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Yvonne Vandekerckhove
Yvonne Vandekerckhove (12 November 1920 – 13 November 2012) was a Belgian Swimming (sport), swimmer. She competed in the Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke, women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1920 births 2012 deaths Belgian female breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Belgium Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ostend {{Belgium-swimming-bio-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostend
Ostend ( nl, Oostende, ; french: link=no, Ostende ; german: link=no, Ostende ; vls, Ostende) is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke, Raversijde, Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast. History Origin to Middle Ages In the Early Middle Ages, Ostend was a small village built on the east-end () of an island (originally called Testerep) between the North Sea and a beach lake. Although small, the village rose to the status of "town" around 1265, when the inhabitants were allowed to hold a market and to build a market hall. The major source of income for the inhabitants was fishing. The North Sea coastline has always been rather unstable due to the power of the water. In 1395 the inhabitants decided to build a new Ostend behind large dikes and further away from the always-threatening sea. 15th to 18th century The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
