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Nieuwpoort 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 in Flanders
Flemish Region

The Flemish Region is one of the three official Communities and regions of Belgium of the Kingdom of Belgium alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region....
, one of the three regions of Belgium
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....
, and in the Flemish
Flanders

Flanders is a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Over the course of history, the geographical territory that was called "Flanders" has varied....
 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 city of Nieuwpoort proper and the towns of Ramskapelle
Ramskapelle

Ramskapelle is a village in Knokke-Heist, a town in Belgium.Ramskapelle is also a village in Nieuwpoort, a town in Belgium.See also: West Flanders...
 and Sint-Joris
Sint-Joris

Sint-Joris is a town in the municipality of Beernem, in the province of West Flanders, Belgium....
. On January 1 2008 Nieuwpoort had a total population of 11,062. The total area is 31.00 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 350 inhabitants per kmē.

In Nieuwpoort, the Yser
Yser

The Yser is a river that finds its origin in the north of France, enters Belgium and flows into the North Sea in the town Nieuwpoort, Belgium....
 flows into 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....
.

ound 1775)]] It obtained city rights in 1163 from Count
Count of Flanders

The count of Flanders was the ruler or sub-ruler of the Flanders from the 9th century until the abolition of the position by the French Revolution in 1790....
 Philip of Flanders. The Battle of Nieuwpoort
Battle of Nieuwpoort

The Battle of Nieuwpoort, between a Netherlands army under Maurice of Nassau and Francis Vere and a Spain army under Archduke Albert , took place on July 2, 1600 near the present day Belgium city Nieuwpoort, Belgium....
, between the Dutch and the Spanish, happened here in 1600.

During the First Battle of Ypres
First Battle of Ypres

}|-||}The First Battle of Ypres, also called the Battle of Flanders, was the last major battle of the first year of World War I ; actually a series of battles, starting on 19 October and ending, according to the various histories, on 13 November , 22 November or 30 November ....
 also known as Battle of the Yser
Battle of the Yser

The Battle of the Yser secured part of the coastline of Belgium for the allies in the "Race to the Sea" after the first three months of World War I....
, in World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, Karel Cogge opened the sluice
Sluice

A sluice is a water channel that is controlled at its head by a gate . For example, a millrace is a sluice that channels water toward a water mill....
 gates on the mouth of the river Yser
Yser

The Yser is a river that finds its origin in the north of France, enters Belgium and flows into the North Sea in the town Nieuwpoort, Belgium....
 twice to flood the lower lying land, thus halting the German advance.

old city centre of Nieuwpoort is located about three kilometers from the current coastline.






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Nieuwpoort 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 in Flanders
Flemish Region

The Flemish Region is one of the three official Communities and regions of Belgium of the Kingdom of Belgium alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region....
, one of the three regions of Belgium
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....
, and in the Flemish
Flanders

Flanders is a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Over the course of history, the geographical territory that was called "Flanders" has varied....
 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 city of Nieuwpoort proper and the towns of Ramskapelle
Ramskapelle

Ramskapelle is a village in Knokke-Heist, a town in Belgium.Ramskapelle is also a village in Nieuwpoort, a town in Belgium.See also: West Flanders...
 and Sint-Joris
Sint-Joris

Sint-Joris is a town in the municipality of Beernem, in the province of West Flanders, Belgium....
. On January 1 2008 Nieuwpoort had a total population of 11,062. The total area is 31.00 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 350 inhabitants per kmē.

In Nieuwpoort, the Yser
Yser

The Yser is a river that finds its origin in the north of France, enters Belgium and flows into the North Sea in the town Nieuwpoort, Belgium....
 flows into 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....
.

Nieuwpoort Pier

History

(around 1775)]]
Nieuwpoort Form the Air
It obtained city rights in 1163 from Count
Count of Flanders

The count of Flanders was the ruler or sub-ruler of the Flanders from the 9th century until the abolition of the position by the French Revolution in 1790....
 Philip of Flanders. The Battle of Nieuwpoort
Battle of Nieuwpoort

The Battle of Nieuwpoort, between a Netherlands army under Maurice of Nassau and Francis Vere and a Spain army under Archduke Albert , took place on July 2, 1600 near the present day Belgium city Nieuwpoort, Belgium....
, between the Dutch and the Spanish, happened here in 1600.

