NIEUWPOORT, BELGIUM

'Nieuwpoort' is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Nieuwpoort proper and the towns of Ramskapelle and Sint-Joris. On January 1 2006 Nieuwpoort had a total population of 10,855. The total area is 31.00 km² which gives a population density of 350 inhabitants per km².
In Nieuwpoort, the Yser flows into the North Sea.

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History

It obtained city rights in 1163 from Count Philip of Flanders.
The Battle of Nieuwpoort, between the Dutch and the Spanish, happened here in 1600.
During the First Battle of Ypres, in World War I, Karel Cogge opened the sluice gates on the mouth of the river Yser twice to flood the lower lying land, thus halting the German advance.

Towns

The old city centre of Nieuwpoort is located about three kilometers from the current coastline. Close to the sea, a new tourist centre has developed. Both parts form one contiguous built up area, connected by buildings along the Albert I Laan street and the fishing port. Besides Nieuwpoort proper, twee small villages in the Flemish Polders are part of the municipality, Sint-Joris and Ramskapelle, Nieuwpoort.

#	Name	Area	Population 1999
I	Nieuwpoort	10,18	9.437
II	Sint-Joris	5,54	259
III	Ramskapelle	15,28	555

Nieuwpoort is located by the sea, between the municipalities Koksijde and Middelkerke (or its towns Oostduinkerke and Lombardsijde to be precise). Because the territory of the town of Ramskapelle expands far inland, Nieuwpoort borders a large number of villages::

★ a. Lombardsijde (Middelkerke) ★ b. Westende (Middelkerke) ★ c. Slijpe (Middelkerke) ★ d. Mannekensvere (Middelkerke) ★ e. Schore (Middelkerke)

★ f. Pervijze (Diksmuide) ★ g. Veurne ★ h. Booitshoeke (Veurne) ★ i. Wulpen (Koksijde) ★ j. Oostduinkerke (Koksijde)

Map

External links

★ Official website - Only available in Dutch

★ Startpage of Nieuwpoort - Alle site's binnen Nieuwpoort