Vuurkruisenplein

Vuurkruisenplein is a village green in Ostend, West Flanders, Flanders. Vuurkruisenplein is situated nearby to the museum Mercator, as well as near the park Jan Piersplein.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mercator and Mu.ZEE.

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.

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. Mu.ZEE is situated 350 metres west of Vuurkruisenplein.

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 430 metres north of Vuurkruisenplein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mariakerke and Bredene.

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 3 km southwest of Vuurkruisenplein.

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 3½ km northeast of Vuurkruisenplein.

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 4½ km southwest of Vuurkruisenplein.

Vuurkruisenplein

Type: Village green
Location: Ostend, Arrondissement of Ostend, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.22588° or 51° 13′ 33″ north

Longitude

2.9195° or 2° 55′ 10″ east

Open location code

9F346WG9+9Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 110232238

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=village_green

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