpath, laid out by the Netherlandisch garden architect Mien Ruys. Contact: - Kasteel van Oostkerke - Spegelsweg, 8340 Oostkerke (Damme) - Tel: +32 50 28 86 10 - Fax: +32 50 37 00 21 - E-Mail: toerisme@damme.be - Web: http://www.toerismedamme.be/KasteelvanOostkerke.htm

Castle of Oostkerke
About 1300, a fortified brick private tower was pulled up. At the end of the 14th century, a "Nederhof and a "Opperhof", both surrounded by moats, was built. In 1938, Baron van der Elst rebuilt the decayed castle. The ramparts were deeped again, the stone entrance bridge was repaired and the west wing was replaced by an elegant building in Renaissance style. At the same time, the former foundations of the ring-wall and the donjons were raised. Today the raised foundations do duty as an ornement and a footpath, laid out by the Netherlandisch garden architect Mien Ruys. Contact: - Kasteel van Oostkerke - Spegelsweg, 8340 Oostkerke (Damme) - Tel: +32 50 28 86 10 - Fax: +32 50 37 00 21 - E-Mail: toerisme@damme.be - Web: http://www.toerismedamme.be/KasteelvanOostkerke.htm
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Nature Reserve Polder of Saint-Donatian
This nature reserve is a typical polder landscape. Bordering on the Kleiputten (Clay pits) of the old Saint Donaas Fort this area alternates low-lying damp meadows and high-lying grasslands. The polder region is crossed by the historic Cantelmo line and by the Hoeke canal. The rich reed beds of these watercourses and the reed marsh of the old Saint Donaas Fort ensure this area is not only relevant to all kinds of meadow birds but also provides a biotope for reed bed birds. On the plots owned by Natuurpunt a number of pools were built and hedges planted, landscape elements that restore the small scale and richness of the agricultural area of yesteryear. Contact: - Natuurreservaat Sint-Donaaspolder - Tel: +32 50 28 86 10 - Fax: +32 50 37 00 21 - E-Mail: toerisme@damme.be - Web:
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Domain Ryckevelde
The Ryckevelde Park, whose woods are managed by ANIMAL "Bos en Groen", lies on the arid, sandy soil to the south of the Zwin Region. "Bos en Groen", a branch service of the Flemish Community, works to establish an enduring combination of recreation, landscape, ecology and economy. In the military domain, which is partially open to the public during weekends, lies the heath reserve called "Schobbejakshoogte". Contact: - Ryckevelde - 't Wit Zand - Ryckeveldestraat, 8340 Damme - Tel: +32 50 28 86 10 - Fax: +32 50 37 00 21 - E-Mail: toerisme@damme.be - Web: http://www.toerismedamme.be/DomeinRyckevelde.htm

Neogothic complex of Vivenkapelle
Built up from the Middle Ages around the chapel in honour of Our Lady, Vivenkapelle grew out to a little society. The existence of Vivenkapelle dates from the 14th century. In 1350, Heindric Braderic, Lord of Viven, became the admission to pull up this chapel. In the 19th century, a well provided Bruges' family donated to Vivenkapelle the necessary tools to extend the chapel to a Neogothic complex. The projector of the complex is Jean-Baptiste de Bethune. This Neogothic parish complex is protected as a monument and is made up by a church, a parsonage, a monastery with a boy's school and a nunnery with a girl's school. Contact: - Vivenkapelle - Tel: +32 50 28 86 10 - Fax: +32 50 37 00 21 - E-Mail: toerisme@damme.be - Web:

Nature Reserve 'Platte Kreek'
The banks and the near surroundings of the Platte Kreek and the brook Zevengemeten in Lapscheure have a rich nature and land-scape. Lapwing, coot and avocet are the regular summer birds. In spring the redshank, the greenshank and the green sandpiper sojourn here. Contact: - Natuurreservaat De Platte Kreek - Tel: +32 50 28 86 10 - Fax: +32 50 37 00 21 - E-Mail: toerisme@damme.be - Web: http://www.toerismedamme.be/NatuurreservaatDePlatteKreek.htm

Nature Reserve 'Damse Stadswallen'
Hardly anything is left from the original medieval fortifications of Damme. In the 17th century they were replaced by heptagonal star-shaped ramparts. In the days of Napoleon Bonaporte, a lot of the ring canals were filled up with earth from the Damme Canal which was being dug at that time. Still the heptagonal star-shape is very well discernable, especially from the air. Nature reserve: The major part of this nature reserve, measuring 44 hectares, is situated on the old ramparts of Damme. The canals of this system for the town's defence have developed into reedland, boggy wood and meadow land. Their botanical value is unique with species such as the buckler fern and the gray-crested shield fern. In the pond behind the Schellemolen little grebes and coots brood. The adjacent vast pastures are an important stop for the migrant geese during the winter half-year. In spring the black-tailed godwit and the lapwing search for a brooding place.

De Bergvallei
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't Paardenhuis
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Town Hall
The town hall in Beernem was built in the beginning of the 19th century in neo-gothic style. It was renovated and expanded during the beginning of the 21st century. In the town hall, you can admire the beautiful neo-gothic hall, formerly used as a council chamber. Above the wooden panelling, you can feast your eyes on painted images, narrating Beernem's history. These images were painted with oil paint by one of the daughter's of former mayor knight Etienne de Vrière. Contact: - Gemeentehuis - Bloemendalestraat 112, 8730 Beernem - Tel: +32 50 28 91 34 - Web: www.beernem.be

Quasimodo
REMEMBRANCE PARTNER FLANDERS FIELDS Quasimodo offers you a Flanders Fields Tour in the Westhoek. This trip concentrates on the WW I Battlefields and memorials (not museum recreations) of the Ypres Salient. A sobering and eye-opening part of the Western Front.
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De Swarten Hoop
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Sint-Martinuskerk
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Gasthof Lophem
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Zedelgem MTC 08012020
Van: Stationsstraat, Zedelgem, West Flanders, Flanders
Naar: Mimosalaan, Zedelgem, West-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen
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