Ostend

Summary

Ostend is a municipality of Belgium^[1]. Ostend has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Ostend is located in Arrondissement of Ostend^[3].
• Ostend is in the country of Belgium^[4].
• Ostend is on the body of water North Sea^[5].
• Ostend is on the body of water Noordede^[6].
• Ostend's head of government is recorded as Bart Tommelein^[7].
• Ostend's instance of is recorded as municipality of Belgium^[8].
• Ostend's instance of is recorded as Belgian municipality with the title of city^[9].
• Ostend's instance of is recorded as centre city^[10].
• Ostend's instance of is recorded as port city^[11].
• Ostend's instance of is recorded as seaside resort^[12].
• Ostend's capital is recorded as Ostend^[13].
• Ostend's official language is recorded as Dutch^[14].
• Ostend's shares border with is recorded as Middelkerke^[15].
• Ostend's shares border with is recorded as Q815948^[16].
• Ostend's shares border with is recorded as Oudenburg^[17].
• Ostend's shares border with is recorded as Bredene^[18].
• Ostend's flag is recorded as flag of Ostend^[19].
• Ostend's twinned administrative body is recorded as Banjul^[20].
• Ostend's coat of arms is recorded as Coat of arms of Ostend^[21].
• Ostend's postal code is recorded as 8400^[22].
• Ostend is part of Emergency zone West Flanders 1^[23].
• Ostend is part of police zone Ostend^[24].
• Ostend is part of Ostend transport authority^[25].
• Ostend's Commons category is recorded as Ostend^[26].
• Ostend's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[27].

Body

Founding

1265 marks the founding of Ostend^[28].

Identity

Ostend's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Oostende'}^[29]. Part of include Emergency zone West Flanders 1^[23], an emergency zone^[30], in Belgium^[31], founded in 2012^[32], headquartered in Oostkamp^[33]; police zone Ostend^[24], a police zone^[34], in Belgium^[35], founded in 2002^[36]; and Ostend transport authority^[25].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Ostend include Ostend-Bruges International Airport^[37], an international airport^[38], in Belgium^[39]; Ostend Company^[40], a colonial society^[41], in Austrian Netherlands^[42], founded in 1722^[43], headquartered in Antwerp^[44]; and Ostend Manifesto^[45], a political statement^[46], founded in 1854^[47], written by Pierre Soulé^[48].

Why It Matters

Ostend has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Ostend is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for Ostend include Ostend-Bruges International Airport^[37], an international airport^[38], in Belgium^[39]; Ostend Company^[40], a colonial society^[41], in Austrian Netherlands^[42], founded in 1722^[43], headquartered in Antwerp^[44]; and Ostend Manifesto^[45], a political statement^[46], founded in 1854^[47], written by Pierre Soulé^[48].