Dunkirk

Dunkirk (French: Dunkerque, pronooncit [dœ̃kɛʁk], locally: [dæ̃kɛʁk]; Dutch: Duinkerke(n), [ˈdœynkɛrkə(n)]; Wast Flemish: Duunkerke) is a commune in the Nord depairtment, northren Fraunce. It lies 10 kilometres (6 miles) frae the Belgian border. The population o the ceety (commune) at the 1999 census wis 70,850 inhabitants (71,300 inhabitants as per Februar 2004 estimates). The population o the metropolitan aurie wis 265,974 inhabitants as per the 1999 census. Name an leids The name o Dunkirk derives frae Wast Flemish "dun(e)" (dune) an "kerke" (kirk). Till the middle o the 20t century the ceety wis situatit in the French Flemish aurie; the day the local Flemish dialect, a variety o the Dutch leid, can still be foond but haes been lairgely replaced bi French. Internaitional relations Twin touns — Sister ceeties Dunkirk maintains Sister Ceety relationships wi the follaein eeties: Krefeld, Germany syne 15 Juin 1974 Middlesbrough, Unitit Kinrick syne Aprile 12, 1976 Gaza, Palestine Riga, Latvie syne 1960 Rostock, Germany syne 1960 Vitória, Brazil Corumbá, Brazil Ramat HaSharon, Israel Dunkirk haes co-operation agreements wi: Dartford destrict, Unitit Kinrick syne Mairch 1988 Thanet destrict, Unitit Kinrick syne Juin 18, 1993