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De Panne

Western Europe

De Panne, called La Panne in French, is a seaside town and municipality on the North Sea coast of the Belgian province of West Flanders. It lies on the French border and is the westernmost town in Belgium, and it is one of the most popular resort destinations in the country. The municipality includes the village of Adinkerke, whose railway station serves the town with regular trains to Brussels. During the First World War the Belgian royal family lived here, because De Panne sat in the small fraction of the country the Germans never conquered. It is home to the Plopsaland theme park, hosts the Three Days of De Panne cycle race each spring, and has a Belgian military cemetery. In 2011 it had 10,748 inhabitants on 23.90 square kilometres.

Facts
Population
10,748 1
Area (sq km)
23.9 1
Founding Year
1782 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 4
Sources
1. De Panne (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph
    On 1 January 2011, De Panne had a total population of 10,748 on a total area of 23.90 km2
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead, first sentence
    making it the westernmost town in Belgium
  • Part Of: Belgium, Lead, first sentence
    making it the westernmost town in Belgium
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Lead
    is a town and a municipality located on the North Sea coast of the Belgian province of West Flanders
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2. Wikipedia (Dutch): De_Panne
Wikipedia (Dutch)Geschiedenis, oorsprong
Quote, Geschiedenis, oorsprong
De Panne ontstond echter pas rond 1782 in de tijd van de Oostenrijkse Nederlanden.
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 2.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 2.75
51.25 2.75 Cfb
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4. GeoNames: De Panne - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2799577, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 2799577, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
51.09793 2.59368 P PPL BE VLG VWV 38 38008 9799 11 Europe/Brussels
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