Ten Duinen Abbey
Ten Duinen Abbey or the Abbey of the Dunes was a Cistercian monastery at Koksijde in what is now Belgium. It was one of the richest and most influential religious institutions in the medieval County of Flanders.Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: former abbey in Koksijde, later in Bruges, Belgium
- Also known as: “Abbey of the Dunes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baaldjes Kruis and Zuid-Abdijmolen.
Zuid-Abdijmolen
Windmill
Photo: Lokilech, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zuid-Abdijmolen is a windmill, which is situated 240 metres southwest of Ten Duinen Abbey.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Duinenkerk
Church
Photo: Jmh2o, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Duinenkerk is a church, which is situated 440 metres north of Ten Duinen Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quartier Sénégalais and Saint-Idesbald.
Saint-Idesbald
Hamlet
Photo: Alifono, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Idesbald a village at the Belgian West Coast, part of Koksijde, which also includes Oostduinkerke. Its name refers to Saint Idesbald, a 12th-century abbot of the Abbey of Ten Duinen.
De Panne
Town
Photo: Lokilech, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Flanders is one of the five provinces of Flanders in Belgium and the country's westernmost. It encompasses Belgium's entire coastline and thus is a favourite travel destination for Belgians in the summer months. De Panne is situated 3 km southwest of Ten Duinen Abbey.
Ten Duinen Abbey
- Categories: benedictine abbey, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Koksijde, Arrondissement of Veurne, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.10966° or 51° 6′ 35″ northLongitude
2.63205° or 2° 37′ 55″ eastOpen location code
9F344J5J+VROpenStreetMap ID
way 295222320OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1510427
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vlaams—“Ten Duinen Abbey” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ten Duinen abadia”
- Bulgarian: “Абатство Тен Дайнен”
- Chinese: “沙丘隐修院”
- Dutch: “Abdij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Ten Duinen”
- Dutch: “Abdij Ten Duinen”
- Dutch: “Duinenabdij”
- Dutch: “Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Ten Duinen”
- French: “abbaye des Dunes”
- French: “Abbaye des Dunes”
- French: “Abbaye Notre-Dame des Dunes”
- German: “Abtei Ten Duinen”
- German: “Kloster Ten Duinen”
- Indonesian: “Biara Ten Duinen”
- Italian: “Abbazia delle Dune”
- Spanish: “abadia de las Dunas”
- Spanish: “abadía de las Dunas”
- Spanish: “Abadía de las Dunas”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Ten Duinen”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Ten Duinen”
- Vlaams: “Abdy Ten Duunn”
- Vlaams: “Duunnabdy”
- Vlaams: “Ten Duunn”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abbey Museum of the Dunes and Guest-house.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as The Large Cloister and Lay brother’s quarters.
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