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1815 – Bruges becomes part of the Netherlands. [4] 1821 – Fish Market, Bruges built on the Steenhouwersdijk . [1] 1830 – Bruges becomes part of Belgium. [4] 1837 – Journal de Bruges French-language newspaper begins publication. [10] 1838 – Brugge railway station opens. 1839 – Société d'émulation de Bruges founded.
Bruges was a location of coastal settlement during prehistory. This Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement are unrelated to medieval city development. In the Bruges area, the first fortifications were built after Julius Caesar 's conquest of the Menapii in the first century BC, to protect the coastal area against pirates.
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The County of Flanders was created in the year 862 as a feudal fief in West Francia, the predecessor of the Kingdom of France.After a period of growing power within France, it was divided when its western districts fell under French rule in the late 12th century, with the remaining parts of Flanders came under the rule of the counts of neighbouring Hainaut in 1191.
This is a timeline of Italian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Italy and its predecessor states, including Ancient Rome and Prehistoric Italy. Date of the prehistoric era are approximate. For further background, see history of Italy and list of prime ministers of Italy
This gave the fortress a dual purpose: the southern part served a civil purpose and the northern part was religious. When Bruges became a diocese in 1559, Saint Donatian’s Church became a cathedral. [2] [3] The demolition of the cathedral doubled the size of the square to around 1.1 hectares, making it even larger than the Markt. However, it ...
The bourse at Bruges (Latin: bursa Brugensis, [1] Dutch: Huis ter Beurze) is the first bourse in the world, established in Bruges (in today's Belgium) the 13th-century. [ 2 ] History
The location of the former Steen Castle on the Burg Square Het Steen was a medieval building on the Burg Square in Bruges , Belgium. Between the late 11th and late 13th centuries, it served as the residence of the Counts of Flanders .