Gemenedijk
in Provincie West-Vlaanderen of Flanders, Belgium
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Ostend-Bruges International Airport (4 mi) -
Dunkerque les Moeres Airport (21 mi) - Wevelgem Airport (29 mi)
- Merville-Calonne Airport (42 mi)
- Lille-Lesquin Airport (45 mi)
- Calais-Dunkerque Airport (46 mi)
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (64 mi)
- Brussels Airport (70 mi)
- Albert-Bray Airport (86 mi)
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Eindhoven Airport (106 mi) - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (109 mi)
- Charles de Gaulle International Airport (152 mi)
- Paris-Orly Airport (173 mi)
- Historic Centre of Brugge (Unesco heritage, 12 mi)
- Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Fortifications of Vauban (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Belfries of Belgium and France (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Wellington Golf Course (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Royal Ostend Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Westgolf Course (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Royal Zoute Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Ieper Open Golf (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Golf & Country Club De Palingbeek (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Landmeterskantoor Sabbe (observation point, (19 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.200 and 2.950 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 12' 0" and E 2° 57' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, French, German
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:41 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Brussels
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:28 am and 9:03 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Belgium.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Belgium. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Discover Gemenedijk
Gemenedijk in Provincie West-Vlaanderen (Flanders) is a city in Belgium about 65 mi (or 105 km) west of Brussels, the country's capital city.
Local time in Gemenedijk is now 06:41 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 13 airports in the vicinity of Gemenedijk, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Belgium is Ostend-Bruges International Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Belgium is Historic Centre of Brugge in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), East. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ostend, Diksmuide, Veurne, Ieper and Tielt. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 6% |
| Air Humidity | 65% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 64% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
13°C (55 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Leopold5
Polder27
Oesterhoeve
Hotel Mercure Oostende
Acces
El Mirador Quality Stay Apartments
Bero
Ambassadeur
Louisa
Leopold Hotel Ostend
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Royal Yacht Club Ostend.mp4
Quelques images du plus ancien yacht club de Belgique , à Ostende.
The Journey | 1 | Belgium 2013
After ushering the weekend in with a night at the pub, it's time to set off for Belgium...by coach! Part 1 of a collection of random clips from my 2013 weeke...
I Tell Me Ma Playalong
Another one of those study clips this time a playalong to the tune "I tell Me Ma", I'll keep posting more as I find them...
Brandweer Oostende - autobrand conterdam
Photo's at: http://www.flickr.com/jorisfirepics 01/11/2011 - Autobrand te Oostende.
The First Night | 2 | Belgium 2013
Upon arrival in Ostend it's straight to the bar to get things started. Given that we took over a bar for a party, it's a whole drunken mess! Part 2 of a coll...
Ostende 2014
Ostende 2014
In Bruges | 3 | Belgium 2013
We survived our first night so we thought we'd take in the sights of the lovely Bruges. Part 3 of a collection of random clips from my 2013 weekend in Belgiu...
Ostende 2014
Plongeon des Ours Polaires - Ijsberen 03.01.2015
Tradition oblige, et pour la 27è fois, les "Ijsberen" (Ours Polaires) firent le grand plongeon dans la Mer du Nord à Ostende, ce 3 janvier 2015. Sous une pluie très généreuse, 5.000 "nageurs"...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
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.
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.
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.
Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk
Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk, the main church of Ostend, Belgium, is a Roman Catholic Neo-Gothic church. It is built on the ashes of a previous church that occupied the site. King Leopold II enthusiastically supported a plan to build a new and more magnificent church. Construction started on 1899 and was completed and consecrated by Bishop Waffelaert on August 31, 1908. Its stained glass windows were destroyed during the two World Wars and were replaced by windows by Michiel Martens.
Mu.ZEE
The Mu. ZEE is a museum in Ostend, Belgium, specialized in Belgian art from 1830 on. It was created in 2008 by fusion of the former Provinciaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst (PMMK, the museum for modern art of the Province of West-Flanders) and the Museum voor Schone Kunsten Oostende (Museum of Fine Arts Ostend), both located in Ostend. The Museum has two dependencies, the Ensorhuis in Ostend, and the Permekemuseum in Jabbeke. Mu.
Fort Napoleon, Ostend
Fort Napoleon in Ostend is a polygonal fort built in the Napoleonic era. During World War I, the fort was used as accommodation for a German headquarters, and decorated with murals by German soldier Heinrich Otto Pieper. The heavy coastal artillery battery "Hindenburg" was stationed nearby; it had been transferred there from Fort Heppen, Wilhelmshaven in 1915, and it was armed with four 280mm (11 inch) guns of 1886-1887 vintage in heavily armored turrets on semi-circular concrete platforms.
Flanders Marine Institute
The Flanders Marine Institute provides a focal point for marine scientific research in Flanders, northern Belgium. The autonomous non-profit institute does not conduct research itself, but assists in coordinating international research and provides a database for sharing research results. VLIZ also manages RV Zeeleeuw, a marine research vessel. The ship mainly operates day trips, and as of 2010 a replacement was being sought.
Oostende railway station
Oostende railway station is located in Ostend in Flanders, Belgium. The first station in Ostend was opened in 1838 during the reign of Leopold I of Belgium on the former Belgian railway line 62 to Torhout and is now a supermarket. The NMBS station was opened in 1913 during the reign of Albert I of Belgium. The station is designed to connect trains and ferries and is built with Scottish Granite, Bluestone from Soignes and Limestone from Euville.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Gemenedijk.
Sas-Slijkens: Oostende, Sas-Slijkens (source)
Bredene-aan-Zee › North-West, Bredene-aan-Zee (source)
Ostend: Ostend beach, Ostend (source)
Bredene-aan-Zee: Bredene − Beach, Bredene-aan-Zee (source)
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