Leopold Canal
The Leopold Canal is a canal in northern Belgium. Construction occurred between 1847 and 1850 after the Belgian government granted permission in 1846. It runs about 40 km westward from Boekhoute to Heist-aan-Zee just south of the Dutch border.
- Canal
- …lies at an elevation of 2 metres (7 feet)
- Description: drainage canal in north-west Belgium
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sint-Petrus en Martinuskerk and Sint-Annakapel.
Heilige Maria Hemelvaartkerk (Sas van Gent)
Shopping center
Heilige Maria Hemelvaartkerk (Sas van Gent) is a shopping center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Assenede and Sas van Gent.
Assenede
Town
Assenede is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders.
Leopold Canal
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Latitude
51.23333° or 51° 14′ north
Longitude
3.76667° or 3° 46′ east
Open location code
9F356QM8+8M
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Vlaams—“Leopold Canal” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Леополдканал”
- Catalan: “Leopoldkanaal”
- Cebuano: “Leopoldkanaal”
- Dutch: “Blinker”
- Dutch: “Leopoldkanaal”
- Dutch: “Leopoldskanaal”
- French: “canal Léopold”
- French: “Canal Léopold”
- German: “Leopold-Kanal”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Leopoldkanalen”
- Norwegian: “Leopoldkanalen”
- Slovenian: “Blinken”
- Slovenian: “Leopoldov prekop”
- Slovenian: “Leopoldvaart”
- Swedish: “Leopoldkanaal”
- Turkish: “Leopold Kanalı”
- Vlaams: “Den Blienker”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Maria Polder and Pennemans Polder.
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