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STOCK- OSLO HOLM 1,436 KM 1,630 KM NEW MATERIALS LONDON (300km) GATEWAY HELSINKI PORT OF 2,100 KM FOOD EDIN- BURGH THE 930KM MECHANICAL TO EUROPE ENGINEERING BALTIC SEA BLUE ENERGY THE COPENHAGEN 980 KM WINDMILLS LONDON NORTH 300 KM SEAPORT AMSTERDAM WARSAW 270 KM BERLIN 1,400 KM 835 KM SEA INLAND TERMINAL PORT OF PRAGUE OSTEND FRANKFURT 1,000 KM INLAND TERMINAL 500 KM PARIS 295 KM TERMINAL UNDER VIENNA 1,210 KM CONSTRUCTION BERN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 770 KM

AIRPORT MILAN OSTEND-BRUGES 1,008 KM EDUCATION ANTWERP (100km) ROME BARCELONA 1,588 KM RAILWAYS ROTTERDAM (170km) 1,327 KM WATERWAYS MADRID 1.570 KM

ROADS PROVINCE OF EAST

CALAIS (115km)

A25 DUNKIRK (60km)

E 17

POPERINGE

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BRUSSELS (100km) - RUHR AREA (380km) INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT CENTRE LAR FRANKFURT (500km)

A25 (15km) E 17 GATEWAY TO EUROPE PARIS (295km) PROVINCE OF HAINAUT

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West Flanders equals West Flanders is your gateway to the Diverse logistics and transportation West Flanders has a number of entrepreneurship. The numerous world. Businesses can rely on the assets. The two deep-sea ports in strategic business clusters, and small and medium-sized companies province’s dense network of roads, rails West Flanders, Zeebrugge and Ostend, each is characterised by tradition, are crucial for the province’s economic and canals, deep-sea ports, international offer two different and distinct profiles. experience, business acumen development. Family-owned and airports and inland terminals to swiftly, Ostend focuses on offshore energy, bulk and dynamic collaborations with operated firms continue to be strong and in a multimodal way, reach key and general cargo, while Zeebrugge suppliers and academic centres pillars of regional growth – not just as markets and production centres across specialises in containers and ro-ro. of excellence. This is the perfect sources of employment, but also as the continent – and around the world. The province’s two international airports environment for innovation with drivers of wellbeing. Several have even are also complementary: while the global impact. In fact, West Flanders developed into major world leading Remarkably, 60% of Europe’s purchasing Ostend terminal welcomes passengers WE ARE excels in many market segments, companies. Building on this, the power is located within a 500-kilometre and cargo, Kortrijk-Wevelgem focuses and is cutting-edge in ‘New investment climate of West Flanders is radius of West Flanders, making it the on business travel. materials’, ‘Food’, ‘Blue Energy’, vibrant and our people are productive, ideal logistics and transportation hub. AUTHENTIC ‘Machine Building & Mechatronics’ motivated, multilingual and skilled. and ‘Healthcare’. West Flanders is full of history and The province also offers an excellent creativity. It’s been home to many education. The educational world-renowned painters, such as Jan system is known to be one of the best van Eyck, Hans Memling and James in the world. Our universities and Ensor. And who doesn’t know the university colleges offer world-class medieval city of Bruges, the Venice of WE ARE curricula in a wide range of subjects. the North, with its picturesque canals.

Different innovation hubs, each From 1914 to 1918, Flanders Fields with physical test facilities, underpin were a major battlefield of the Western WINNERS West Flanders’ sense of innovation Front during the First World War. West Flanders mixes the best things in culture and history, community life, and creativity. In these hot spots, Each year, the ‘martyr’ town of Ypres life with generous hospitality, making it heritage, creativity and innovation. companies, research institutes and attracts thousands of World War I a very pleasant and enriching place to It serves as a perfect environment governments are able to work closely visitors, and every evening at 8 pm, the live, work and relax. to grow talent, as we have done. together to research, develop & test ‘Last Post’ is sounded under the town’s new products. . This ceremony has been a With beautiful residential areas, safe Did you know that the first Belgian daily ritual in Ypres ever since 1928. roads, well-equipped industrial zones, in space is from West Flanders? high-quality agricultural land and a And that we have a female world- West Flanders also has a long tradition healthy environment, our region offers boxing champion in our province. in textiles. During the Middle Ages, a high standard of living. cities like Bruges, Ypres and Kortrijk is world-renowned for chocolate made the region famous for its cloth West Flanders is blessed with Belgian’s and beer. West Flanders alone houses industry. Today the textile industry coastal area, the UNESCO recognized city over 100 chocolatiers and 40 breweries. is still very much present in West of Bruges, walking and cycling routes Our people have the winning mentality, Flanders and represents a mix of through picturesque landscapes and also reflected in our world leading tradition and innovation, with the new charming villages, cities that breathe companies, R&D and education. materials cluster as a leading example.