Moerbrugge is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, in the municipality of Oostkamp. It was the site of a bridgehead that the Canadian 4th Armoured Division used to cross the Ghent-Bruges Canal during the Battle of the Scheldt on 10 September 1944. Moerbrugge is situated 2½ km north of Erkegem.

Hertsberge

Suburb

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Hertsberge is a suburb, which is situated 4 km south of Erkegem.

Steenbrugge

Hamlet

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Steenbrugge is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km north of Erkegem.

Erkegem

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Erkeghem”
Category: locality
Location: Oostkamp, Arrondissement of Bruges, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.13812° or 51° 8′ 17″ north

Longitude

3.25511° or 3° 15′ 18″ east

Elevation

9 metres (30 feet)

Open location code

9F3547Q4+62

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1920143234

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2798696

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