Uitkerke
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Uitkerke is in West Flanders and is part of the coastal city of Blankenberge,[1] Belgium. The two neighboring communities were officially united in the early 1970s.
History
Uitkerke, as an independent village, is more than a thousand years old. Historically, since its main occupation was agriculture, it once occupied more in territory than its neighbor, Blankenberge.
Derivation
Translated from the Flemish Uitkerke means "outer church".
