Knokke
Sign in to saveKnokke () is a town in the municipality of Knokke-Heist, which is located in the province of West Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. The town itself has 15,708 inhabitants (as of 2007). thumb|The Promenade on Het Zoute thumb|Knokke beach resort Knokke is the most north-eastern seaside resort on the Belgian coast. It lies adjacent to the Dutch border; separated from the Dutch territory by the Zwin nature reserve. Knokke came into existence as a result of the construction of dikes that were to protect the area around the 'Zwin' sea-arm.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Knokke
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Belgium
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Flanders
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- West Flanders
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Knokke-Heist
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2007
- Settlement.population_total
- 15,708
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone1
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +1
- Settlement.timezone1_DST
- CEST
- Settlement.utc_offset1_DST
- +2
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Knokke () is a town in the municipality of Knokke-Heist, which is located in the province of West Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. The town itself has 15,708 inhabitants (as of 2007). thumb|The Promenade on Het Zoute thumb|Knokke beach resort Knokke is the most north-eastern seaside resort on the Belgian coast. It lies adjacent to the Dutch border; separated from the Dutch territory by the Zwin nature reserve. Knokke came into existence as a result of the construction of dikes that were to protect the area around the 'Zwin' sea-arm.
Originally a vacation haven for the city folk of Brussels in the early 19th century, artists such as James Ensor, Alfred Verwee and others started to frequent the small hamlet to paint its vistas. The artists rented a small miller's cottage and founded the Cercle des Artistes in 1880. It gradually became a resort town with upscale clientele, restaurants and shops. St. George's Anglican Church serves the English-speaking community.