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Blankenberge
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(Redirected from Blankenberghe)
- This article relates to the Belgian coastal town of Blankenberge. The near-homophonous Blankenberg is a town in Germany.
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| Geography | ||
| Country |  Belgium |
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| Community |  Flemish Community |
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| Region | Flemish Region |
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| Province |  West Flanders |
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| Arrondissement | Bruges | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | |
| Area | 17.41 km² | |
| Population (Source: NIS) | ||
| Population – Males – Females - Density |
18,175 (January 1, 2006) 47.66% 52.34% 1044 inhab./km² |
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| Age distribution 0–19 years 20–64 years 65+ years |
(01/01/2006) 17.13% 58.79% 24.08% |
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| Foreigners | 2.58% (01/07/2005) | |
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| Unemployment rate | 14.71% (January 1, 2006) | |
| Mean annual income | 12,643 €/pers. (2003) | |
| Government | ||
| Mayor | Ludo Monset (VLD) | |
| Governing parties | VLD, CD&V | |
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| Postal codes | 8370 | |
| Area codes | 050 | |
| Web address | www.blankenberge.be | |
Blankenberge is a municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Blankenberge proper and the settlement of Uitkerke.
On 1 January 2006 Blankenberge had a total population of 18,175. The total area of the municipality is 17.41 km², giving a population density of 1,044 inhabitants per km².
There is a sandy beach and a structure unique along the Belgian coast: a 350-m long pier, constructed in 1933.
- Carnival Parade
- Two Day Marching event, every first weekend of May [1]
- Klankenberge
- Flower Parade, every last Sunday of August
- Adolf Eugen Fick, the inventor of the contact lens, who died in Blankenberge in 1901
- Flemish painter and woodcutter Frans Masereel, born here in 1889
- Rudi Pillen, Belgian Contemporary Painter
- Official website in English (also available in Dutch, French and German)
- Touristen Information Blankenberge
| Belgian Coast Tram route | |
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| Knokke-Heist (Knokke - Heist) - Zeebrugge - Blankenberge - Wenduine - De Haan - Bredene - Ostend - Raversijde - Middelkerke - Westende - Lombardsijde - Nieuwpoort - Oostduinkerke - Koksijde - De Panne | |
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| Bruges | Beernem · Blankenberge · Bruges/Brugge · Damme · Jabbeke · Knokke-Heist · Oostkamp · Torhout · Zedelgem · Zuienkerke |
| Diksmuide | Diksmuide · Houthulst · Koekelare · Kortemark · Lo-Reninge |
| Kortrijk | Anzegem · Avelgem · Deerlijk · Harelbeke · Kortrijk · Kuurne · Lendelede · Menen · Spiere-Helkijn · Waregem · Wevelgem · Zwevegem |
| Ostend | Bredene · De Haan · Gistel · Ichtegem · Middelkerke · Oostende/Ostend · Oudenburg |
| Roeselare | Hooglede · Ingelmunster · Izegem · Ledegem · Lichtervelde · Moorslede · Roeselare · Staden |
| Tielt | Ardooie · Dentergem · Meulebeke · Oostrozebeke · Pittem · Ruiselede · Tielt · Wielsbeke · Wingene |
| Veurne | Alveringem · De Panne · Koksijde · Nieuwpoort · Veurne |
| Ypres | Heuvelland · Ieper/Ypres · Langemark-Poelkapelle · Mesen · Poperinge · Vleteren · Wervik · Zonnebeke |
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