Place:Heist-aan-Zee, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

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NameHeist-aan-Zee
Alt namesHeistsource: Wikipedia
TypeCity or town
Coordinates51.35°N 3.25°E
Located inWest-Vlaanderen, Belgium
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Heist-aan-Zee, or Heist or Heyst, is a town in Knokke-Heist, West Flanders, Belgium. Till 1971 it was a municipality.


It was a prominent summer beach resort in the 1890s.

It had a beach front lined with hotels and a "dike" paved walked way on a storm fender. Fishing boats were mooring on the beach, and one could purchase a ticket to bathe in the sea.

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