Raversijde ( vls, Raversyde) is a neighborhood and former parish of the

West Flemish West Flemish (''West-Vlams'' or ''West-Vloams'' or ''Vlaemsch'' (in French-Flanders), nl, West-Vlaams, french: link=no, flamand occidental) is a collection of Dutch dialects spoken in western Belgium and the neighbouring areas of France and ...

town 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 is adjacent to

Middelkerke Middelkerke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, on the North Sea, west of Ostend. The municipality comprises the villages of Leffinge, Lombardsijde, Mannekensvere, Middelkerke proper, Schore, Sint-Pieters-Kapel ...

, another neighborhood, which is located on the

North Sea The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the ...

coast. Raversijde is located on the

Kusttram The Coast Tram ( nl, Kusttram) is a public transport service connecting the cities and towns along the Belgian (West Flanders) coast between De Panne, near the French border, and Knokke-Heist, near the Dutch border. At in length, it is currently ...

, which is the coastal tramway. Raversijde has the remains of the Atlantic Wall in the dunes built under the German Occupation of Belgium in the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

. It is also the site of the Atlantic Wall Open Air Museum where the remains of the Atlantic Wall built under the German Occupation of Belgium in the

are preserved and open to visitors. The Count of Flanders, Prince Charles (who served a Regent between 1944–1950) owned an estate in Raversijde where he died in 1983.

External links

Raversijde.net
Ostend Populated places in West Flanders {{WestFlanders-geo-stub