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Zandvoorde, Zonnebeke

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Country
  
Belgium

Area
  
6.68 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 12:41 AM

Municipality
  
Zonnebeke

Postal code
  
8980

Province
  
West Flanders

Population
  
474 (1999)

Zandvoorde, Zonnebeke

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

  • The Parish and its church are named after Saint Bartholomew. The current church dates from 1923–1925, after the old church had been destroyed during the First World War.
  • The Zantvoorde New British Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission World War I military cemetery. In the village centre, there is a British war memorial, the The Household Cavalry Monument.

    • Trivia

  • In the north of the province of West Flanders, there's another village with the name Zandvoorde, a part of the city of Oostende

    • References

    Zandvoorde, Zonnebeke Wikipedia
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