Ostend
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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].