De vissersvrouwen

De vissersvrouwen is a work of art in Ostend, West Flanders, Flanders. De vissersvrouwen is situated nearby to the square Oostende-Doverplein, as well as near Oostende Railway Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oostende Railway Station and Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk.

Oostende Railway Station

Railway station

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Oostende railway station is a railway station in Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium.

Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk is a Roman Catholic church in Ostend, Belgium. The neo-Gothic building was constructed on the ashes of a previous church that occupied the site. Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk is situated 290 metres west of De vissersvrouwen.

Mercator

Museum

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Mercator is a steel-hulled barquentine built in 1932 as a training ship for the Belgian merchant fleet. She was named after Gerardus Mercator, a Belgian cartographer. Mercator is situated 490 metres southwest of De vissersvrouwen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bredene and Mariakerke.

Bredene

Town

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Bredene is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Bredene proper. On 1 January 2006, Bredene had a total population of 15,118. Bredene is situated 3 km northeast of De vissersvrouwen.

Mariakerke

Hamlet

Mariakerke is a seaside resort in the West Flanders province of Belgium. Previously a village of its own just to the west of Ostend, it now forms part of that town. Mariakerke has about 17,485 inhabitants as of 2024. Mariakerke is situated 3½ km southwest of De vissersvrouwen.