Sint-Pieterstoren

Sint-Pieterstoren is a tower in , , . Sint-Pieterstoren is situated nearby to the monument , as well as near the square .
Photo: Ghouston, CC0.
  • Type: Tower
  • Description: church in Oostende, Belgium
  • Also known as: “De Peperbusse (St-Pieterstoren)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk and Mausoleum Queen Louise-Marie in Ostend.

Church
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Roman Catholic church in , Belgium. The neo-Gothic building was constructed on the ashes of a previous church that occupied the site.

Monument
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is a monument.

Museum
Photo: John Hill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a steel-hulled barquentine built in 1932 as a training ship for the Belgian merchant fleet. She was named after Gerardus , a Belgian cartographer. is situated 330 metres south of Sint-Pieterstoren.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bredene and Mariakerke.

Town
Photo: Zeemeeuw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality located in the province of . The municipality only comprises the town of proper. On 1 January 2006, had a total population of 15,118. is situated 3½ km east of Sint-Pieterstoren.

Hamlet
is a seaside resort in the province of . Previously a village of its own just to the west of , it now forms part of that town. has about 17,485 inhabitants as of 2024. is situated 3½ km southwest of Sint-Pieterstoren.

Hamlet
Photo: Geertivp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood and former parish of the town of . It is adjacent to , another neighborhood, which is located on the coast. is situated 5 km southwest of Sint-Pieterstoren.

Sint-Pieterstoren

Latitude
51.22967° or 51° 13′ 47″ north
Longitude
2.92035° or 2° 55′ 13″ east
Inception
~1478
Height
52 metres (170 feet)
Open location code
9F346WHC+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 111499152
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q2018346
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Vlaams—“Sint-Pieterstoren” goes by many names.

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