During the First Battle of Ypres
First Battle of Ypres

}|-||}The First Battle of Ypres, also called the Battle of Flanders, was the last major battle of the first year of World War I ; actually a series of battles, starting on 19 October and ending, according to the various histories, on 13 November , 22 November or 30 November ....
 also known as Battle of the Yser
Battle of the Yser

The Battle of the Yser secured part of the coastline of Belgium for the allies in the "Race to the Sea" after the first three months of World War I....
, in World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, Karel Cogge opened the sluice
Sluice

A sluice is a water channel that is controlled at its head by a gate . For example, a millrace is a sluice that channels water toward a water mill....
 gates on the mouth of the river Yser
Yser

The Yser is a river that finds its origin in the north of France, enters Belgium and flows into the North Sea in the town Nieuwpoort, Belgium....
 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, two small villages in the Flemish Polder
Polder

A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by embankments known as dike , that forms an artificial hydrology entity, meaning it has no connection with outside water other than through manually-operated devices....
s are part of the municipality, Sint-Joris
Sint-Joris

Sint-Joris is a town in the municipality of Beernem, in the province of West Flanders, Belgium....
 and Ramskapelle, Nieuwpoort.

Nieuwpoort is located by the sea, between the municipalities Koksijde
Koksijde

Koksijde is a municipality located in the Flanders province of West Flanders on the North Sea coast, at the southwest side. It comprises the towns of Koksijde proper, Oostduinkerke, St-Idesbald and Wulpen....
 and Middelkerke
Middelkerke

Middelkerke is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders, on the North Sea, west of Ostend. The municipality comprises the towns of Leffinge, Lombardsijde, Mannekensvere, Middelkerke proper, Schore , Sint-Pieters-Kapelle, Slijpe, Westende and Wilskerke....
 (or its towns Oostduinkerke
Oostduinkerke

Oostduinkerke is a popular seaside resort in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The name Oostduinkerke can be translated as 'Eastern Church of the Dunes'....
 and Lombardsijde
Lombardsijde

Lombardsijde, also Lombartzyde, is a Municipalities of Belgium in West Flanders province, in northwestern Belgium near Nieuwpoort, Belgium....
 to be precise). Because the territory of the town of Ramskapelle expands far inland, Nieuwpoort borders a large number of villages
  • a. Lombardsijde
    Lombardsijde

    Lombardsijde, also Lombartzyde, is a Municipalities of Belgium in West Flanders province, in northwestern Belgium near Nieuwpoort, Belgium....
     (Middelkerke)
  • b. Westende
    Westende

    Westende is a town in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flanders province of West-Flanders. It lies on the Belgian coast, also called Flemish coast....
     (Middelkerke)
  • c. Slijpe (Middelkerke)
  • d. Mannekensvere
    Mannekensvere

    Mannekensvere is a small rural village in Belgium, located in the Polder region. Mannekensvere is a part of the seaside municipality of Middelkerke....
     (Middelkerke)
  • e. Schore
    Schore

    Schore is the name of:* Schore , a village near Middelkerke* Schore , a village in Zeeland* Allan Schore, an American neuropsychologist...
     (Middelkerke)
  • f. Pervijze
    Pervijze

    Pervijze is a small rural village in the Belgium province of West-Flanders, and a part of the municipality of Diksmuide. Pervijze has an area of 12.23 km? and almost 900 inhabitants...
     (Diksmuide)
  • g. Veurne
    Veurne

    Veurne is a Municipalities in Belgium in the Belgium Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Veurne proper and the settlements of Avekapelle, Booitshoeke, Bulskamp, De Moeren, Eggewaartskapelle, Houtem, Steenkerke, Vinkem, Wulveringem, and Zoutenaaie....
  • h. Booitshoeke (Veurne)
  • i. Wulpen
    Wulpen

    * Wulpen , a village in Belgium, part of the municipality of Koksijde* Wulpen , a former island in the Netherlands...
     (Koksijde)
  • j. Oostduinkerke
    Oostduinkerke

    Oostduinkerke is a popular seaside resort in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The name Oostduinkerke can be translated as 'Eastern Church of the Dunes'....
     (Koksijde)


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