Oudenburg, West Flanders Province, The Flemish Region, Belgium

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🇧🇪 Oudenburg is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Oudenburg itself and the towns of Ettelgem, Roksem and Westkerke.

There was a Roman Castellum on this location, built in the 4th century, whose outline is still visible in the city's street-plan. Some of the stones of the former walls were later used in the construction of the abbey. The former abbey of St. Peter at Oudenburg, founded by Arnold of Soissons, was destroyed during the French Revolution.

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History • 1070 AD: Arnold of Soissons founded the Abbey of St. Peter in Oudenburg. • 1087: Death of Arnold of Soissons. (also known as Arnold of Oudenburg or Saint Arnold.) • 1226: The City is represented on a Seal. • 1843, February 2: The arms were granted.

The arms show a castle with the arms of the medieval Lords of Oudenburg in the gate. The castle (Burcht) is a canting element. The castle already appeared on the oldest seal of the city, dating from 1226. All later seals showed a castle, but the size and shape of the castle has changed considerably through the centuries. The small shield appeared for the first time in the 16th century.

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Oudenburg has a population of over 8,929 people. Oudenburg also forms part of the wider Ostend Arrondissement which has a population of over 155,717 people. It is also a part of the larger West Flanders Province. Oudenburg is situated near Ostend.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Oudenburg has links with:

🇩🇪 Limburg an der Lahn, Germany

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North of: 51.183

🇧🇪 Eeklo 51.185

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Godalming 51.186

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Shepton Mallet 51.19

🇩🇪 Waldeck-Frankenberg 51.191

🇩🇪 Mönchengladbach 51.196

🇩🇪 Neuss 51.198

🇳🇱 Roermond 51.198

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tonbridge 51.199

🇷🇺 Orsk 51.2

🇧🇪 Brugge 51.2

South of: 51.183

🇩🇪 Remscheid 51.179

🇰🇿 Astana 51.178

🇰🇿 Nur-Sultan 51.177

🇩🇪 Bautzen 51.177

🇩🇪 Solingen 51.172

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Tunbridge Wells 51.167

🇧🇪 Geel 51.167

🇩🇪 Hilden 51.167

🇩🇪 Meissen 51.164

🇩🇪 Görlitz 51.155

East of: 3

🇫🇷 Seine-et-Marne 3

🇫🇷 Narbonne 3.004

🇪🇸 La Bisbal d'Empordà 3.033

🇪🇸 Palamós 3.033

🇩🇿 Algiers 3.05

🇫🇷 Lille 3.063

🇫🇷 Millau 3.069

🇫🇷 Clermont-Ferrand 3.077

🇫🇷 Douai 3.083

🇫🇷 Saint-Flour 3.094

West of: 3

🇫🇷 Seine-et-Marne 3

🇫🇷 Montereau-Fault-Yonne 2.951

🇪🇸 Figueres 2.95

🇫🇷 Péronne 2.935

🇪🇸 Inca 2.917

🇧🇪 Ostend 2.917

🇩🇿 Aïn Bénian 2.917

🇫🇷 Perpignan 2.894

🇪🇸 Llucmajor 2.892

🇫🇷 Meaux 2.89

Antipodal to Oudenburg is: -177,-51.183

Locations Near: Oudenburg 3,51.1833

🇧🇪 Ostend 2.917,51.233 d: 8  

🇧🇪 Diksmuide 2.85,51.033 d: 19.7  

🇧🇪 Brugge 3.217,51.2 d: 15.2  

🇧🇪 Bruges 3.225,51.209 d: 16  

🇧🇪 Roeselare 3.123,50.945 d: 27.9  

🇧🇪 Ypres 2.883,50.85 d: 37.9  

🇧🇪 Tielt 3.317,51 d: 30.1  

🇧🇪 Veurne 2.65,51.067 d: 27.7  

🇧🇪 Kortrijk 3.265,50.828 d: 43.7  

🇫🇷 Tourcoing 3.159,50.722 d: 52.5  

Antipodal to: Oudenburg -177,-51.183

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16670.4  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15872.8  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15835.3  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15559.5  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11845.2  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11771.2  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11759.2  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 11753.8  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 11753.1  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 11740.5  

Flood Risk: Climate Central 51.1833 3

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