Nieuwpoort
Nieuwpoort is a locality in Nieuwpoort, Arrondissement of Veurne, Flanders and has about 10,800 residents. Nieuwpoort is situated nearby to the locality Pelikaan, as well as near the suburb Sint-Joris.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 10,800 residents
- Description: city in Nieuwpoort municipality, Belgium
- Also known as: “Nieuport”
- Postal code: 8620
Places of Interest
Highlights include Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk and Ganzepoot.
Ganzepoot
River
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ganzepoot is a series of locks and spillways in the inner port of Nieuwpoort, Belgium which connect one river, three water channels and two canals with the mouth of the Yser River and the maritime port.
King Albert I Monument
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The King Albert I Memorial, also named the King Albert I Monument, is a memorial at the Belgian coastal city of Nieuwpoort. It is located right outside the old town, on the right bank of the Yser river at the lock complex Ganzepoot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lombardsijde and Nieuwpoort-Bad.
Lombardsijde
Suburb
Lombardsijde, also Lombartzyde, is a district in the Belgian municipality of Middelkerke in West Flanders province, in northwestern Belgium near Nieuwpoort. Fighting occurred in and around Lombardsijde during World War I.
Nieuwpoort-Bad
Hamlet
Photo: Leo Van Vreckem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nieuwpoort-Bad is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Nieuwpoort.
Westende
Suburb
Westende is a town in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It lies on the Belgian coast, also called the Flemish coast. It used to be the far west of the island Testerep which lay along the Belgian coast. Westende is situated 3½ km north of Nieuwpoort.
Nieuwpoort
- Category: town
- Location: Nieuwpoort, Arrondissement of Veurne, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Walloon—“Nieuwpoort” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Nieuport”
- Breton: “Nieuwpoort”
- Catalan: “Nieuwpoort”
- Cebuano: “Nieuwpoort”
- Dutch: “Nieuwpoort”
- Esperanto: “Nieuwpoort”
- French: “Nieuport”
- French: “Nieuwpoort”
- German: “Nieuwpoort”
- Hebrew: “ניופורט”
- Latin: “Novus Portus”
- Portuguese: “Nieuwpoort”
- Spanish: “Nieuwpoort”
- Swedish: “Nieuwpoort”
- Vlaams: “Nieuwpoôrt”
- Vlaams: “Nieuwpôort”
- Walloon: “Noû-Pôrt”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yser and Nieuwpoort–Dunkirk Canal.
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