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Nieuwpoort
Belfry and city hall
Municipal flag
Flag
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Location of Nieuwpoort in West Flanders
Location of Nieuwpoort in West Flanders
Nieuwpoort, Belgium is located in Belgium
Nieuwpoort, Belgium
Location in Belgium
Sovereign state Belgium Belgium
Region  Flemish Region
Community Flanders Flemish Community
Province  West Flanders
Arrondissement Veurne
Coordinates 51°07′0″N 02°45′0″E / 51.116667°N 2.75°E / 51.116667; 2.75Coordinates: 51°07′0″N 02°45′0″E / 51.116667°N 2.75°E / 51.116667; 2.75
Area 31.00 km²
Population
– Males
– Females
Density
10,855 (2006-01-01)
49.10%
50.90%
350 inhab./km²
Unemployment rate 9.79% (1 January 2006)
Mean annual income €11,763/pers. (2003)
Mayor Roland Crabbe (CD&V)
Governing parties CD&V
Postal codes 8620
Area codes 058
Website www.nieuwpoort.be

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, 2008 Nieuwpoort had a total population of 11,062. 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.

A view of the beach and the pier at Nieuwpoort.

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[edit] History

Nieuwpoort on the Ferraris map (around 1775)
Nieuwpoort taken from the air

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.

The city was occupied by French forces for six years between 1757 and 1763, as part of the conditions of the Second Treaty of Versailles between France and Austria.

During the Battle of the Yser, part of 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.

[edit] 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, two 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::


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Nieuwpoort, towns and neighbouring towns. The yellow areas are urban areas.


N.58, "Pascin" leaving his home port

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