Arrondissement of Ostend

The Arrondissement of Ostend is one of the eight administrative arrondissements in the Province of , Belgium. Spanning approximately 304.6 km2, it comprises seven municipalities.
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  • Type: Locality with 156,000 residents
  • Description: 1 of 43 administrative arrondissements of Belgium
  • Also known as: “Ostend”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Geodetic Basis of Ostend and Sint-Corneliuskerk.

Historic site
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is a historic site.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ostend and Gistel.

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is a seaside city of 70,000 inhabitants in in . Its North Sea beaches have drawn in tourists since the 19th century when it was a fashionable outing for royalty and aristocracy.

Town
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is a municipality and city located in the province of . Following local government boundary reforms in 1971 and 1977, the municipality has comprised not only , but also the towns of , Snaaskerke and Zevekote. is situated 3½ km south of Arrondissement of Ostend.

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 4 km east of Arrondissement of Ostend.

Arrondissement of Ostend

Latitude
51.1839° or 51° 11′ 2″ north
Longitude
2.9496° or 2° 56′ 59″ east
Population
156,000
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9F345WMX+HR
Geo­Names ID
2789785
Wiki­data ID
Q91427
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vlaams—“Arrondissement of Ostend” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دائرة أوستند”
  • Armenian: “Օսթենդե”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ostende dairəsi”
  • Belarusian: “акруга Астэндэ”
  • Belarusian: “Астэндэ (акруга)”
  • Belarusian: “Астэндэ”
  • Belarusian: “Остэндэ”
  • Breton: “Arondisamant Oostende”
  • Bulgarian: “Остенде”
  • Catalan: “districte d’Oostende”
  • Cebuano: “Arrondissement Oostende”
  • Chinese: “奥斯坦德区”
  • Czech: “Arrondissement Ostende”
  • Dutch: “Arrondissement Oostende”
  • Dutch: “Oostende”
  • Estonian: “Oostende ringkond”
  • French: “arrondissement administratif d’Ostende”
  • French: “Arrondissement administratif d’Ostende”
  • French: “Arrondissement d’Ostende”
  • French: “Ostende”
  • German: “Arrondissement Ostende”
  • German: “Bezirk Ostende”
  • German: “Ostende”
  • Hungarian: “Oostendei kerület”
  • Irish: “Arrondissement Ostend”
  • Italian: “Arrondissement di Ostenda”
  • Japanese: “オーステンデ”
  • Japanese: “オーステンデ行政区”
  • Latin: “Circumdarium administrativum Ostendense”
  • Limburgan: “Oostende”
  • Luxembourgish: “Arrondissement Ostende”
  • Persian: “شهرستان اوستان”
  • Polish: “Ostenda (okręg)”
  • Polish: “Ostenda”
  • Russian: “Остенде”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Ostende (arondisman)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Ostende”
  • Spanish: “Arrondissement de Ostende”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Ostende”
  • Swedish: “Arrondissement Oostende”
  • Turkish: “Arrondissement Ostend”
  • Ukrainian: “Округ Остенде”
  • Ukrainian: “Остенде”
  • Urdu: “اوستیند کا ارونڈسمینٹ”
  • Vietnamese: “Ostend”
  • Vlaams: “Arroundissement Ostende”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hagebrug and Snaaskerke.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Keiaardpolder and Noordede.

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