For Damme in Germany - twin town of Damme in Belgium - see
Damme, Germany. 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 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 and the Zwin. 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.
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