Nieuwpoort
Nieuwpôort (West Flemish) Nieuport (French) | |
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City and municipality | |
.jpg) Belfry and city hall | |
_vlag.svg) Flag _wapen.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Nieuwpoort  | |
  Nieuwpoort Location in Belgium
Location of Nieuwpoort in West Flanders  | |
| Coordinates: 51°07′N 02°45′E / 51.117°N 2.750°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | West Flanders |
| Arrondissement | Veurne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Geert Vanden Broucke (CD&V) |
| • Governing party/ies | CD&V |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.28 km2 (12.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2022-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 11,488 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 8620 |
| NIS code | 38016 |
| Area codes | 058 |
| Website | www.nieuwpoort.be |
Nieuwpoort (/ˈnjuːpɔːrt/ NEW-port,[2] Dutch: [ˈniupoːrt] ; West Flemish: Nieuwpôort; French: Nieuport [njøpɔʁ]) is a city and municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, in the province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Nieuwpoort proper, as well as Ramskapelle and Sint-Joris. On 1 January 2008, Nieuwpoort had a total population of 11,062. Its land area is 31.00 km² which gives a population density of 350 inhabitants per km². The current mayor of Nieuwpoort is Geert Vanden Broucke (CD&V)
In Nieuwpoort, the Yser flows into the North Sea. It was also the home of a statue created by Jan Fabre called Searching for Utopia. The Stadshalle Grain Hall (market hall) with its belfry was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999 as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France site, owing to its historical civic (not religious) importance and its architecture.[3]
- ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2022". Statbel.
- ^ "Nieuwpoort". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Belfries of Belgium and France". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2021.