Blankenberge
city in West Flanders, Belgium
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Summary
Blankenberge is a municipality of Belgium[1]. Blankenberge ranks in the top 7% of municipality of belgium entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (791 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arrondissement of Bruges[3]
- Country: Belgium[4]
- Head of government: Björn Prasse[5]
- Instance of: Belgian municipality with the title of city[6]
- Capital: Blankenberge[7]
- Official language: Dutch[8]
- Shares border with: Bruges[9], De Haan[10]
- Flag: flag of Blankenberge[11]
- Coat of arms: Wapen van Blankenberge[12]
- Postal code: 8370[13]
- Part of: Blankenberge police zone[14], Emergency zone West Flanders 1[15]
- Commons category: Blankenberge[16]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[17]
- Local dialing code: 050[18]
- Official website: https://www.blankenberge.be/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Blankenberge[20]
- Email address: mailto:stadhuis@blankenberge.be[21]
- Population: 19,879[22], 20,349[23]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Blankenberge[24]
- Phone number: +32-50-63-64-00[25]
- Described by source: Topographia Circuli Burgundici[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27]
- Contains settlement: Uitkerke[28]
- Legal form: Cities and municipalities[29]
- List of monuments: Onroerend erfgoed in Blankenberge[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Born in Blankenberge[31]
Why It Matters
Blankenberge has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Blankenberge is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]