Vuurtorenwijk

Vuurtorenwijk is a neighborhood in Bredene, Arrondissement of Ostend, Flanders. Vuurtorenwijk is situated nearby to the neighborhood Sas-Slijkens, as well as near the quarter Hazegras.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Antonius van Paduakerk and Lange Nelle Lighthouse.

Sint-Antonius van Paduakerk

Church

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Sint-Antonius van Paduakerk is a church.

Lange Nelle Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Ostend, Flanders, Belgium. It is located at the Belgian coastline of the North Sea. While the station was established in 1771, the present lighthouse tower was opened in 1949.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ostend and Zandvoorde.

Ostend

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Ostend is a seaside city of 70,000 inhabitants in West Flanders in Belgium. Its North Sea beaches have drawn in tourists since the 19th century when it was a fashionable outing for royalty and aristocracy.

Zandvoorde

Suburb

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Zandvoorde is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Vuurtorenwijk.

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 5 km southwest of Vuurtorenwijk.

Vuurtorenwijk

Type: Neighborhood
Category: locality
Location: Bredene, Arrondissement of Ostend, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.23441° or 51° 14′ 4″ north

Longitude

2.94465° or 2° 56′ 41″ east

Open location code

9F346WMV+QV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1498426800

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

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