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.
Oostduinkerke lies amidst a dune area (approximately 2.4 km2; 1 sq. mi.), which is now a protected nature reserve.
Oostduinkerke's sandy beach stretches from 250 to 700 metres (270 to 800 yards) at ebb-tide and extends over 30 km (20 miles), via De Panne to the beach of Dunkirk (France), which explains why Oostduinkerke is popular with sand yachters and parakarters.[citation needed]
Oostduinkerke is the only place in the world where horseback shrimping is practised.
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Oostduinkerke is known for its shrimpers on horseback, a considerable tourist attraction. The practice was once common across the coastal areas of the North Sea, but today it is only present in Oostduinkerke, where 17 fishers remain active as of 2021.[1]
Sightsedit
Oostduinkerke has several museums. The National Fishery Museum gives a historical survey of Flemishfishery and shows among other things scale models of fishing boats from 800 AD up to the present, and an original fisherman's cottage. Other museums are: 'The Key and Lock Museum' (a unique historical survey of 3,000 years of keys and locks), a regional museum 't Krekelhof (The cricket court in Dutch) (a huge collection of craft objects and curiosities from the 19th century), and Florishof (old crafts and folkloristic objects).
Oostduinkerke is also home to Koksijde Golf ter Hille, a par-72 golf course.
The British Military Cemetery (1940–1945) bears witness to British sacrifices in the Battle of Dunkirk.
oostduinkerke, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2010,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Oostduinkerke news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Oostduinkerke Dutch pronunciation ˌoːstˈdœy ŋkɛrke French Ostdunkerque ɔstdœ kɛʁk West Flemish Oostduunkerke is a place in the Belgian province of West Flanders where it is located on the southern west coast of Belgium OostduinkerkeDeelgemeenteFormer townhall OostduinkerkeCoordinates 51 07 13 N 2 40 43 E 51 12028 N 2 67861 E 51 12028 2 67861CountryBelgiumProvince West FlandersMunicipalityKoksijdePopulation Total8 534 Source NISPostal code8670 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 Oostduinkerke lies amidst a dune area approximately 2 4 km2 1 sq mi which is now a protected nature reserve Oostduinkerke s sandy beach stretches from 250 to 700 metres 270 to 800 yards at ebb tide and extends over 30 km 20 miles via De Panne to the beach of Dunkirk France which explains why Oostduinkerke is popular with sand yachters and parakarters citation needed Contents 1 Shrimp fishing on horseback 2 Sights 3 Images 4 References 5 External linksShrimp fishing on horseback edit nbsp Oostduinkerke is the only place in the world where horseback shrimping is practised This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2015 Oostduinkerke is known for its shrimpers on horseback a considerable tourist attraction The practice was once common across the coastal areas of the North Sea but today it is only present in Oostduinkerke where 17 fishers remain active as of 2021 1 Sights editOostduinkerke has several museums The National Fishery Museum gives a historical survey of Flemish fishery and shows among other things scale models of fishing boats from 800 AD up to the present and an original fisherman s cottage Other museums are The Key and Lock Museum a unique historical survey of 3 000 years of keys and locks a regional museum t Krekelhof The cricket court in Dutch a huge collection of craft objects and curiosities from the 19th century and Florishof old crafts and folkloristic objects Oostduinkerke is also home to Koksijde Golf ter Hille a par 72 golf course The British Military Cemetery 1940 1945 bears witness to British sacrifices in the Battle of Dunkirk Images edit nbsp Oostduinkerke seaside apartments nbsp Sand Yachting on Oostduinkerke beach nbsp Sint Niklaaskerk in Oostduinkerke nbsp Cloned Paardenvisser statue nbsp Brabancon draft horse on the beachReferences edit Dansby Angela 24 February 2021 Europe s 500 year old seafood tradition BBC Travel Retrieved 9 February 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oostduinkerke National Fishery Museum Map of the Flemish coast Website of the national fishing museum Official website 51 07 N 2 41 E 51 117 N 2 683 E 51 117 2 683 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oostduinkerke amp oldid 1186834842 Shrimp fishing on horseback, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
