the North. Bruges has significant economic importance, thanks to its port, and was once one of the world's chief commercial cities. Bruges is a major...
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back to Bruges for attacking the Canadians. Chloë bails him out and the two share a drink on the market square beneath the Belfry of Bruges. Harry spots...
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Bruges (Dutch: Brugse Metten) was the nocturnal massacre of the French garrison in Bruges and their Leliaards [nl] supporters, a political faction in...
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The Madonna of Bruges is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo of the Virgin and Child. Michelangelo's depiction of the Madonna and Child differs significantly...
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Club Brugge KV (redirect from FC Bruges)
simply as Club Brugge (in English also: Club Bruges), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home...
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Look up Bruges in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bruges is a city in Belgium. Bruges may also refer to: Bruges, Gironde, France Bruges, Pyrénées-Atlantiques...
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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,...
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Galbert of Bruges (Galbertus notarius Brugensis in Latin) was a Flemish cleric and chronicler. A resident of Bruges and a functionary in the administration...
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date). 1180 – Damme harbour built near Bruges. 1223 – St. Salvator's Church rebuilt. 1240 – Belfry of Bruges built in the Markt (approximate date). 1244 –...
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Bartholomaeus of Bruges (Barthélemy de Bruges) (died 1356) was a Flemish physician and natural philosopher. He graduated M.A. at the University of Paris in 1307,...
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Bruges (French pronunciation: [bʁyʒ] ; Occitan: Bruge) is a commune in the French department of Gironde, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (formerly Aquitaine)...
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Antwerp-Bruges is the port authority that manages the ports of Antwerp and Bruges (Zeebrugge) since the merger between the port companies of both ports in 2022...
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Pocket Rough Guide Bruges and Ghent. Rough Guides. 2018. ISBN 978-1-789-19505-7. (fr) Adolphe Duclos, Bruges, histoire et souvenirs, Bruges, 1910 (nl) Guillaume...
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The Kontor of Bruges was the Hanseatic kontor, one of the Hanseatic League's four major trading posts, in Bruges, County of Flanders. A kontor was a corporation...
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Arrondissement of Bruges (Dutch: Arrondissement Brugge; French: Arrondissement de Bruges) is one of the eight administrative arrondissements in the Province...
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The bourse at Bruges (Latin: bursa Brugensis, Dutch: Huis ter Beurze) is the first bourse in the world, established in Bruges (in today's Belgium) the...
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Pride of Bruges may refer to one of two ferries: Pride of Bruges in service under this name 1988–1999 with P&O European Ferries Pride of Bruges in service...
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The Major Seminary in Bruges, in Dutch Grootseminarie, is a centre for training and formation in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bruges, formerly used as...
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Rudolf (Rudolph) of Bruges was a Flemish translator from Arabic into Latin active in the twelfth century who worked at the Toledo School of Translators...
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running between the cities of Ostend and Bruges. In Bruges, it is connected to three other canals: the Canal Ghent–Bruges, Damme Canal, and Boudewijn Canal which...
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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...
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The Bruges derby is a local football rivalry between two Belgian Pro League clubs Club Brugge and Cercle Brugge, who share the Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges...
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types of Bruges lace, which include the finer flower-work type and the rough variant. The finer type, called Bruges Duchess' lace, is often used in clothing...
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This is a list of notable people from Bruges, who were either born in Bruges, or spent part of their life there. Jan Breydel, leader of the uprising against...
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heraldic office in England. William Bruges was the son of Richard Bruges, Lancaster King of Arms, and his wife Katherine. The younger Bruges was appointed...
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Port of Zeebrugge (redirect from Port of Bruges-Zeebrugge)
Bruges or Bruges Seaport) is a large container, bulk cargo, new vehicles and passenger ferry terminal port on the North Sea. The port is located in the...
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This is a list of mayors of Bruges. Timeline of Bruges...
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Walter of Bruges (Gualterus Brugensis OFM, Gualterus de Brugge, Gauthier de Bruges OM, Gualterus de Brugis, Gualterus de Brüge, Walter von Brügge) was...
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Zeebrugge (category Populated places in Bruges)
ˈzeː], meaning "Bruges-on-Sea"; French: Zeebruges, pronounced [zebʁyʒ]) is a village on the coast of Belgium and a subdivision of Bruges, for which it is...
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meetings of the Bruges Group through the years, such as Frank Field, Gisela Stuart, Lord Stoddart of Swindon and Lord Shore of Stepney. The Bruges Group's honorary...
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