Mariakerke is a
seaside resort
A seaside resort is a resort town, town, village, or hotel that serves as a Resort, vacation resort and is located on a coast. Sometimes the concept includes an aspect of official accreditation based on the satisfaction of certain requirements, suc ...
in the
West Flanders
)
, settlement_type = Province of Belgium
, image_flag = Flag of West Flanders.svg
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, image_shield = Wapen van West-Vlaanderen.svg
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, image_map ...
province of
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
. Previously a village of its own just to the west of
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 Mariakerk ...
, it now forms part of that town. It has 11,305 inhabitants.
History
The oldest reference to the town dates to 1171, when it is called ''S. Mariae Capella''.
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Ostend
Populated places in West Flanders