Westende
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Westende is a town in Flanders
, one of the three regions of Belgium
, and in the Flemish
province of West-Flanders. It lies on the Belgian coast, also called Flemish coast. It used to be the far west (West-ende: Dutch for west-end) of the island Testerep
which lay along the Belgian coast.
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
, one of the three regions of Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, and in the Flemish
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
province of West-Flanders. It lies on the Belgian coast, also called Flemish coast. It used to be the far west (West-ende: Dutch for west-end) of the island Testerep
Testerep
Testerep was an island along the Belgian coast. Fishing villages were scattered about, among them were Oostende and Westende. Oostende being the far east , Westende the far west , and Middelkerke the middle of the island...
which lay along the Belgian coast.