:this article relates to the belgian coastal town of blankenberge. for german towns with the near-homophonous name blankenberg, see blankenberg (disambiguation)  blankenberge () is a town and a municipality in the belgian province of west flanders. the municipality comprises the town of blankenberge proper and the settlement of uitkerke. on 1 december 2011, blankenberge had a total population of 19,322. the total area of the municipality is 17.41&nbsp;kmÂ², giving a population density of 1,110 inhabitants per kmÂ². like most other flemish coastal towns, a main characteristic of this one is that it is a national and to a certain extent international seaside resort. apart from the sandy beach, there's a structure unique along the belgian coast: a 350-m long pier, constructed in 1933. == famous events == * carnival parade * two day marching event, every first weekend of may * klankenberge * flower parade (bloemencorso), every last sunday of august == famous inhabitants == * pieter aspe, belgian writer. * adolf eugen fick, the inventor of the contact lens, who died in blankenberge in 1901. * frans masereel, flemish painter and woodcutter born here in 1889. * leo van paemel, artist born (and later buried) in blankenberge. * , belgian contemporary painter. * brian vandenbussche, belgian goalkeeper. * nicolas scherpenseels, belgian ladiesman. == schools == blankenberge has schools from both school networks in belgium. the two secondary schools are: * sint-jozef â sint-pieter blankenberge (formerly known as sint-pieterscollege â sint-jozefshandelsschool, subsidized free school) * maerlant-middenschool â¢ maerlant atheneum (go! onderwijs van de vlaamse gemeenschap) both schools have numeral different
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