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Oostduinkerke (; ; ) is a place on the southern west coast of Belgium, located in the province of West Flanders. Once a municipality of its own, Oostduinkerke now is a sub-municipality in the municipality of Koksijde.

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Settlement.name
Oostduinkerke
Settlement.settlement_type
Deelgemeente
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Oostduinkerke, het gemeentehuis oeg16516 foto1 2013-05-11 17.00.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Former townhall Oostduinkerke
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OostduinkerkeLocation.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Belgium
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
West Flanders
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Koksijde
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Source: NIS
Settlement.population_total
8.534
Settlement.postal_code_type
Postal code
Settlement.postal_code
8670
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Area code

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Oostduinkerke (; ; ) is a place on the southern west coast of Belgium, located in the province of West Flanders. Once a municipality of its own, Oostduinkerke now is a sub-municipality in the municipality of Koksijde.

The name Oostduinkerke translates as 'East Dunkirk'. The town originally shared its name with the city of Dunkirk in current-day France; therefore, in the 13th century, Oost- was added to its name to avoid confusion with its namesake further to the west.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oostduinkerke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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