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Bruges ( / bruːʒ / ⓘ BROOZH, French: [bʁyʒ] ⓘ; Dutch: Brugge [ˈbrʏɣə] ⓘ; German: Brügge [ˈbʁʏɡə] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country. It is the sixth most populous city in the country.
Tourism in Belgium. Tourism in Belgium is one of Belgium 's industries. Its accessibility from elsewhere in Europe makes it a popular tourist destination. The tourist industry generates 2.8% of Belgium's gross domestic product and employs 3.3% of the working population (142,000 people). [1] 6.7 million people travelled to Belgium in 2005. [2]
Occasionally, the nine German-speaking communities, together with the communities of Malmedy and Weismes, are historically called East Belgium or East Cantons because of their common political past, formerly also as Eupen-Malmedy-St. Vith. In March 2017, the government of the German-speaking community decided to market the area as East Belgium.
NIS code. 62003. Area codes. 04. Website. www.ans-commune.be. Ans ( French pronunciation: [ɑ̃s] ⓘ; Walloon: Anse) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium . On January 1, 2006, Ans had a total population of 27,322. The total area is 23.35 km 2 which gives a population density of 1,170 inhabitants per ...
The Senate ( Dutch: Senaat, [səˈnaːt] ⓘ; French: Sénat, [seˈna]; German: Senat) is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Chamber of Representatives. It is considered to be the "upper house" of the Federal Parliament. [1] Created in 1831 as a chamber fully equal to the Chamber of ...
The Kinrick o Belgium ( Dutch: Koninkrijk België; French: Royaume de Belgique; German: Königreich Belgien) is a kintra in nor'wastren Europe that haes laund mairches wi the Netherlands, Fraunce, Luxembourg an Germany, Belgium proclaimed its unthirldom, an biway, its foondaition, in Juin 1831. It wis ane o the foondin members o the European ...
At the time of the independence of Belgium from the Netherlands in 1830, Belgium's territory simply consisted of the existing nine southern provinces. The first article of the Belgian Constitution said: "Belgium is divided into provinces. These provinces are Antwerp, Brabant, West Flanders, East Flanders, Hainaut, Liège, Limburg, Luxembourg ...
