Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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.
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 had a strategic location at the crossroads of the northern Hanseatic League trade, who had a kontor in the city, and the southern trade routes. Bruges was already included in the circuit of the Flemish and French cloth fairs at the beginning of the 13th century, but when the old system of fairs broke down, the entrepreneurs of Bruges ...
Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.
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
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
The city archives of Bruges show that Jan Breydel was present from 8 July until 10 July 1302, in Kortrijk, as a supplier of meat for the troops. [5] On the basis of this record, it is generally accepted that he had fought on 11 July 1302 in the Battle of the Golden Spurs , even though there is no concrete evidence that he was present on the ...
Name Date of birth Date of death Office entered Office left Party Jean-Baptiste Coppieters 't Wallant: 8 December 1770 8 July 1840 1830 1841 Jean-Marie de Pelichy van Huerne