Adegem

The Meetjesland is a historical region in the north-west of the province East Flanders in Belgium.

Steam Train Maldegem-Eeklo (Dutch: Stoomtrein Maldegem-Eeklo, SME), formerly Steam Centre Maldegem (Dutch: Stoomcentrum Maldegem, SCM), is a heritage railway association based at the former NMBS station of Maldegem in northern Belgium. Standard gauge steam and diesel trains run on the line to Eeklo. A 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) narrow gauge line runs from Maldegem to Donk on the former line to Bruges; this was supplemented by the standard gauge line in 1989.

Maldegem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑldəɣɛm], earlier spelled Maldeghem, is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Maldegem, Adegem and Middelburg (Belgium). Kleit and Donk have always been separate hamlets of Maldegem. On 1 January 2018, Maldegem had a total population of 23,689. The total area is 94.64 square kilometres (36.54 sq mi) which gives a population density of 250 inhabitants per km². The Stoomcentrum Maldegem is located at the former NMBS railway station at Maldegem.

Sint-Laureins (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnt lʌu̯ˈrɛi̯ns]; Dutch for Saint Lawrence) is a municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Sint-Jan-in-Eremo, Sint-Laureins proper, Sint-Margriete, Waterland-Oudeman and Watervliet. In 2021, Sint-Laureins had a total population of 6,919. The total area is 74.50 km².The Our Lady-Church in Watervliet, built in the 16th century, is called the 'Cathedral of the North'.

Ursel Air Base (ICAO: EBUL) is a joint public/military airport located 10.2 km southwest of Eeklo near Ursel, East Flanders, Belgium.

Eeklo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːkloː] ) is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises only the city of Eeklo proper. The name Eeklo comes from the contraction of "eke" and "lo", two Old German words meaning oak and sparse woods (compare English Oakley).

Eede is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located close on the Belgian border about 3 km south of Aardenburg, in the municipality of Sluis.

The Holy Burial Chapel is a chapel in the Belgian municipality Eeklo. The chapel is situated near The Cemetery of Eeklo. The chapel, single-aisled and made of bricks and natural stone, was built in 1898, under supervision of the city architect Frans van Wassenove. There are various terracotta statues, of which the topmost represents the Archangel Michael . The statues, designed by Fernand Nisol, were restored by students of the Provincial Institute of Eeklo, in 2004.

Sint Kruis is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located about 4 km east of Aardenburg, in the municipality of Sluis. The village was first mentioned in 1270 as "jndie prochia van sint crues", and refers to the Holy Cross parish of the Saint Bavo's Abbey in Ghent.The Dutch Reformed church is a three-aisled church which probably dates from the 14th century. The area around Sint Kruis was inundated in 1584 to thwart the progress of the Spanish Army. The land was drained in 1651, and the church was restored in 1652. In 1944, it was damaged by war, and restored between 1948 and 1949.Sint Kruis was home to 613 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1941, when it was merged with Aardenburg. In 2003, it became part of the municipality of Sluis.

The Saint Bavo Church (Dutch: Sint-Bavokerk, Sint-Baafskerk) is a Dutch Reformed church building in Aardenburg, Netherlands.The church was founded in 959 by monks of the Saint Bavo's Abbey in Ghent. Due to a rise in population this small church was replaced by a Romanesque church which burned down in 1202. In 1220 the current tower, nave and transept were built. During the 14th century the choir was extended. During the Eighty Years' War the church was damaged. It was subsequently restored in 1646, which is also mentioned on the building. In World War II, the church again suffered major destructions. The reconstruction took almost a decade, from 1947 to 1956. The church and tower were separately listed as a rijksmonument on 12 February 1974, making it a national heritage site of the Netherlands. The church is recognized as part of the Top 100 Dutch heritage sites. The church is dedicated to Bavo of Ghent.

Aardenburg is a small city close to the Dutch border with Belgium. It is part of the Sluis Municipality, located in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands. Its medieval name was Rodenburgh (Red Castle). In the Sint-Baafskerk, (Saint Bavo's Church), Aardenburg houses the most complete example of the Scheldegotiek, the characteristic Gothic architecture of the Scheldt. It is also still possible today to see remains of some of the fortifications that used to enclose the city.

Eeklo is a railway station in Eeklo, East Flanders, Belgium. The station opened on 25 June 1861 on the Line 58. The train services are operated by NMBS/SNCB. The current building was built in the 80's by architect Jacques Devincke. The railway station is in the city centre. The station used to not be the terminus with the line continuing via Maldegem to Bruges . The Eeklo - Maldegem section of this line still operates as a museum railway by the Stoomcentrum Maldegem . For practical reasons, this association has constructed a platform on the other side of Oostveldstraat, where their museum trains stop. The connection between that line and the SNCB network is currently only used sporadically. The station has 3 platform tracks and one (decommissioned) dead end track.