Everything about De Panne totally explained
De Panne is a
municipality located along the
North Sea coast of the
Belgian province of
West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of
Adinkerke and De Panne proper. On
January 1 2006 De Panne had a total population of 10,060. The total area is 23.90
km² which gives a
population density of 421 inhabitants per km². De Panne is the most western point in Belgium and borders
France.
Famous people that lived or died in De Panne include King
Albert I and Queen
Elizabeth of Belgium (lived there during WWI), and
John Aidan Liddell, VC, who died in De Panne in August 1915.
De Panne is home to
Plopsaland, a themepark aimed at young children and located at the former
Meli-Park.
De Panne was also the place where the first
land yachts intended for sport were built and used by the Dumont brothers in 1898.
On July 17, 1831,
Leopold I, the first Belgian king, sailed to
Calais from England, and arrived in Belgium in De Panne. The Leopold I Esplanade, which includes a statue of him, commemorates his arrival.
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