Schootkouter in Flanders
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Leie

The Leie or Lys is a river in France and Belgium, and a left tributary of the Scheldt. Its source is in Pas-de-Calais, France, and it flows into the river Scheldt in Ghent, Belgium. Its total length is 202 kilometres . It is a very polluted river due to the high density of population and industry in the North of France and in Belgium. Historically, the Lys valley was known for the spinning and weaving of flax.

Located at 51.055, 3.73417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Scheldt basin, Rivers of Belgium, Rivers of France, County of Flanders, International rivers of Europe

Reginald Alexander John Warneford

Reginald Alexander John Warneford, VC (15 October 1891 – 17 June 1915) was a Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) officer who received the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Located at 51.062, 3.74853 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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British World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross, 1892 births, 1915 deaths, Royal Navy officers, Royal Naval Air Service aviators, Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in France, Burials at Brompton Cemetery, Royal Navy recipients of the Victoria Cross, Royal Navy officers of World War I, People from Darjeeling, Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur, People educated at King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon

Port of Ghent

The port of Ghent is the third biggest port in Belgium. The first port of Ghent was situated at the Scheldt river and later on at the Lys river. Since the Middle Ages Ghent has sought for a connection to the sea. In the 13th century via the Lieve canal to the Zwin near Damme, in the 16th century via the Sassevaart, in the 17th century via the Ghent-Bruges Canal. Since the 19th century by the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal which connects via the Western Scheldt to the North Sea.

Located at 51.1058, 3.74 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ports and harbours of Belgium, Ports and harbours of the North Sea, Buildings and structures in Ghent

Logos Tetrahedron

The Logos Tetrahedron is a concert hall in Ghent, Belgium adjacent to the Logos Foundation recording studio and offices. It has seating for 150 people and is equipped with sound and light infrastructure. Since the concert hall is in the shape of a tetrahedron, it has no straight angles and, as a result, no standing waves can occur. Acoustic waves can never amplify one another in phase and are reflected by the walls under ever changing angles.

Located at 51.0616, 3.73218 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Ghent, Buildings and structures completed in 1991, Event venues established in 1991, Buildings and structures completed in 1990, Visitor attractions in East Flanders

Oostakker

Oostakker, formerly spelled Oostacker, is one of the smaller former municipalities which were merged into Ghent (from which it is only two miles), the capital of the Belgian province of East Flanders. The hamlet is mainly known for its Roman Catholic shrine of the Virgin Mary.

Located at 51.1, 3.76667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Submunicipalities of Ghent, Villages in Belgium, Marian shrines

Oostakker Basilica

The Oostakker Basilica is a church at Slotendries, Belgium. In 1873 the Marquise of Courtebourne-de Nédonchel had a Lourdes grotto built in the gardens of her château at Slotendries. People from Ghent and other nearby locations asked to be allowed to visit the grotto and pray there, and it was claimed that in 1875 Pieter De Rudder was miraculously healed of a compound fracture. To accommodate the resulting increase in the number of pilgrims, a neo-Gothic church based on plans by E.

Located at 51.0825, 3.76306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Basilica churches in Belgium, Ghent, Churches in East Flanders

Gent-Dampoort railway station

Gent-Dampoort is the second largest railway station in Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. The station opened on 15 June 1861 on the Lines 58 and 59. The train services are operated by NMBS/SNCB. The current building was built in 1973 by architects Dirk Servaes and Johan Beyne. The railway station is situated in the neighbourhood Dampoort in Ghent.

Located at 51.0556, 3.74083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Belgium, Railway stations opened in 1861

Dampoort (Ghent)

Dampoort is a neighbourhood in the city of Ghent in Belgium. Nowadays it is mainly known as the location of railway station Gent-Dampoort and a major crossroads. In former times it used to be the eastern gate of the city (poort being Dutch for "gate"). It opened the city towards the region of Waasland (or Land van Waas) and Antwerp. It is also where the commercial seaport of Ghent links with the inner-city canals.

Located at 51.0556, 3.74083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ghent