Oostende - Eurocities
Ostend is a medium-sized Belgian city, which has all the assets of a large town, thanks to its success as a seaside resort and busy trade centre. The presence of a seaport and an airport are very important economical strengths.
The Port of Ostend is situated in Europe’s busiest maritime area. The port has been modernised in both infrastructure and organisation and changed his focus to the development of renewable energy projects in the port. Ostend is also home to an international freight and passenger airport. The multi modal function is further emphasized by the presence of comprehensive railroad infrastructure (www.nmbs.be), of a canal leading up to the European inland waterway network and of course the motorway A10-E40 linked directly to the port Terminals.
Ostend has 72.000 inhabitants of more than 130 nationalities and a surface of 37,7km². It is the main city at the Belgian coastline and its population keeps growing.Tourism is one of the economical strengths of the city.
Besides the sea as one of its major attractors, Ostend has lots of other highlights in art, culture, leisure, sports and…nature.
Ostend has a lot of goals and aims for the next decennium. Via Eurocities we would like to share our knowledge but above all learn from many best practices in Europe. We hope to develop some sustainable partnerships with European cities for the benefit of all citizens, in Ostend but also Belgium and Europe.
Ostend is member of the Economic forum, Digital forum, Environmental forum and Social forum.
Interested in the European projects we are involved in? You can find an overview on this page.