Belgium
Flanders
West Flanders

Bruges–Ostend Canal

The Bruges–Ostend Canal is a 24.6 km long canal in , . The canal connects the to the Belgian interior, running between the cities of and .
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  • Type: Canal
  • Description: canal in Belgium
  • Also known as: “Bruges-Ostend Canal”, “Canal d’Ostende à Bruges”, “Kanaal Gent-Brugge-Oostende”, and “Oostende-Brugge”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Hemelvaartkerk and Roman Archaeological Museum Oudenburg.

Church
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5.
is a church.

Archaeological site
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km south of Bruges–Ostend Canal.

Church
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Bruges–Ostend Canal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zandvoorde and Oudenburg.

Suburb
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5.
is a suburb.

Town
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality and city located in the province of . The municipality comprises the city of itself and the towns of Ettelgem, Roksem and Westkerke. is situated 3 km south of Bruges–Ostend Canal.

Village
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5.
is a village, which is situated 4 km north of Bruges–Ostend Canal.

Bruges–Ostend Canal

Latitude
51.21014° or 51° 12′ 37″ north
Longitude
3.00375° or 3° 0′ 14″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
9F356263+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 188365727
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­canal
Geo­Names ID
2783074
Wiki­data ID
Q2481117
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Satellite Map

Discover Bruges–Ostend Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vlaams—“Bruges–Ostend Canal” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قناة بروج أوستند”
  • Catalan: “Canal Bruges-Oostende”
  • Cebuano: “Kanaal Brugge-Oostende”
  • Chinese: “布鲁日—奥斯坦德运河”
  • Dutch: “Kanaal Brugge-Oostende”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة بروج اوستند”
  • French: “canal Bruges-Ostende”
  • French: “Canal Bruges-Ostende”
  • German: “Kanal Brügge–Oostende”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Brugge–Oostende-kanalen”
  • Norwegian: “Brugge–Oostende-kanalen”
  • Russian: “Канал Брюгге — Остенде”
  • Swedish: “Kanaal Brugge-Oostende”
  • Vlaams: “Ostensche Voart”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Plassendale and De Tien Geboden.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grote Plassendalebrug and Jaagpadbrug.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bruges–Ostend Canal”. Photo: MJJR, CC BY-SA 3.0.