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Port of Zeebrugge is Flanders’ most important cruise port because it is centrally located and accessible. Zeebrugge offers good road and rail connections to all major destinations in continental Europe. It boasts an attractive marina that can accommodate up to 100 ships. In 2003, a record 1,577, 618 cars passed through Zeebrugge. Its town is a seaside resort with a pretty little sandy beach, connected to the historic town of Bruges by a 7.5-mile long canal. The popular seafront has many hotels and cafes.
The origins of the port of Zeebrugge date back 10,000 years to a time when the warming of the poles has raised water levels and created a delta of large rivers (Rhine, Scheldt, Meuse). In the 9th century, after the sea had washed the coast and created creeks and channels so that ships could reach the land, the Count of Flanders built a castle to protect against Viking invaders. The town later began trading with England and Scandinavia, but the social disorder which followed in the next few centuries caused Bruges citizens to lose hold of the trade. The Flemings attempted to revive trade in the 17th century by digging an Ostend-Bruges-Ghent canal, with a dock in Bruges. Further expansion of the canal network between Bruges and Breskens (Damse Vaart) under Napoleon also failed due to the Belgian Revolution. Until the 19th century, Bruges was not prosperous its citizens mostly lived in poverty.
In summer, Zeebrugge’s beaches are popular with the tourists and locals. On the western dam, a promenade reaches far out into the open sea. The "St. George Memorial" celebrates the Battle of Zeebrugge, on the 23rd April 1918, when the British Royal Navy put the German U-Boot base out of action. The Fishermen's Cross honours the many fishermen who perished at sea. An authentic Russian submarine, 100 metres long, is a well know attraction at the seafront of Zeebrugge and is open to the public. The West-Hinder, or "floating lightship", gives visitors an idea of the life and work of the crew.
Zeebrugge (Dutch: Zeebrugge, French: Zeebruges, "sea-Bruges" in literal translation) is a town on the coast of Belgium, a subdivision of Bruges, for which it is the modern port. Zeebrugge serves as both the international Port of Bruges-Zeebrugge and a seafront resort with hotels, cafés and beach.
Located on the coast of the North Sea which is the busiest sea in the world, its central location on the coast, short distance to Great Britain and close vicinity to densely populated industrialized cities makes Zeebrugge a cross-roads for traffic from all directions. An expressway to Bruges connects Zeebrugge to the European motorways; one can get to Zeebrugge by train and the Kusttram.
The marina is also Belgium's most important fishing port, and the wholesale fish market located there is one of the largest in Europe.
Aside from being a passenger port with ferries to the United Kingdom, the harbour serves as the central port for Europe's automotive industry and is important for the importation, handling and storage of energy products, agriculture products and other general cargo. Unfortunately, in the UK, Zeebrugge is probably best known among the public in relation to the tragic "Zeebrugge Disaster" in which a passenger ferry capsized killing 193 passengers.
The harbour was also the site of the Zeebrugge Raid on 23 April 1918, when the British Royal Navy put the German inland naval base at Bruges out of action. Admiral Roger Keyes planned and led the assault that stormed the German batteries and sank the ships in the harbour to block the entrance to the base for the last seven months of World War I.
The continental European terminals of Interconnector and Zeepipe gas pipelines are located in Zeebrugge.
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