Oostende

Oostende is een kustplaats in de Belgische provincie West-Vlaanderen. Oostende is met iets meer dan 70.000 inwoners de grootste stad aan de Belgische Noordzeekust.

In het Frans en Duits heet de stad Ostende, in het Nederlands Oostende en in het Engels Ostend.

Long wooden pier extending into the sea under a blue sky.
Ostend, Belgium beach with a blue and white beach hut and two people sitting on the sand.
Man fishing from pier with lighthouse in background.
Seagull perched on railing at marina with boats in background.
Floodgate in Belgium reflecting in calm water.
Ostend train station with many bicycles parked in front.
Rows of bicycles parked under a covered structure in Ostend, Belgium, with church spires in the background.
Ostend bicycle rack with church spires in the background.
Oostende train station entrance with large arched window.