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Middelkerke Destination Guide

Delve into Middelkerke in Belgium

Middelkerke in the region of Flanders with its 17,789 residents is a city in Belgium - some 70 mi or ( 113 km ) West of Brussels , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Middelkerke

Current time in Middelkerke is now 08:29 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Brussels " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: London, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Veurne, and Raversijde-Bad. While being here, 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. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Middelkerke ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Take off from ostend Airport

0:43 min by topgunjon
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Enroute to EGSH (Norwich Airport) on Skydrift Kingair 200 ..

25 NOV 2012 BELGIAN COAST WESTENDE BEACH STORM VIDEO NIKON HD

2:04 min by Serge Bellemans
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kusttram belgie .2 ms68

9:43 min by Hanwareys
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5 & 6 JUL 2008 BELGIAN COAST WESTENDE HORSEWEEKEND MUZIEKKAPELLEN

7:46 min by Serge Bellemans
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For the first time in 2008 at Westende -Belgian Coast ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Testerep

Testerep (or Ter Streep) was an island along the Belgian coast. Fishing villages were scattered about, among them were Oostende and Westende. Oostende being the far east, Westende the far west, and Middelkerke (literally 'middle-church') the middle of the island. Later, the sea level dropped and the island became connected to the Belgian coast.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.19 2.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Former islands, Islands of Belgium, Ostend

Ostend-Bruges International Airport

Ostend-Bruges International Airport is located in Ostend, Belgium, near the coast and about 25 km from the city centre of Bruges. Although an important proportion of the activities focuses on freight transport, it is increasingly used for passenger flights, mainly charter and holiday flights organised by the tour operators. It is also often used for private business flights.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.20 2.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Airports in Belgium, Bruges, Buildings and structures in West Flanders, Ostend

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.17 2.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Flanders, Cities and towns in West Flanders, Populated places in Belgium

Mariakerke (West Flanders)

Mariakerke is a seaside resort in the West Flanders province of Belgium. Previously a village of its own just to the west of Ostend, it now forms part of that town. It has 11,305 inhabitants.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.21 2.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Ostend, Villages in West Flanders

Sabena OO-AUB Ostend crash

Sabena OO-AUB was a Junkers Ju 52 airliner owned by Belgian airline Sabena, operating as a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Cologne, Germany, to London, United Kingdom, which crashed near Ostend, Belgium on 16 November 1937. The flight was scheduled to stop at Brussels, but bad weather forced the pilot to continue to Ostend. Unfortunately, conditions were little better at Ostend, and the aircraft hit a factory chimney while circling to land at Stene Airport.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.20 2.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1937 in Belgium, 1937 meteorology, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by weather, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1937, Aviation accidents and incidents in Belgium, Ostend, Sabena accidents and incidents

Pictures


Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Middelkerke