Picture: the coastal promenade in De Panne |
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De Panne
History in short. The name is derived from "duinpanne", which is the name for a lower area in the dunes. Until the 19th century, when a small fisherman's community arose here, there was hardly no habitation in this region. This changed when coastal tourism started to develop in Belgium. A part of the dunes was then parcelled out according to the principles of a "garden city" with the intention to limit the impact of human presence on nature to a minimum. It was not until the end of the 19th century when the first villas were constructed, making De Panne a relatively your settlement. Nowadays there are still quite a lot of buildings in De Panne that are in cottage style, art deco, art nouveau or modernistic style giving the community a unique aspect.
De Panne originally was part of the community of Adinkerke, which is located more inland but De Panne grew so fast that it soon became bigger and became the principal community.
Picture 1: tour in the sea with an
amphibious vehicle
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