Bruges
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] It is a center of commerce because of its port, Zeebrugge. The movie In Bruges with Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes was made there in 2008.
Bruges Media
Logo of Brugge
The Markt (market square)
The Battle of Beverhoutsveld (1382) in Froissart's Chronicles, with Bruges as setting
Merchants in Bruges, first half of the 16th century
The Burg in Bruges, painted c. 1691–1700 by Meunincxhove
Bruges on the Ferraris map, c. 1775
Postcard showing the Cranenburg House
- I Brugge: Centrum, Kristus-Koning, Sint-Jozef, Sint-Pieters * II Koolkerke * III Sint-Andries * IV Sint-Michiels * V Assebroek * VI Sint-Kruis * VII Dudzele * VIII Lissewege, Zeebrugge, Zwankendamme
Aerial view of the Boudewijnkanaal canal linking Zeebrugge (top) with Bruges (middle)
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References
- ↑ "Werkelijke bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2007 / Population de droit par commune au 1 janvier 2007 (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ↑ "Geografische coördinaten van de gemeenten (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2004-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ↑ "Historic Centre of Brugge". UNESCO. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
