Schipdonk Canal

The Schipdonk Canal is a canal in the provinces of and . With a length of 56 km, the canal runs in a northerly direction from , turning to a north-western direction roughly halfway along its route to the with which it meets on the coast near to .
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  • Type: Canal
  • Description: canal in Belgium
  • Also known as: “Afleidingskanaal der Leie”, “Canal de derivation de la Lys”, “Canal de Schipdonck”, “Kanaal de Derivation”, and “Kanaal van Shipdonk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include De Brielmeersen and Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek.

Park
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is a park.

Museum
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, also known as mudel, is a museum of fine arts and folklore located in the city of , Belgium. The permanent exhibition displays exclusively artworks produced by artists who worked or lived in the region from about 1879 to today as well as folkloristic objects.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deinze and Zeveren.

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is a town in , . A small-sized town by Belgian standards, with a population of around 30,000 people. is located between the larger cities of and .

Village
is a village in the Belgian province of and is a submunicipality of . It was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1977.

Village
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is a village in the Belgian province of and a borough of . is located on the south bank of the river Leie.

Schipdonk Canal

Latitude
50.98333° or 50° 59′ north
Longitude
3.51667° or 3° 31′ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
9F25XGM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
2792946
Wiki­data ID
Q2355533
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Satellite Map

Discover Schipdonk Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Vlaams—“Schipdonk Canal” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Канал Шыпдонк”
  • Catalan: “Schipdonkkanaal”
  • Chinese: “斯希普东克运河”
  • Dutch: “Afleidingskanaal van de Leie”
  • Dutch: “Kanaal van Schipdonk”
  • Dutch: “Schipdonkkanaal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة شيبدونك”
  • French: “canal de Schipdonk”
  • French: “Canal de Schipdonk”
  • German: “Schipdonk Kanal”
  • German: “Schipdonkkanal”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Schipdonkkanalen”
  • Norwegian: “Schipdonkkanalen”
  • Vlaams: “Den Stienker”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Klepkouter and Geuzenhoek.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dienstverleningscentrum Heilig Hart and Poekebeek.

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