Snaaskerke

Snaaskerke is a village in , , and has about 1,310 residents. Snaaskerke is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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  • Type: Village with 1,310 residents
  • Description: section of Gistel, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Snaeskerke”
  • Postal code: 8470

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Corneliuskerk and Geodetic Basis of Ostend.

Church
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is a church.

Historic site
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is a historic site.

Monastery
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is a monastery with an abbey in , roughly 8 km to the south of , in the western part of . It was built to mark the spot where, in 1070, Saint Godelina was murdered by strangulation and then thrown into a pond. is situated 3 km south of Snaaskerke.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zandvoorde and Leffinge.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of Snaaskerke.

Village
, sometimes Leffingen in English, is a historic village in , now part of the municipality of , province of . is situated 4 km west of Snaaskerke.

Town
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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 5 km east of Snaaskerke.

Snaaskerke

Latitude
51.17464° or 51° 10′ 29″ north
Longitude
2.93755° or 2° 56′ 15″ east
Population
1,310
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE SSK
Open location code
9F345WFQ+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 715316191
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2786452
Wiki­data ID
Q2548605
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Vlaams—“Snaaskerke” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Snaaskerke”
  • Dutch: “Snaaskerke”
  • Estonian: “Snaaskerke”
  • French: “Snaaskerke”
  • Hungarian: “Snaaskerke”
  • Irish: “Snaaskerke”
  • Polish: “Snaaskerke”
  • Vlaams: “Snoaskerke”

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