Zeebrugge

Zeebrugge
Village
The church of Zeebrugge
The church of Zeebrugge
Location of Zeebrugge
Map
Zeebrugge is located in Belgium
Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge is located in West Flanders
Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge
Coordinates: 51°19′49″N 3°12′23″E / 51.33028°N 3.20639°E / 51.33028; 3.20639
Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province West Flanders
ArrondissementBruges
MunicipalityBruges
Population
 (2014-12-31)
 • Total4,301
Postal codes
8380
Area codes050
The cruise terminal

Zeebrugge (Dutch pronunciation: [zeːˈbrʏɣə] ; from Brugge aan zee[1] [ˌbrʏɣə ʔaːn ˈzeː], meaning "Bruges-on-Sea";[2] French: Zeebruges, pronounced [zebʁyʒ]) is a village on the coast of Belgium and a subdivision of Bruges, for which it is the modern port. Zeebrugge serves as both the international port of Bruges-Zeebrugge and a seafront resort with hotels, cafés, a marina and a beach.

  1. ^ Degraer, Hugo (1968). Repertorium van de pers in West-Vlaanderen 1807–1914. Nauwelaerts, University of Michigan. p. 143., Snippet pages 143
  2. ^ Boniface, Brian G.; Cooper, Christopher P. (2001). Worldwide destinations: the geography of travel and tourism (3 ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 140. ISBN 0-7506-4231-9., page 140