Ganzepoot

The Ganzepoot is a series of locks and spillways in the inner port of which connect one river, three water channels and two canals with the mouth of the River and the maritime port.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include King Albert I Monument and Sasje van Dierendonck.

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The King Albert I Memorial, also named the , is a at the coastal city of . It is located right outside the old town, on the right bank of the at the lock complex Ganzepoot.

Lock
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is a lock.

Lock
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is a lock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nieuwpoort and Westende.

Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.
is a beach resort and medieval port on the Belgian sea coast in . consists out of two centres: the old medieval centre, with small houses and cobblestone streets, and the coastal centre, comparable to the neighbouring coastal cities: a sandy beach and lots of apartments.

Village
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is a town in , one of the three regions of , and in the province of . It lies on the Belgian coast, also called the Flemish coast. It used to be the far west of the island Testerep which lay along the Belgian coast.

Village
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, also Lombartzyde, is a district in the Belgian municipality of in province, in northwestern near . Fighting occurred in and around during World War I.

Ganzepoot

Latitude
51.1349° or 51° 8′ 6″ north
Longitude
2.7563° or 2° 45′ 23″ east
Open location code
9F344QM4+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 240666540
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Wiki­data ID
Q3370008
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Satellite Map

Discover Ganzepoot from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Norwegian Bokmål—“Ganzepoot” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Ganzepoot”
  • Dutch: “Ganzepoot (Nieuwpoort)”
  • Dutch: “Ganzepoot”
  • French: “De Ganzepoot”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nieuwpoort sluse”
  • Norwegian: “Ganzepoot”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Langebrug and Bezoekerscentrum Westfront Nieuwpoort.

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