Nieuport

E172050

Nieuport (now usually spelled Nieuwpoort) is a historic coastal town in West Flanders, Belgium, known for its medieval architecture and strategic role in European conflicts.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Nieuport canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeDivisionOf West Flanders province ⓘ
linked to: West Flanders
country Belgium ⓘ
governedBy municipal council of Nieuwpoort ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Nieuport, West Flanders ⓘ
Nieuwpoort ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn North Sea ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasFeature harbour ⓘ
historic coastal town ⓘ
marina ⓘ
medieval architecture ⓘ
hasHeritage medieval town center ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
hasNotableStructure Ganzepoot sluice complex ⓘ
King Albert I Memorial ⓘ
Nieuwpoort lighthouse ⓘ
Stadshalle (town hall) ⓘ
medieval belfry ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage Dutch ⓘ
hasPart Nieuwpoort harbour ⓘ
linked to: Nieuwpoort

Nieuwpoort-Bad ⓘ
Nieuwpoort-Stad ⓘ
linked to: Nieuwpoort
hasPostalCode 8620 ⓘ
hasStrategicImportance North Sea access ⓘ
control of Yser estuary ⓘ
hasTouristAttraction beach resort Nieuwpoort-Bad ⓘ
linked to: Nieuwpoort-Bad

historic city center Nieuwpoort-Stad ⓘ
hasTransport coastal tram line Kusttram ⓘ
locatedIn Europe ⓘ
Flemish Region ⓘ
West Flanders ⓘ
locatedNear French border ⓘ
locatedOn North Sea ⓘ
Yser River ⓘ
locatedWestOf Ostend ⓘ
mouthOf Yser River ⓘ
partOf Arrondissement of Veurne ⓘ
Kingdom of Belgium ⓘ
linked to: Belgium
playedRoleIn Battle of Nieuwpoort ⓘ
Eighty Years War ⓘ
linked to: Eighty Years' War

European conflicts ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
siteOf Battle of Nieuwpoort (1600) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nieuport 17 → manufacturer → Nieuport ⓘ
Nieuport 24 → manufacturer → Nieuport ⓘ
Nieuport 27 → manufacturer → Nieuport ⓘ