Bezoekerscentrum Westfront Nieuwpoort
Bezoekerscentrum Westfront Nieuwpoort is a museum in West Flanders, Flanders which is located on Kustweg. Bezoekerscentrum Westfront Nieuwpoort is situated nearby to King Albert I Monument, as well as near the lock Gravensluis.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include King Albert I Monument and Ganzepoot.
King Albert I Monument
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The King Albert I Memorial, also named the King Albert I Monument, is a memorial at the Belgian coastal city of Nieuwpoort. It is located right outside the old town, on the right bank of the Yser river at the lock complex Ganzepoot.
Ganzepoot
River
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ganzepoot is a series of locks and spillways in the inner port of Nieuwpoort, Belgium which connect one river, three water channels and two canals with the mouth of the Yser River and the maritime port.
Nieuport Memorial
Memorial
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The British Nieuport Memorial is a First World War memorial, located in the Belgian port city of Nieuwpoort, which is at the mouth of the River Yser. The memorial lists 547 names of British officers and men with no known grave who were killed in the Siege of Antwerp in 1914 or in the defence of this part of the Western Front from June to November 1917. Nieuport Memorial is situated 120 metres north of Bezoekerscentrum Westfront Nieuwpoort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nieuwpoort and Lombardsijde.
Nieuwpoort
Nieuwpoort is a beach resort and medieval port on the Belgian sea coast in West Flanders. Nieuwpoort consists out of two centres: the old medieval centre, with small houses and cobblestone streets, and the coastal centre, comparable to the neighbouring coastal cities: a sandy beach and lots of apartments.
Lombardsijde
Suburb
Lombardsijde, also Lombartzyde, is a district in the Belgian municipality of Middelkerke in West Flanders province, in northwestern Belgium near Nieuwpoort. Fighting occurred in and around Lombardsijde during World War I.
Westende
Suburb
Westende is a town in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It lies on the Belgian coast, also called the Flemish coast. It used to be the far west of the island Testerep which lay along the Belgian coast. Westende is situated 3 km north of Bezoekerscentrum Westfront Nieuwpoort.
Bezoekerscentrum Westfront Nieuwpoort
- Type: Museum
- Address: Kustweg 2, Nieuwpoort, 8620
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.13594° or 51° 8′ 9″ northLongitude
2.75581° or 2° 45′ 21″ eastOpen location code
9F344QP4+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 916586570OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q106556977
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“Bezoekerscentrum Westfront Nieuwpoort” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bezoekerscentrum Westfront”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gravensluis and Langebrug.
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