Dunkerque

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Dunkerque is a coastal city and major port in northern France on the North Sea, near the Belgian border, known for its strategic role in World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
commune of France
climate oceanic climate
country France
hasEvent Dunkirk Carnival NERFINISHED
hasIndustry energy production
petrochemical industry
steel industry
hasLandmark Dunkirk War Museum NERFINISHED
Dunkirk belfry NERFINISHED
Saint-Éloi church NERFINISHED
hasMayor Patrice Vergriete NERFINISHED
hasNameInEnglish Dunkirk NERFINISHED
hasPort Port of Dunkerque NERFINISHED
hasTransport Dunkerque railway station NERFINISHED
ferry connections to the United Kingdom
hasUniversityInstitution Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale campus NERFINISHED
historicalLanguage West Flemish NERFINISHED
INSEECODE 59183
is coastal city
major port
knownFor Battle of Dunkirk NERFINISHED
Operation Dynamo NERFINISHED
languageRegion French
locatedIn Hauts-de-France
surface form: Hauts-de-France region

Nord department NERFINISHED
northern France NERFINISHED
locatedNear Belgian border
locatedOn North Sea
mayorTermStart 2014
partOf European Union
Euroregion Flanders–France NERFINISHED
French Flanders NERFINISHED
playsRoleIn World War II NERFINISHED
playsStrategicRoleIn Channel and North Sea maritime traffic
portType commercial port
ferry port
industrial port
postalCodeRange 59140
59240
59430
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time NERFINISHED
twinnedWith Dordrecht NERFINISHED
Krefeld NERFINISHED
Rostock NERFINISHED
Sunderland NERFINISHED

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Duinkerke FrenchName Dunkerque
Lille-Flandres connectsToCity Dunkerque
French Flanders contains Dunkerque
Duinkerke hasOfficialName Dunkerque