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Church of Our Lady

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  • Location: Middelkerke, Oostende, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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    February 4, 2023

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    Etymologically, Leffinge comes from 'Latfin-inga' (the settlement of Latfin). In all likelihood, Leffinge originated somewhere between the 5th and 7th centuries, when a group of free farmers, led by a certain Latfin, settled on the back of a silted tidal channel in the then salt marsh landscape. There they built a circular village on a mound.

    More information at middelkerke.be/nl/over-middelkerke/meer-middelkerke/erfgoed-en-historie-van-middelkerke/leffinge
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    February 4, 2023

    Cycling

    Etymologically, Leffinge comes from 'Latfin-inga' (the settlement of Latfin). In all likelihood, Leffinge originated somewhere between the 5th and 7th centuries, when a group of free farmers, led by a certain Latfin, settled on the back of a silted tidal channel in the then salt marsh landscape. There they built a circular village on a mound.

    More information at middelkerke.be/nl/over-middelkerke/meer-middelkerke/erfgoed-en-historie-van-middelkerke/leffinge
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    May 15, 2024

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    The neo-Gothic Church of Our Lady of Leffinge was built in 1877/1879 according to plans by architect Antoine Verbeke from Bruges. It replaced a dilapidated Romanesque/Gothic predecessor. The initiator was …
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    Plassendale–Nieuwpoort Canal – Church of Our Lady loop from Westende

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    Location: Middelkerke, Oostende, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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