Together with Ostend, Knokke-Heist, situated near the Dutch border in an attractive landscape of dunes, is probably the most elegant seaside resort in Belgium. The broad beach is 12km/8miles long and comprises approximately one fifth of the Belgian coastline.
Since 1880 the present tourist resort has
developed very rapidly from the small fishing village of Knokke to merge with the residential suburb Het Zoute and the newer suburb of Albertstrand, and until the Thirties was one of the leading seaside resorts in Europe, patronized by the British.
In recent years the coastal towns of Heist and Duinbergen have been absorbed into the growing built-up area. The entire agglomeration can accommodate five times its population in several thousand appartments, 120 hotels and guest houses and five campsites, which, during the high season, is not unproblematic. To the large amount of accommodation available in the town can be added an unusually wide range of entertainment and recreational facilities, with something to offer every visitor.
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