Wit Zand

Wit Zand is a forest in Bruges, West Flanders, Flanders. Wit Zand is situated nearby to the hamlet Ver-Assebroek, as well as near Vliegendpaard.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Schobbejakshoogte and Groeningemuseum.

Schobbejakshoogte

Nature reserve

Photo: Dolledre, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schobbejakshoogte is a nature reserve.

The Groeningemuseum is a municipal museum in Bruges, Belgium, built on the site of the medieval Eekhout Abbey. It houses a collection of Flemish and Belgian painting covering six centuries, from Jan van Eyck to Marcel Broodthaers.

Assebroekse meersen

Nature reserve

Photo: Dolledre, GPL.

Assebroekse meersen is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damme and Sint-Pieters.

Damme

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Damme is a postcard-perfect village in the northern corner of West Flanders, about 5 km northeast of Sasplein in Bruges, on the cross-country Damme Canal.

Sint-Pieters

Village

Photo: MJJR, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sint-Pieters, sometimes also called Sint-Pieters-op-den-Dijk, is a quarter of Bruges, in the province of West Flanders, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1899. In 1899, it was merged into Bruges.

Koolkerke

Village

Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY 3.0.

Koolkerke is a sub-municipality of the city of Bruges located in the province of West Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1971. On 1 January 1971, it was merged into Bruges.

Wit Zand

Type: Forest
Location: Bruges, Arrondissement of Bruges, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.1987° or 51° 11′ 55″ north

Longitude

3.2803° or 3° 16′ 49″ east

Open location code

9F3557XJ+F4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 313583978

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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