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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.
- Port of Zeebrugge
Satellite image of Bruges and the Port. The Port of...
- Belfry of Bruges
The Belfry of Bruges (Dutch: Belfort van Brugge) is a...
- St. Salvator's Cathedral
St. Salvator's Cathedral St. Salvator's Cathedral. St....
- West Flanders
West Flanders (Dutch: West-Vlaanderen [ˌʋɛst ˈflaːndərə(n)]...
- Flemish Region
The Flemish Region (Dutch: Vlaams Gewest, pronounced...
- Markt, Bruges
The Markt (Dutch for "Market") is the central square of...
- Bruges City Hall
The City Hall (Dutch: Stadhuis ⓘ) of Bruges, West Flanders,...
- Port of Zeebrugge
Bruges (prononcé /bʁyʒ/ ; en néerlandais : Brugge ; /ˈbrʏɣə/ ; en allemand : Brügge, /ˈbʁʏɡə/) est une ville de Belgique située en Région flamande, chef-lieu et plus grande ville de la province de Flandre-Occidentale. Bruges apparaît au IXe siècle en tant que place forte du comté de Flandre.
The Markt (Dutch for "Market") is the central square of Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium. It is located in the city centre and covers an area of about 1 ha (2.5 acres). On the south side of the square is one of the city's most famous landmarks, the 12th-century Belfry.
Bruges (Dutch: Brugge) is a city in the northwest of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of West Flanders. In 2007, 116,982 people lived there. [1] Bruges is at 51° 12 North, 03° 13 East. [2] It is a centre of tourism because of its historic medieval city centre. The centre was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. [3] .
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The belfry was added to the Markt (market square) around 1240, when Bruges was an important centre of the Flemishcloth industry. After a devastating fire in 1280, the tower was largely rebuilt. The city archives, however, were forever lost to the flames. The octagonal upper stage of the belfry was added between 1483 and 1487, and capped with a wood...
The bells in the tower regulated the lives of the city dwellers, announcing the time, fire alarms, work hours, and a variety of social, political, and religious events. Eventually, a mechanism ensured the regular sounding of certain bells, for example indicating the hour. In the 16th century, the tower received a carillon, allowing the bells to be ...
(in Dutch) History of the belfry and carillon Archived 2017-06-15 at the Wayback Machinefrom the Flemish Carillon AssociationBrugge (French: Bruges), city, Flanders Region, northwestern Belgium, about 10 miles (16 km) south of Zeebrugge, its port on the North Sea. Brugge’s intricate network of canals has led many to describe the city as the Venice of the North. Learn more about the history of Brugge in this article.
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The City Hall (Dutch: Stadhuis ⓘ) of Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium, is a landmark building and the seat of that city. Built in a late-Gothic monumental style between 1376 and 1421, it is one of the oldest city halls in the former Burgundian Netherlands. [1]
