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.Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of the Counts and Museum Dr. Guislain.
Castle of the Counts
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sint-Martens-Latem and Wondelgem.
Sint-Martens-Latem
Photo: PersianDutchNetwork, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sint-Martens-Latem is a village just southwest of the regional capital Ghent in East Flanders, Belgium.
Wondelgem
Village
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Town
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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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.0621° or 51° 3′ 43″ northLongitude
3.6734° or 3° 40′ 24″ eastOperator
NatuurpuntOpen location code
9F353M6F+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 369093887OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata 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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