Oostende

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk and Mercator.

Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk

Church

Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 370 metres west of Oostende.

Mercator

Museum

Photo: John Hill, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 510 metres west of Oostende.

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 Oostende.

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 Oostende.