Heist-aan-Zee, Heist or Heyst, is a town (formerly a municipality, until 1971) in Knokke-Heist, West Flanders, Belgium. It was a prominent summer beach resort in the 1890s. It had a beachfront lined with hotels and a "dike" paved walkway on a storm fender. Fishing boats were moored on the beach, and one could purchase a ticket to bathe in the sea. External links. Heist-aan-Zee @ City Review.
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Heist-aan-Zee, Heist or Heyst, is a town (formerly a municipality, until 1971) in Knokke-Heist, West Flanders, Belgium. It was a prominent summer beach resort in the 1890s. It had a beachfront lined with hotels and a "dike" paved walkway on a storm fender. Fishing boats were moored on the beach, and one could purchase a ticket to bathe in the sea. External links. Heist-aan-Zee @ City Review.
