Bredene

Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Bredene

Municipality

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Location of Bredene

Bredene

Location in Belgium

Location of Bredene in West Flanders

Coordinates: 51°14′N 02°58′E﻿ / ﻿51.233°N 2.967°E﻿ / 51.233; 2.967
Country| Belgium
Community| Flemish Community
Region| Flemish Region
Province|  West Flanders
Arrondissement| Ostend
Government

• Mayor| Steve Vandeberghe (Vooruit)
• Governing party/ies| Vooruit, CD&V
Area

• Total

| 14.25 km2 (5.50 sq mi)
Population

(2018-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 17,828
• Density| 1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Postal codes|

8450

NIS code|

35002

Area codes| 059
Website| www.bredene.be

Bredene (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbreːdənə] ⓘ; West Flemish: Brèinienge) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Bredene proper. On 1 January 2006, Bredene had a total population of 15,118. The total area is 13.08 km2 which gives a population density of 1156 inhabitants per km2.

Bredene is situated at the Belgian coast and makes its income mostly out of tourism. In the period of July and August, the population doubles due to many events that attract people from everywhere. Belgium's only nude beach is at 51°14′58″N 02°57′38″E﻿ / ﻿51.24944°N 2.96056°E﻿ / 51.24944; 2.96056 near tram stop "Bredene Renbaan (Hippodroom)".[2][3][4]

## Notes and references

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1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. ^ "Nudists win more beach at Bredene". Expatica Communications. 18 August 2005. Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
3. ^ "Bredene nudist beach: what do local politicians think?". Flanders News. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
4. ^ Elliott 2010, p. 70.

* Elliott, Mark (2010). CultureShock! Belgium: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette. Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 978-981-4484-25-1.

## External links

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* Media related to Bredene at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website \- Information available in Dutch and limited information available in French, English and German

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Places adjacent to Bredene

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Bredene

| De Haan
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| Ostend |

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Belgian Coast Tram route

* Knokke-Heist
* Knokke
* Heist
* Zeebrugge
* Blankenberge
* Wenduine
* De Haan
* Bredene
* Ostend
* Raversijde
* Middelkerke
* Westende
* Lombardsijde
* Nieuwpoort
* Oostduinkerke
* Koksijde
* De Panne

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Municipalities in the Province of West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

Bruges|

* Beernem
* Blankenberge
* Bruges/Brugge
* Damme
* Jabbeke
* Knokke-Heist
* Oostkamp
* Torhout
* Zedelgem
* Zuienkerke

Diksmuide|

* Diksmuide
* Houthulst
* Koekelare
* Kortemark
* Lo-Reninge

Kortrijk|

* Anzegem
* Avelgem
* Deerlijk
* Harelbeke
* Kortrijk
* Kuurne
* Lendelede
* Menen
* Spiere-Helkijn
* Waregem
* Wevelgem
* Zwevegem

Ostend|

* Bredene
* De Haan
* Gistel
* Ichtegem
* Middelkerke
* Oostende/Ostend
* Oudenburg

Roeselare|

* Hooglede
* Ingelmunster
* Izegem
* Ledegem
* Lichtervelde
* Moorslede
* Roeselare
* Staden

Tielt|

* Ardooie
* Dentergem
* Oostrozebeke
* Pittem
* Tielt
* Wielsbeke
* Wingene

Veurne|

* Alveringem
* De Panne
* Koksijde
* Nieuwpoort
* Veurne

Ypres|

* Heuvelland
* Ieper/Ypres
* Langemark-Poelkapelle
* Mesen
* Poperinge
* Vleteren
* Wervik
* Zonnebeke

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* Germany
* Israel

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

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