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| subdivision_name2 = [[Zonnebeke]] |
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'''Zandvoorde''' ({{ |
'''Zandvoorde''' ({{langx|vls|Zanvôorde}}) is a village in the [[Belgium|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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[[Image:Zandvoorde (Zonnebeke) - Skyline.jpg|thumb|left|300px|View on Zandvoorde]] |
[[Image:Zandvoorde (Zonnebeke) - Skyline.jpg|thumb|left|300px|View on Zandvoorde]] |
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Old listings of the place date back to 1102, as ''Sanfort''. "Sant" refers to [[sand]] (in modern [[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''zand''), "fort" refers to [[Ford (crossing)|Ford]] (in modern Dutch: ''voorde''), a shallow crossing in a watercourse. |
Old listings of the place date back to 1102, as ''Sanfort''. "Sant" refers to [[sand]] (in modern [[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''zand''), "fort" refers to [[Ford (crossing)|Ford]] (in modern Dutch: ''voorde''), a shallow crossing in a watercourse. |
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The village was completely destroyed during [[World War I]].Among those killed there was the German poet Ernst Stadler, drafted to the German army. |
The village was completely destroyed during [[World War I]]. Among those killed there was the German poet [[Ernst Stadler]], drafted to the German army. |
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==Landmarks== |
==Landmarks== |
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* 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 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. |
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* The [[Zantvoorde British Cemetery]] is a [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] World War I military cemetery. In the village centre, there is a British war memorial, ''The Household Cavalry Monument''. |
* The [[Zantvoorde British Cemetery]] is a [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] World War I military cemetery. In the village centre, there is a British war memorial, ''The [[Household Cavalry]] Monument''. |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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* In the north of the province of West Flanders, there's another village with the name [[Zandvoorde |
* In the north of the province of West Flanders, there's another village with the name [[Zandvoorde, Ostend|Zandvoorde]], a part of the city of [[Ostend]] |
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[[Category:Zonnebeke]] |
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[[Category:Populated places in West Flanders]] |
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Latest revision as of 07:13, 1 November 2024
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Zandvoorde | |
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| Coordinates: 50°48′46″N 2°58′52″E / 50.81278°N 2.98111°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Province |  West Flanders |
| Municipality | Zonnebeke |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.68 km2 (2.58 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 474 |
| Source: NIS | |
| Postal code | 8980 |
Zandvoorde (West Flemish: Zanvôorde) 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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History
[edit]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. Among those killed there was the German poet Ernst Stadler, drafted to the German army.
Landmarks
[edit]- 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 British Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission World War I military cemetery. In the village centre, there is a British war memorial, The Household Cavalry Monument.
Trivia
[edit]- In the north of the province of West Flanders, there's another village with the name Zandvoorde, a part of the city of Ostend
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zandvoorde (Zonnebeke).