Everything about Damme totally explained
Damme is a
municipality located in the
Belgian province of
West Flanders, six kilometres northeast of Brugge (
Bruges). The municipality comprises the city of Damme proper and the towns of
Hoeke,
Lapscheure,
Moerkerke,
Oostkerke,
Sijsele, Vivenkapelle, and Sint-Rita. On
1 January 2006, the municipality had a population of 10,899. The total area is 89.52
km², giving a
population density of 122 inhabitants per km².
In the
13th century, Damme was the port for Bruges, to which it was linked by the river Reie. The river has now been
canalised into the long, straight, treelined and picturesque Damse Vaart, which continues across the Dutch border to Sluis. The line of the town's star-shaped fortifications can still be traced by lines of tall poplar trees and in places by a moat. It was the site of the
Battle of Damme, fought on
30 and
31 May 1213.
Today, it's a popular venue for eating out, and a destination for boat trips. Damme is since a few years also known as a
book town, with numerous bookshops and regular book fairs.
Well-known Damme inhabitants include
Jacob van Maerlant, a medieval poet and the town clerk of Damme until his death in around 1300, and
Karel Verleye, co-founder of the
Bruges College of Europe, who died in Damme in 2002.
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