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Province of West Flanders

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Canal, Bruges (© Stan Rippel - iStockphoto.com)
Canal in Bruges, West Flanders.

Introduction

West Flanders (Dutch: West-Vlaanderen) is the westernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands, the Belgian provinces of East Flanders and Hainaut, France and the North Sea. Its capital is Bruges.

It has a surface area of 3151 km˛, a population of 1,129,000 inhabitants, and is divided into eight administrative districts (arrondissementen) which contain 64 municipalities.

The whole Belgian North Sea coast, an important destination for tourism in Belgium, is in West Flanders. There is a tram line along the whole coast: De Panne - Ostend (Oostende) - Knokke-Heist.

Selected beers from the province of West Flanders

  • Alvinne
  • Arabier
  • Bavik
  • Black Albert
  • Bon Homme
  • Bourgogne des Flandres
  • Brugse Zot
  • De Bie
  • Duchesse de Bourgogne
  • Femme Fatale
  • Fort Lapin
  • Gaverhopke
  • Goedendag
  • Gulden Spoor
  • Hellekapelle
  • Hommelbier
  • Jacobins
  • Kasteel
  • Keikoppenbier
  • Kroffel
  • Oerbier
  • Oscar
  • Pannepot
  • Rodenbach
  • Saint Bernardus
  • Sas Pils
  • Strubbe Pils
  • Tank
  • Vleteren
  • Watou Tripel
  • Westvleteren (Westvleteren 12 XII has been for many years world's #1 at RateBeer.com)
  • Wittekerke
Rodenbach beer

Rodenbach is West Flanders' most popular beer. World Beer Awards voted Rodenbach Vintage as the world's best sour beer in 2018. The world's best flavoured beer was Rodenbach Caractere Rouge in 2016 and Rodenbach Rosso in 2015. Rodenbach Grand Cru was the world's best ale in 2011.

Attractions

Bruges ※
Provincial government building at night, Bruges (© Eupedia.com)
must-see Bruges
Ypres
Lakenhalle and Belfry, Ypres (© Eupedia.com)
outstanding Ypres
Belgian seaside
Dunes near Knokke (© Claude Corda - Fotolia.com)
very good Belgian seaside

Kortrijk
Beguinage & St Martin's Collegiate Church, Kortrijk (© Eupedia.com)
very good Kortrijk
Wynendale Castle
Wynendale Castle (photo by Zeisterre - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license)
very good Wijnendale Castle
Veurne
Veurne
good Veurne

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