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Saint Nicholas' Church (Sint-Niklaaskerk) Veurne

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Saint Nicholas' Church (Sint-Niklaaskerk) Veurne

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Location: West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. De Doornpanne – Yser Estuary at Nieuwpoort loop from Westende-Bad

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2. Nieuwpoort–Dunkirk Canal – Grote Markt Veurne loop from De Panne

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3. Grote Markt Veurne – Between De Panne and Veurne loop from Alveringem

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

August 26, 2022

The sea, the West Flemish Heuvelland with the 156-metre-high Kemmelberg, the 84-metre-high IJzertoren in Diksmuide, the 104-metre-high Europacentrum in Ostend, and even the port of Dunkirk in Northern France... Enjoy the beautiful panoramic 360˚ view from the top of the Sint-Niklaastoren.

As you climb the 214 steps, you can take a break at various places and get information about the carillon, the former bell foundry, the history of the tower and its surroundings and the reconstruction of the city after the First World War.

Source: westtoer.be/nl/horizon-2025/veurne

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NancyR-TommyS

August 18, 2020

The exact time of the foundation of the Sint-Niklaaskerk is unknown, but it certainly existed in the early 12th century since Jan van Waasten, bishop of Terwaan, gave it to the new Saint-Niklaas abbey that he founded. The church served as a parish church and was served by a monk of the abbey until the abbey was closed. After that it became a decanal church for the deanery of Veurne.

The heavy west tower is 48 meters high and is built according to a typical coastal plan. The tower originally had a stone spire. In the years 1843 and following the tower was given a new brick spire, which had to be demolished again in 1866. With the restoration of 1891-1892, the spire was not rebuilt, but the truncated shape was preserved. The oldest bell in Veurne, called "'t Bommetje", dates from 1379 and is part of that carillon.

In 1494 the existing building was completely demolished and rebuilt with a three-aisled nave of five bays. The masonry was completed in 1495, the wooden vault in 1496, the shale roof in 1497, the mullioned windows in 1498. In 1775 the middle choir was extended to the east and raised in 1877.

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StefaanS

July 4, 2021

Very pleasant town with nice terraces on the market.

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Location: West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

Saint Nicholas' Church (Sint-Niklaaskerk) Veurne

1. De Doornpanne – Yser Estuary at Nieuwpoort loop from Westende-Bad

2. Nieuwpoort–Dunkirk Canal – Grote Markt Veurne loop from De Panne

3. Grote Markt Veurne – Between De Panne and Veurne loop from Alveringem

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