Nieuwpoort

Nieuwpoort is best known in Flanders for the Ganzepoot, a knot of locks and channels where the IJzer reaches the North Sea. This engineered meeting of river, harbour and coast has long shaped a town divided between its historic centre inland and the seaside district of Nieuwpoort-Bad. The Westfront Nieuwpoort monument recalls the opening of the sluices in 1914, which flooded the IJzer plain and helped halt the German advance during the First World War. Today, the marina, broad beach and dune-backed shoreline add a distinctly maritime rhythm to the town. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding Belgian coast to extend your view of Nieuwpoort and West Flanders.

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