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Ostend on the Ferraris map (around 1775) St Petrus and St Paulus Church Beach, seafront and Europacenter building. The strategic position on the North Sea coast had major advantages for Ostend as a harbour but also proved to be a source of trouble. The town was frequently taken, ravaged, ransacked and destroyed by conquering armies.
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Oostende railway station is a major hub on the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB) network with frequent InterCity trains serving Brugge railway station, Gent-Sint-Pieters, Brussels-South and Liège-Guillemins on Belgian railway line 50A. Connecting InterCity trains run to Antwerpen and Kortrijk.
Ostend–Bruges International Airport [a] (IATA: OST, ICAO: EBOS), commonly known simply as Ostend Airport, [b] is an international airport located 2.7 nautical miles (5.0 km; 3.1 mi) south southwest [1] of Ostend, Belgium, near the coast and about 25 km (16 mi) from central Bruges.
The Port of Ostend (Dutch: Oostende) is situated in Ostend, West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. The port services freight transport between Ostend and Ramsgate, Ipswich and North Killingholme Haven. Passenger transport between Ostend and Ramsgate was provided by Transeuropa Ferries from 1998 to 2013. [3]
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The Arrondissement of Ostend (Dutch: Arrondissement Oostende; French: Arrondissement d'Ostende) is one of the eight administrative arrondissements in the Province of West Flanders, Belgium. The Administrative Arrondissement of Ostend consists of the following municipalities: [1] Bredene; De Haan; Gistel; Ichtegem; Middelkerke; Ostend; Oudenburg