Zandvoorde (Zonnebeke)

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Zandvoorde
Geography
Province Flag of West Flanders West Flanders
Municipality Zonnebeke
Geographical location 50°48′46″N, 2°58′52″E
Area 6.68 km²
Population (Source: NIS)
Inhabitants
– Population density		 474 (1999)
/km²
Other information
Postal code 8980

Zandvoorde is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a part (deelgemeente) of the municipality of Zonnebeke. Zandvoorde is a rural village, in the rolling landscape of the southern part of the province.

View on Zandvoorde
View on Zandvoorde


[edit] History

Old listings of the place date back to 1102, as Sanfort. "Sant" refers to sand (in modern Dutch: zand), "fort" refers to Ford (in modern Dutch: voorde), a shallow crossing in a watercourse.

The village was completely destroyed during World War I.

[edit] Landmarks

  • The Parish and its church are named after Saint Bartholomew. The current church dates from 1923-1925, after the old church had been destroyed during the First World War.
  • The Zantvoorde New British Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission World War I military cemetery. In the village centre, there is a British war memorial, the The Household Cavalry Monument.

[edit] Trivia

  • In the north of the province of West Flanders, there's another village with the name Zandvoorde, a part of the city of Oostende