Cotton Island

Cotton Island is a park in Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders. Cotton Island is situated nearby to Dobber Keizerpoort, as well as near Keizerpark.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Fine Arts and Zebrastraat.

Museum of Fine Arts

Museum

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Museum of Fine Arts an art museum in Ghent, Belgium, is situated at the East side of the Citadelpark. The museum's collection consists of some 9000 artworks, dating from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Museum of Fine Arts is situated 1¼ km west of Cotton Island.

Zebrastraat

Community center

Photo: Inbrugge, Public domain.

The Zebrastraat is a small street in the Belgian city of Ghent. The first worker housing building in the country, designed by the architect Charles van Rysselberghe in 1906, is located in the Zebrastraat. Zebrastraat is situated 440 metres west of Cotton Island.

Our-Lady Ter Hooyen

Protected area

Photo: Francis Schonken, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The small beguinage of Our-Lady Ter Hooyen is situated in southern area of Ghent, Belgium. This beguinage was built on the 'Groene Hooie', between the 'Hooipoort' and the 'Vijfwindgatenpoort'. That is how this little beguinage got its name. Our-Lady Ter Hooyen is situated 700 metres northwest of Cotton Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ledeberg and Heirnis.

Ledeberg

Suburb

Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ledeberg 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. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Ghent.