Hoeve Zwaluwnest

Hoeve Zwaluwnest is a farmhouse in West Flanders, Flanders which is located on Moerestraat. Hoeve Zwaluwnest is situated nearby to the town Gistel, as well as near the village Moere.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kasteel Montjoie and Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Tenhemelopnemingskerk.

Kasteel Montjoie

Castle

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Kasteel Montjoie is a castle, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Hoeve Zwaluwnest.

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Tenhemelopnemingskerk

Church

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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Tenhemelopnemingskerk is a church, which is situated 2 km north of Hoeve Zwaluwnest.

Ten Putte Abbey is a monastery with an abbey in Gistel, roughly 8 km to the south of Ostend, in the western part of Belgium. It was built to mark the spot where, in 1070, Saint Godelina was murdered by strangulation and then thrown into a pond. Ten Putte Abbey is situated 2½ km northwest of Hoeve Zwaluwnest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gistel and Moere.

Gistel

Town

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Gistel is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. Following local government boundary reforms in 1971 and 1977, the municipality has comprised not only Gistel, but also the towns of Moere, Snaaskerke and Zevekote.

Moere

Village

Moere is a small village located within the municipality of Gistel in West Flanders, Belgium. The village gained some fame when American singer Marvin Gaye moved there for several months in the early 1980s.