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  2. Belfry of Namur - Wikipedia

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    The Tour Saint-Jacques protected one of the city gates. From 1570, its bancloque (belfry clock) gave the signal for the opening and closure of the external city gates. The belfry, behind Namur's old Chamber of Commerce. At the beginning of the 18th century, the city wall was demolished but the Tour Saint-Jacques was preserved and restored, and ...

  3. History of Belgium - Wikipedia

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    Belgium created huge debts during times when rates were low and generated new debts to service the initial debt. Its debts amounted to about 130% of the GDP in 1992 and were increased to about 108,2% in 2001. [152] This drastic economic policy resulted in deep budget spending cuts, such as cuts to scientific research. [citation needed]

  4. Belgium - Wikipedia

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    Belgium, [a] officially the Kingdom of Belgium, [b] is a sovereign state in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries , it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west.

  5. Belfry of Bruges - Wikipedia

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    The Belfry of Bruges (Dutch: Belfort van Brugge) is a medieval bell tower in the centre of Bruges, Belgium.One of the city's most prominent symbols, [1] the belfry formerly housed a treasury and the municipal archives and served as an observation post for spotting fires and other dangers.

  6. Belfry of Ghent - Wikipedia

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    Gradually the bells got a secular role by regulating daily life in the growing medieval city. The alarm bell Roland (an Anglicization of the Dutch name Roeland), which was installed in the Belfry in 1325, was also used as the hourly bell from 1378 onwards. The hourly chime was preceded by warning signals on three smaller bells with various tones.

  7. Fortifications of Brussels - Wikipedia

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    The Fortifications of Brussels (French: Fortifications de Bruxelles; Dutch: Vestingwerken van Brussel) refers to the medieval city walls that surrounded Brussels, Belgium, built primarily to defend the city but also for administrative reasons. There were two stages of fortifications of Brussels: the first walls, built in the early 13th century ...

  8. Belgium in the long nineteenth century - Wikipedia

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    In 1784, Belgium's population was 2.6 million, with just 25 percent living in cities. During the 19th century, the population both expanded and urbanized. [ 4 ] Between 1830 and 1875 the population of Brussels grew from 100,000 to 180,000, [ 5 ] and by 1910 the population of the metropolitan area soared to 750,000. [ 6 ]

  9. Mons, Belgium - Wikipedia

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    The main square is the centre of the old city. ... single family homes, only 26% (37.3% in Belgium) are separate houses, while 55.7% (44.4 in Belgium) are detached or ...