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Snaaskerke Destination Guide

Discover Snaaskerke in Belgium

Snaaskerke in the region of Flanders is a place located in Belgium - some 65 mi or ( 105 km ) West of Brussels , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Snaaskerke

Local time in Snaaskerke is now 11:33 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Brussels " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: London, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Stene, and Snaaskerke. When in this area, you might want to check out London . We discovered 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 Snaaskerke ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Boeing 747-200 Max Weight Takeoff

5:21 min by Balleka
Views: 120664 Rating: 4.97

371 ton take-off from RWY 08 Ostend. V1 164kts, Vr 176, V2 186kts. The aircraft gets airborne with approximately 800m of runway remaining. Filmed from the jump seat. ..

Boeing 747-200 Short field Take Off

2:49 min by Balleka
Views: 21518 Rating: 4.99

Video of a reduced thrust take off on an empty ferry sector from Ostend to Hahn. Aircraft weight around 185 tons, flap 20 and EPR 1.39 giving a performance margin in excess of 100 tons. ..


Ostend Weekend - Oostende Belgium

3:02 min by philmotronic
Views: 9111 Rating: 4.58

Autumn beach walk in Oostende, known as "The Queen of Belgian sea-side resorts". Viewable in enhanced quality on vimeo.com ..

Velodrome Bowl - Oostende, Belgium - Opening Day

2:25 min by ConfusionMagazine
Views: 3810 Rating: 5.00

The opening of the Velodrome Bowl in Oostende built by Concrete Dreams - a Belgium Concrete Skatepark company. Concrete Dreams is a collaborative effort with Brusk Collective, Bruno & sometimes help f ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 4 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

Siege of Ostend

The Siege of Ostend was a three-year siege of the city of Ostend during the Eighty Years' War and one of the longest sieges in history. It is remembered as the bloodiest battle of the war, and culminated in a Spanish victory. It is said "the Spanish assailed the unassailable; the Dutch defended the indefensible. " General Sir Francis Vere led a 3,000-men strong English army in support of the Dutch, and was appointed Governor of Ostende by Maurice of Nassau in 1601.

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Located at 51.22 2.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1604 in Europe, Battles involving Flanders, Conflicts in 1604, Ostend, Sieges involving England, Sieges involving Spain, Sieges involving the Dutch Republic, Sieges of the Eighty Years' War

Port of Ostend

The port of Ostend is situated in Ostend, West Flanders. The port is mainly known as a ferry port. Freight, and recently also passenger transport between Ostend and Ramsgate is provided by Transeuropa Ferries. The port also services freight transport between Ostend and both Ipswich and Killingholme.

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Located at 51.22 2.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in West Flanders, Ostend, Ports and harbours of Belgium, Ports and harbours of the North Sea

Second Ostend Raid

The Second Ostend Raid (officially known as Operation VS) was the later of two failed attempts made during the spring of 1918 by the United Kingdom's Royal Navy to block the channels leading to the Belgian port of Ostend as a part of its conflict with the German Empire during World War I.

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Located at 51.22 2.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Conflicts in 1918, Naval battles of World War I involving Germany, Naval battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom, North Sea operations of World War I, Ostend

Mercator (ship)

The barquentine Mercator was designed by the Antarctic explorer Adrien de Gerlache (1866–1934) as a training ship for the Belgian merchant fleet. She was named after Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594), Flemish cartographer. She was built in Leith, Scotland and launched in 1932. Besides being a training a ship, she was also used, mainly before World War II, for scientific observations, or as ambassador for Belgium on world fairs and in sailing events. This ship went through an incredible history.

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Located at 51.23 2.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1932 ships, Barquentines, Individual sailing vessels, Museum ships in Belgium, Tall ships of Belgium

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Snaaskerke