Damme is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, 6 km northeast of Brugge (Bruges).
In the 13th century, Damme was the port for Bruges, to which it was linked by the river Reie. The river has now been canalized into the long, straight, treelined and picturesque Damse Vaart, which continues across the Dutch border to Sluis. The line of the town's star-shaped fortifications can still be traced by lines of tall poplar trees and in places by a moat. It was the site of the Battle of Damme, fought on 30 and 31 May 1213.
(Source: Wikipedia)
