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Dunkirk
Also known as Dünkirchen, Dunkerque, Duinkerke, Dune-Libre
Dunkirk ( ; ; ; Picard: Dunkèke; ; or ) is a major port city in the department of Nord in northern France. It lies on the North Sea, from the Belgian border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune is about 86,000.
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Dunkirk is a major port city located in northern France on the North Sea, near the Belgian border, with a population of about 86,000 people. It is home to France's third-largest harbor, making it an important center for maritime commerce and trade.
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Place details
- Locality
- Dunkerque
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 86,263
- Timezone
Travel guide
Understand
The name Dunkirk comes from the Dutch language "Church of the Dunes".
Dunkirk has the third-largest harbour in France, after those of Le Havre and Marseille. As an industrial city, it depends heavily on the steel, food processing, oil-refining, ship-building and chemical industries.
Get around
The public buses are free of charge since September 2018.
See
thumb|Façade of Saint-Éloi Church
Do
"Une Digue": take a walk on the Malo-les-Bains dike, between beach and "turn of the century" villas while eating an ice cream. On Saturday evening, take a stroll on the seawall: the atmosphere is in the bars. Football: USL Dunkerque were promoted in 2023 and play soccer in Ligue 2, the second tier. Their home ground Stade Marcel-Tribut (capacity 5000) is on the east river bank, about 1 km east of town centre.
Eat
The cuisine of Dunkirk closely resembles Flemish cuisine; perhaps one of the best known dishes is coq à la bière – chicken in a creamy beer sauce. Another typical dish is the Potjevleesch, a dish of white meat (veal, pork, rabbit, chicken) cooked and preserved in jelly flavoured with juniper berries.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
28 sectionsContents
- Etymology and language use
- History
- Middle Ages
- Corsair base
- Dunkirk in World War I
- Dunkirk in World War II
- Evacuation
- Liberation
- Postwar Dunkirk
- Population
- Politics
- Presidential elections second round
- Heraldry
- Administration
- Economy
- Cuisine
- Prototype metre
- Tourist attractions
- Transport
- Sports
- Notable residents
- International relations
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Friendship links
- Climate
- See also
- References
- External links
Dunkirk ( ; ; ; Picard: Dunkèke; ; or ) is a major port city in the department of Nord in northern France. It lies on the North Sea, from the Belgian border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune is about 86,000.
==Etymology and language use== The name of Dunkirk derives from West Flemish 'dune' or 'dun' and 'church', thus 'church in the dunes'. A smaller town 25 km (15 miles) farther up the Flemish coast originally shared the same name, but it was later renamed Oostduinkerke ('East Dunkirk') in order to avoid confusion.
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