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De Panne is a municipality
Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
 located along the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
 coast of the Belgian
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
 province of West Flanders
West Flanders

West Flanders is the westernmost Provinces of regions in Belgium of Flemish Region, in Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands, the Flemish Region province of East Flanders and the Wallonia province of Hainaut in Belgium, on France, and the North Sea....
. The municipality comprises the towns of Adinkerke
Adinkerke

Adinkerke is a small town in north west Belgium close to the France border. It is a conurbation with the coastal town of De Panne which in turn is part of the west Belgian coastal conurbation....
 and De Panne proper. On January 1 2006 De Panne had a total population of 10,060. The total area is 23.90 kmē which gives a population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 of 421 inhabitants per kmē. De Panne is the most western point in Belgium and borders France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

Famous people that lived or died in De Panne include King Albert I
Albert I of Belgium

Albert I was the third King of the Belgians from 1909 until 1934....
 and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium (lived there during WWI), and John Aidan Liddell
John Aidan Liddell

John Aidan Liddell, Victoria Cross, Military Cross was an England pilot and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations forces....
, VC, who died in De Panne in August 1915.

De Panne is home to Plopsaland
Plopsaland

Plopsaland can refer one of the Belgium amusement parks owned by Studio 100:*Plopsaland De Panne, an outdoor amusement park near the Belgian coast...
, a themepark aimed at young children and located at the former Meli-Park.

De Panne was also the place where the first land yacht
Land yacht

Land yacht can refer to:*Land sailing*Land yacht : a pejorative or humorous term to describe certain large vehicles.a yacht that has wheels and travels on land...
s intended for sport were built and used by the Dumont brothers in 1898.

On July 17, 1831, Leopold I
Leopold I of Belgium

Leopold I was from 21 July 1831 the first King of the Belgians. He was the founder of the Belgian line of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. His children included Leopold II of Belgium and Charlotte of Belgium....
, the first Belgian king, sailed to Calais
Calais

Calais is a town in northern France in the Departments of France of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....
 from England, and arrived in Belgium in De Panne.






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De Panne is a municipality
Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
 located along the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
 coast of the Belgian
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
 province of West Flanders
West Flanders

West Flanders is the westernmost Provinces of regions in Belgium of Flemish Region, in Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands, the Flemish Region province of East Flanders and the Wallonia province of Hainaut in Belgium, on France, and the North Sea....
. The municipality comprises the towns of Adinkerke
Adinkerke

Adinkerke is a small town in north west Belgium close to the France border. It is a conurbation with the coastal town of De Panne which in turn is part of the west Belgian coastal conurbation....
 and De Panne proper. On January 1 2006 De Panne had a total population of 10,060. The total area is 23.90 kmē which gives a population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 of 421 inhabitants per kmē. De Panne is the most western point in Belgium and borders France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

Famous people that lived or died in De Panne include King Albert I
Albert I of Belgium

Albert I was the third King of the Belgians from 1909 until 1934....
 and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium (lived there during WWI), and John Aidan Liddell
John Aidan Liddell

John Aidan Liddell, Victoria Cross, Military Cross was an England pilot and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations forces....
, VC, who died in De Panne in August 1915.

De Panne is home to Plopsaland
Plopsaland

Plopsaland can refer one of the Belgium amusement parks owned by Studio 100:*Plopsaland De Panne, an outdoor amusement park near the Belgian coast...
, a themepark aimed at young children and located at the former Meli-Park.

De Panne was also the place where the first land yacht
Land yacht

Land yacht can refer to:*Land sailing*Land yacht : a pejorative or humorous term to describe certain large vehicles.a yacht that has wheels and travels on land...
s intended for sport were built and used by the Dumont brothers in 1898.

De Panne Statue Leopold I Detail
On July 17, 1831, Leopold I
Leopold I of Belgium

Leopold I was from 21 July 1831 the first King of the Belgians. He was the founder of the Belgian line of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. His children included Leopold II of Belgium and Charlotte of Belgium....
, the first Belgian king, sailed to Calais
Calais

Calais is a town in northern France in the Departments of France of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....
 from England, and arrived in Belgium in De Panne. The Leopold I Esplanade, which includes a statue of him, commemorates his arrival.

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