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Westbeke Destination Guide

Discover Westbeke in Belgium

Westbeke in the region of Flanders is a town located in Belgium - some 34 mi or ( 55 km ) North-West of Brussels , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Westbeke

Local time in Westbeke is now 09:12 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Brussels " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, The Hague, Haarlem, and Amsterdam. When in this area, you might want to check out London . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Westbeke ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Melgar - vals de Arequipa, Peru - Peruvian piano music

5:59 min by Ward De Vleeschhouwer
Views: 7878 Rating: 4.94

Vals composed by Benigno Ballón Farfán in 1914 or 15, a composer from the white city Arequipa, Peru. Piano, Ward De Vleeschhouwer www.warddevleeschhouwer.com MELGAR Vals Música de Benigno Ballón Farfá ..

Briskey Spellbound live

10:00 min by briskeymusic
Views: 3155 Rating: 5.00

Live at Democrazy Gent - 21/03/09 www.briskey.be ..


Digitalism @ I Love Techno 2008 Blue Monday New order

2:07 min by erVile82
Views: 2894 Rating: 5.00

Blueroom is Fantastic!! ..

Ghent A walking tour around the city / Gante Un paseo por la ciudad

4:13 min by ProudBasque
Views: 2157 Rating: 0.00

Several pictures taken during a sightseeing walk across the city of Ghent (Gent in Flemish or Dutch) located in the region of Flanders (Belgium). It's specially interesting the very well preserved med ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Wondelgem

Wondelgem used to be a village in East Flanders, Belgium. It is now part of the city of Ghent.

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Located at 51.09 3.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Submunicipalities of Ghent, Villages in Belgium

Luchteren

Luchteren is a village in East Flanders, Belgium, within the municipality of Ghent. Luchteren is the most rural parish of Drongen district, located on the main N461 road. Most shops and other important features are located in the main streets Beekstraat, Antoon Catriestraat, Boskeetstraat and Gavergrachtstraat, the last one holding the small parish church, the only school and the only bar of the village. Halewijn is a distinct neighbourhood within Luchteren.

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Located at 51.07 3.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Ghent, Populated places in Belgium

Drongen

Drongen is a submunicipality of the city of Ghent. Drongen is divided into three parishes: Drongen, Luchteren and Baarle. Drongen is known for its early medieval monastery, founded in the 7th century by the monk Amandus, the Missionary of the Leie and Schelde. Destroyed by the Normans in 853, the monastery was rebuilt by the counts of Flanders. The monastery was the victim of the religious wars following the Reformation, and in 1578 it was once again destroyed by Calvinists.

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Located at 51.05 3.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Belgium, Submunicipalities of Ghent

Port of Ghent

The port of Ghent is the third biggest port in Belgium. The first port of Ghent was situated at the Scheldt river and later on at the Lys river. Since the Middle Ages Ghent has sought for a connection to the sea. In the 13th century via the Lieve canal to the Zwin near Damme, in the 16th century via the Sassevaart, in the 17th century via the Ghent-Bruges Canal. Since the 19th century by the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal which connects via the Western Scheldt to the North Sea.

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Located at 51.11 3.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Ghent, Ports and harbours of Belgium, Ports and harbours of the North Sea

Holy Corner (Ghent Béguinage)

The Belgian city of Ghent has three béguinages: the "Old Saint Elisabeth", known in English as the Holy Corner, the new Saint Elisabeth béguinage in the Ghent suburb of Sint-Amandsberg and Our Lady Ter Hoyen in the Lange Violettenstraat. The Saint Elisabeth béguinage was named after Elisabeth of Hungary also known as Saint Elisabeth of Thuringia.

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Located at 51.06 3.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Beguines and Beghards, Buildings and structures in Ghent, Christian buildings