Zandvoorde, Zonnebeke

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Zandvoorde (West Flemish: Zanvôorde) 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.

Zandvoorde
Coordinates: 50°48′46″N 2°58′52″E / 50.81278°N 2.98111°E / 50.81278; 2.98111
CountryBelgium
Province West Flanders
MunicipalityZonnebeke
Area
 • Total6.68 km2 (2.58 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
 • Total474
 Source: NIS
Postal code
8980
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History

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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. Among those killed there was the German poet Ernst Stadler, drafted to the German army.

Landmarks

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Trivia

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