Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen

Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen is a nature reserve on the outskirts of the Belgian city of Ghent. It lies mainly in the district of Mariakerke and covers 230 hectares.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle of the Counts and Museum Dr. Guislain.

Castle of the Counts

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The Gravensteen is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium. The current castle dates from 1180 and was the residence of the Counts of Flanders until 1353.

Museum Dr. Guislain

Museum

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Blaarmeersen

Park

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Blaarmeersen is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sint-Martens-Latem and Wondelgem.

Sint-Martens-Latem

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Sint-Martens-Latem is a village just southwest of the regional capital Ghent in East Flanders, Belgium.

Wondelgem

Village

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Wondelgem is a sub-municipality of the city of Ghent located in the province of East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977.

Evergem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Belzele, Doornzele, Ertvelde, Evergem proper, Kerkbrugge-Langerbrugge, Kluizen, Rieme, Sleidinge and Wippelgem.

Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen

Type: Nature reserve
Categories: nature area and recreation area
Location: Ghent, Arrondissement of Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.0621° or 51° 3′ 43″ north

Longitude

3.6734° or 3° 40′ 24″ east

Operator

Natuurpunt

Open location code

9F353M6F+R9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 369093887

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

Q2207562

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen”
Esperanto: “Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen”
German: “Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mariakerke and Rooigem.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Afgraving and Sporthal Bourgoyen.

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