Vlaams Plein

Vlaams Plein is a quarter in Ostend, West Flanders, Flanders. Vlaams Plein is situated nearby to the locality Soldatenberg, as well as near the neighborhood Vogelzang.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mu.ZEE and Heilig Hartkerk.

Mu.ZEE

Museum

Photo: Wasily, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Mu.ZEE is a museum in Ostend, Belgium, specializing in Belgian art from 1830 onwards. It was created in 2008 by the fusion of the former Provinciaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst and the Museum voor Schone Kunsten Oostende, both located in Ostend.

Heilig Hartkerk

Church

Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Heilig Hartkerk is a church.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mariakerke and Raversijde.

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.

Raversijde

Hamlet

Photo: Geertivp, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Raversijde is a neighborhood and former parish of the West Flemish town of Ostend. It is adjacent to Middelkerke, another neighborhood, which is located on the North Sea coast. Raversijde is situated 4 km southwest of Vlaams Plein.

Bredene

Town

Photo: Zeemeeuw, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 4½ km northeast of Vlaams Plein.

Vlaams Plein

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

51.21982° or 51° 13′ 11″ north

Longitude

2.91182° or 2° 54′ 43″ east

Open location code

9F346W96+WP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2275805015

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

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