Editing Koksijde

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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Koksijde
|native_name      = {{nativename|vls|Koksyde}}
|native_name_lang = vls
|namefr           = Coxyde
|picture          = Koksijde Zeedijk R01.jpg
|picture-legend   = Koksijde Zeedijk (Seadike)
|map              = Koksijde West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Koksijde in West Flanders
|arms             = Blason de Coxyde.svg
|flag             = Koksijde vlag.svg
|region           = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community        = {{BE-NL}}
|province         = {{BE-PROV-WV}}
|arrondissement   = [[Arrondissement of Veurne|Veurne]]
|nis              = 38014
|pyramid-date     =
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|20-64            =
|65               =
|foreigners       =
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|mayor            = Marc Vanden Bussche ([[Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats|Open Vld]])
|majority         = Liste du Bourgmestre, [[Vooruit (political party)|Vooruit]]
|postal-codes     = 8670
|telephone-area   = 058
|web              = [http://www.koksijde.be/ www.koksijde.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|51|06|N|02|39|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Koksijde''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈkɔksɛidə|-|Nl-Koksijde.ogg}}; {{langx|fr|Coxyde}} {{IPA|fr|kɔksid||}}; {{langx|vls|Koksyde}}) is a town and a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] in [[Belgium]]. It is located on the [[North Sea]] coast in the southwest of the [[Flanders|Flemish]] province of [[West Flanders]].

The municipality comprises apart from Koksijde, the villages of [[Oostduinkerke]], [[Saint-Idesbald]] and [[Wulpen, Belgium|Wulpen]].

On 1 January 2018, Koksijde municipality had a total population of 21,957 on a total area of {{convert|43.96|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, which gives a [[population density]] of {{convert|499|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|inhabitants&nbsp;|inhabitants|}}.

Since 1995 Marc Vanden Bussche has been mayor of Koksijde.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://kw.be/nieuws/politiek/marc-vanden-bussche-legt-voor-de-vijfde-keer-eed-af-als-burgemeester-koksijde/ |title=Marc Vanden Bussche legt voor de vijfde keer eed af als burgemeester Koksijde|date=3 January 2019|website=Krant van West-Vlaanderen|access-date=23 December 2021|url-access=subscription|language=nl}}</ref>

==Municipality==
The municipality of Koksijde comprises the "[[deelgemeente]]n" Koksijde, [[Oostduinkerke]], [[Saint-Idesbald]] and [[Wulpen (Belgium)|Wulpen]].

The old town centre of Koksijde is located about two kilometres from the shoreline. Close by the sea, a new tourist centre, Koksijde-bad, has developed. A bit to the west on the territory is the hamlet of [[Saint-Idesbald]]. The old town centre of Oostduinkerke is located more than one kilometre from the coastline as well, with Oostduinkerke-bad close to the sea. Over four kilometres inland is the rural [[polder]] village of Wulpen.

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[[Image:MapKoksijde.svg|thumb|250px|left|Koksijde, deelgemeenten and neighbouring villages. The yellow areas are urban areas.]]
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Koksijde borders the following villages and municipalities:
*a. [[Nieuwpoort, Belgium|Nieuwpoort]] (city)
*b. [[Ramskapelle, Nieuwpoort|Ramskapelle]] (Nieuwpoort)
*c. [[Booitshoeke]] (Veurne)
*d. [[Veurne]] (city)
*e. [[Adinkerke]] (municipality De Panne)
*f. [[De Panne]] (municipality)
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==Tourism==
The museum of the historical [[Ten Duinen Abbey]] is set in a modern building, explaining the religious and cultural importance of this [[abbey]] throughout history and showing the daily life of [[Cistercians|Cistercian]] monks from the early Middle Ages, beginning in 1107 till the death of the last monk in 1833. The archaeological site has been restored, and is open to the public. The attic of the museum contains a remarkable collection of [[liturgy|liturgical]] silverware.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/16323 |title=Abdij Ten Duinen|website=Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed|language=nl|date=23 December 2021}}</ref>

The British Military Cemetery (1940–1945) bears witness to British sacrifices in the [[Battle of Dunkirk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/201188 |title=Coxyde Military Cemetery|website=Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed|language=nl|date=23 December 2021}}</ref>

The [[Paul Delvaux Museum]] in Saint-Idesbald houses the world's largest collection of works by the Belgian painter [[Paul Delvaux]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://focusonbelgium.be/en/culture/refurbishment-paul-delvaux-museum |title=Refurbishment for the Paul Delvaux Museum |newspaper=Focus on Belgium |publisher=[[Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs]] |date=15 September 2016 |access-date=27 December 2022 }}</ref>

==Sports==
The annual [[Duinencross Koksijde]] [[cyclo-cross]] race, part of the [[UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup]], takes place in the municipality. In 1994 and 2012 the [[UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships]] were held here.

Koksijde operates the [[Koksijde Golf ter Hille]] [[Golf course|golf club]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Hoge-Blekker.Koksijde.jpg|Hoge Blekker, highest dune on the Flemish coast
File:Koksijde, de Sint Pieterskerk foto2 2013-05-11 16.37.jpg|Koksijde, church: de Sint Pieterskerk
File:Koksijde.jpg|Aerial view of Koksijde
File:Duinen Koksijde 2.jpg|View of the dunes
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Koksijde Air Base]]

== Sister cities ==
* [[Image:Flag of Suriname.svg|25px]] [[Albina, Suriname|Albina]] and [[Galibi, Suriname|Galibi]], [[Suriname]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.parbode.com/koksijde-vrijt-met-albina/ |title=Koksijde vrijt met Albina |website=Parbode|access-date=23 December 2021|language=nl}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{Wikivoyage inline}}
*[http://www.koksijde.be Official website ] - Information available in Dutch and limited information available in French, English and German

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Koksijde
|N = ''[[North Sea]]''
|E = [[Nieuwpoort, Belgium|Nieuwpoort]]
|S = [[Veurne]]
|W = [[De Panne]]
}}
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{{West_Flanders}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Municipalities of West Flanders]]