Country Belgium Area 6.68 km² Local time Sunday 12:41 AM Municipality Zonnebeke | Postal code 8980 Province West Flanders Population 474 (1999) | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 86% Humidity |
Zandvoorde is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a part (deelgemeente) of the municipality of Zonnebeke. Zandvoorde is a rural village, in the rolling landscape of the southern part of the province.
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Map of Zandvoorde, 8980 Zonnebeke, Belgium
History
Old listings of the place date back to 1102, as Sanfort. "Sant" refers to sand (in modern Dutch: zand), "fort" refers to Ford (in modern Dutch: voorde), a shallow crossing in a watercourse.
The village was completely destroyed during World War I.
Landmarks
Trivia
References
Zandvoorde, Zonnebeke Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA