Nieuwpoort, Belgium
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Nieuwpoort is a city and municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, in the province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Nieuwpoort proper, as well as Ramskapelle and Sint-Joris. On 1 January 2008, Nieuwpoort had a total population of 11,062. Its land area is 31.00 km² which gives a population density of 350 inhabitants per km². The current mayor of Nieuwpoort is Geert Vanden Broucke (CD&V)
Belfry and city hall
Destruction caused to the city of Nieuport in November 1917
Damage in 1919
A view of the beach and the pier at Nieuwpoort
Belfries of Belgium and France
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The Belfries of Belgium and France are a group of 56 historical buildings designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites, in recognition of the civic belfries serving as an architectural manifestation of emerging civic independence from feudal and religious influences in the former County of Flanders and neighbouring areas which once were possessions of the House of Burgundy.
Image: Aalst belfry
Image: Antwerpen Groenplaats Peter Paul Rubens San Salvatorkerk
Image: Belfort Brugge
Image: Dendermonde town hall and belfry during golden hour (DSCF0501)