Explore Westende in Belgium
Westende in the region of Flanders is a town in Belgium - some 72 mi or ( 116 km ) West of Brussels , the country's capital city .
Current time in Westende is now 05:58 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Brussels " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: London, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Westende-Bad, and Veurne. Since you are here already, make sure to check out London . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Westende ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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25 NOV 2012 BELGIAN COAST WESTENDE BEACH STORM VIDEO NIKON HD
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14 & 16 FEB 2011- BELGIAN COAST WESTENDE NATUURHERSTEL DUINEN EX-CAMPING COSMOS
- Sinds een paar weken is men begonnen aan het herstellen van de duinen waar ooit de camping Cosmos gelegen was. - Renovation des dunes à l'endroit où se trouvait l'ancien camping "Cosmos" ..
10 FEB 2010 BELGIAN COAST - WESTENDE IT'S SNOWING AGAIN SINCE THE EARLY MORNING
It started snowing in the early morning. Pictures made between 7 AM & 9 AM - Very cold, strond wind from the NE. ..
24 MAR 2009 BELGIAN COAST WESTENDE STORMY WEATHER
Depuis hier tempête à la mer du Nord. Promenade le long de la plage avec mes chiens/Sinds gisteren stormachtig weertje aan de Noordzee. Wandeling met men honden langs het strand. ..
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Westende
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 Flemish coast. It used to be the far west of the island Testerep which lay along the Belgian coast.
Located at 51.17 2.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Lombardsijde
Lombardsijde, also Lombartzyde, is a region in the Belgian commune of Middelkerke in West Flanders province, in northwestern Belgium near Nieuwpoort. Fighting occurred in and around Lombardsijde during World War I.
Located at 51.15 2.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Battle of Nieuwpoort
The Battle of Nieuwpoort, between a Dutch army under Maurice of Nassau and Francis Vere and a Spanish army under Albert of Austria, took place on 2 July 1600 near the present-day Belgian city Nieuwpoort.
Located at 51.16 2.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Nieuport Memorial
The 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. Those that fought in 1914 were members of the Royal Naval Division.
Located at 51.14 2.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Yser
The Yser is a river that originates in French Flanders (the north of France), enters the Belgian province of West Flanders and flows into the North Sea at the town of Nieuwpoort. The source of the Yser is in Buysscheure (Buisscheure), in the Nord département of northern France. It flows though Bollezeele (Bollezele), Esquelbecq (Ekelsbeke), Bambecque (Bambeke) and approximately 30 of its 78 kilometers run through France before it enters Belgium.
Located at 51.15 2.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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