Koksijde

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Koksijde is a municipality in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish coast. The municipality has 22,153 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2012). Main source of income is tourism.

In October 2004, the film studio was built in Koksijde. It is the only cinema in the Belgian west coast and in the Westhoek.

In the district of Oostduinkerke aan Zee crabs are still fished with nets and horses.

Attractions

  • 701 ha of natural areas
  • The Paul Delvaux Museum in St. Idesbald.
  • Hoge Blekker, since 1999 a nature reserve with the highest dune (33 m) of the Belgian coast.
  • Abbey of the Dunes
  • Beach, wide at low tide 250-700 m
  • Airbase Koksijde, based on the Belgian air component

Partnerships

  • Bad Schallerbach (A)
  • Konz (D)
  • District Oostduinkerke aan Zee: twinned with Wépion -sur -Meuse (B ), Biedenkopf an der Lahn (D), Neustadt an der Orla (D ), La Charité -sur- Loire ( F)

Pictures

Church: en Sint Pieterskerk

Windmill

War Memorial Robert Van Dammestraat -Louise Heger Plein

Military airfield

Hall Oostduinkerke

Church ( Sint Niklaas parochiekerk ) in Oostduinkerke

The new clock on the promenade

Shrimpers on horseback in Oostduinkerke

Shrimp fishing in Oostduinkerke

Beach in Oostduinkerke Zee

Arrondissement of Veurne Westhoek (region) Alveringem Anzegem Ardooie Avelgem Beernem Blankenberge Bredene De Haan, Belgium De Panne Deerlijk Dentergem Diksmuide Harelbeke Heuvelland Hooglede Ichtegem Ingelmunster Izegem Jabbeke Koekelare Kortemark Kuurne Ledegem Lendelede Lichtervelde Lo-Reninge Menen Mesen Meulebeke Middelkerke Moorslede Nieuwpoort, Belgium Oostrozebeke Oudenburg Poperinge Roeselare Ruiselede Spiere-Helkijn Staden Tielt Torhout Vleteren Waregem Wervik Wevelgem Wielsbeke Wingene Zedelgem Zonnebeke Zuienkerke Zwevegem
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