Dampoort (Ghent)

Dampoort (Ghent)

Dampoort is a neighbourhood in the city of Ghent in Belgium. Nowadays it is mainly known as the location of railway station Gent-Dampoort and a major crossroads. In former times it used to be the eastern gate of the city (poort being Dutch for "gate"). It opened the city towards the region of Waasland (or Land van Waas) and Antwerp.

It is also where the commercial seaport of Ghent links with the inner-city canals. Close to the Dampoort is Portus Ganda, the yachting area of the city, which opened in 2005, at the former confluence of the rivers Schelde (English: Scheldt) and Leie.

The Dampoort neighbourhood is characterised by a bustling mix of people from different origins: Turkish, Eastern Europeans, native Belgians, Moroccan and practically any other nationality the city harbours.

Coordinates: 51°03′20″N 3°44′27″E / 51.05556°N 3.74083°E / 51.05556; 3.74083


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dampoort — may refer to: Dampoort (Ghent) Dampoort (Bruges) This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to …   Wikipedia

  • Gent-Dampoort railway station — Infobox Belgian railway station opening=15 June 1861 telegraphiccode=FGDM lines=58 59 platforms=2 aricode=1000449Gent Dampoort is the second largest railway station in Ghent. The current building was built in 1973 by architects and Dirk Servaes… …   Wikipedia

  • Gent — Gent …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Boombal — (pl. Boombals) is the name given to a relatively recent phenomenon of folk dance parties, originating in Belgium. The partygoers indulge in pair, ring, line, and string dances such as the waltz, polka, An Dro, etc. The events are seen as a more… …   Wikipedia

  • Gante — Gent Gante Bandera …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”