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Ghent University

Ghent University is a Dutch-speaking public university located in Ghent, Belgium. It is one of the larger Flemish universities, consisting of 32,000 students and 7,100 staff members. The current rector is Paul Van Cauwenberge. It was established in 1817 by King William I of the Netherlands. After the Belgian revolution of 1830, it was administered by the newly formed Belgian state.

Located at 51.0461, 3.7275 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Ghent University, Universities in Belgium, Forestry education, Educational institutions established in 1817

Leie

The Leie or Lys is a river in France and Belgium, and a left tributary of the Scheldt. Its source is in Pas-de-Calais, France, and it flows into the river Scheldt in Ghent, Belgium. Its total length is 202 kilometres . It is a very polluted river due to the high density of population and industry in the North of France and in Belgium. Historically, the Lys valley was known for the spinning and weaving of flax.

Located at 51.055, 3.73417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Scheldt basin, Rivers of Belgium, Rivers of France, County of Flanders, International rivers of Europe

Escaut (department)

Escaut is a département of the First French Empire in present Belgium and Netherlands. It is named after the river Scheldt (Escaut in French). It was formed in 1795, when the Southern Netherlands were annexed by France. Before the occupation, the territory was part of the county of Flanders and the United Provinces. Its capital was Ghent.

Located at 51.05, 3.73333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Former departments of France in Belgium, Former departments of France in the Netherlands

Gent Jazz Festival

The Gent Jazz Festival is an international jazz festival held annually in Ghent, Belgium in mid July. It lasts two weeks and the programmation is divided in two parts: the first week, called All That Jazz. , unites some of the best jazz performers in the world while the second week, named All That Jazz?, gathers groups playing music related to jazz, e.g. soul music and electronic music.

Located at 51.0559, 3.72699 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Jazz festivals in Belgium

Hogeschool Gent

With eight faculties and 16,000 students, University College Ghent is the largest university college in Flanders. Its establishment in 1995 is the outcome of two successful mergers that involved sixteen Belgian institutions of higher education. Many had been influential leaders in higher education for several decades. The current eight faculties are spread over the city center of Ghent and Aalst.

Located at 51.0417, 3.71861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.533 miles away.
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Colleges in Belgium, Educational institutions established in 1995, Ghent University

Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School

The Vlerick Business School ("Vlerick") is the autonomous management school of Ghent University and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Vlerick was founded in 1953 by professor, politician and entrepreneur Baron André Vlerick. Vlerick specializes in two research fields: "Innovation and entrepreneurship" and "doing business in Europe". In addition, together with other European management schools, it has pioneered research into corporate social responsibility.

Located at 51.0518, 3.72911 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Universities in Belgium, Business schools in Belgium, Education in Ghent, Ghent University, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Boekentoren

The Boekentoren, (Dutch for Book Tower) is a famous building located in Ghent, Belgium, designed by the Belgian architect Henry van de Velde. It is part of the Ghent University Library and currently houses 3 million books. The Boekentoren is directly adjacent to the Blandijn, the buildings of the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.

Located at 51.0447, 3.72583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.533 miles away.
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Ghent University, Towers in Belgium, Academic libraries in Belgium, Library buildings completed in 1936, Buildings and structures in Ghent

Logos Tetrahedron

The Logos Tetrahedron is a concert hall in Ghent, Belgium adjacent to the Logos Foundation recording studio and offices. It has seating for 150 people and is equipped with sound and light infrastructure. Since the concert hall is in the shape of a tetrahedron, it has no straight angles and, as a result, no standing waves can occur. Acoustic waves can never amplify one another in phase and are reflected by the walls under ever changing angles.

Located at 51.0616, 3.73218 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.535 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Ghent, Buildings and structures completed in 1991, Event venues established in 1991, Buildings and structures completed in 1990, Visitor attractions in East Flanders

Belfry of Ghent

The 91-metre-high belfry of Ghent is one of three medieval towers that overlook the old city centre of Ghent, Belgium, the other two belonging to Saint Bavo Cathedral and Saint Nicholas' Church. It's height makes it the tallest belfry in existence. Through the centuries, it has served not only as a bell tower to announce the time and various warnings, but also as a fortified watchtower and town treasury.

Located at 51.0536, 3.7248 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1380, Towers completed in the 14th century, Towers in Belgium, Bell towers, Buildings and structures in Ghent, Gothic architecture in Belgium, Visitor attractions in East Flanders

Saint Nicholas' Church, Ghent

St. Nicholas' Church is one of the oldest and most prominent landmarks in Ghent, Belgium. Begun in the early 13th century as a replacement for an earlier Romanesque church, construction continued through the rest of the century in the local Scheldt Gothic style (named after the nearby river). Typical of this style is the use of blue-gray stone from the Tournai area, the single large tower above the crossing, and the slender turrets at the building's corners.

Located at 51.0539, 3.72278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Churches in Belgium, Buildings and structures in Ghent, 1200s architecture, Gothic architecture in Belgium, Churches in East Flanders

Holy Corner (Ghent Béguinage)

The Belgian city of Ghent has three béguinages: the "Old Saint Elisabeth", known in English as the Holy Corner, the new Saint Elisabeth béguinage in the Ghent suburb of Sint-Amandsberg and Our Lady Ter Hoyen in the Lange Violettenstraat. The Saint Elisabeth béguinage was named after Elisabeth of Hungary also known as Saint Elisabeth of Thuringia.

Located at 51.0572, 3.71194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Ghent, Christian buildings, Beguines and Beghards

Gent-Dampoort railway station

Gent-Dampoort is the second largest railway station in Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. The station opened on 15 June 1861 on the Lines 58 and 59. The train services are operated by NMBS/SNCB. The current building was built in 1973 by architects Dirk Servaes and Johan Beyne. The railway station is situated in the neighbourhood Dampoort in Ghent.

Located at 51.0556, 3.74083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Railway stations in Belgium, Railway stations opened in 1861

Dampoort (Ghent)

Dampoort is a neighbourhood in the city of Ghent in Belgium. Nowadays it is mainly known as the location of railway station Gent-Dampoort and a major crossroads. In former times it used to be the eastern gate of the city (poort being Dutch for "gate"). It opened the city towards the region of Waasland (or Land van Waas) and Antwerp. It is also where the commercial seaport of Ghent links with the inner-city canals.

Located at 51.0556, 3.74083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Portus Ganda

Portus Ganda is the yachting port of the city of Ghent in Belgium. Located at the former confluence of the rivers Scheldt and Leie, it opened in 2005.

Located at 51.0544, 3.73389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Ghent

Ghent University Library

The Ghent University Library is located in the city of Ghent, Belgium. It serves the university community of students and scholarly researchers. The library has evolved in recent years, focusing on decentralization and networking rather than a central facility. Some collections of books are to be found in the faculty libraries; but some books are conventionally gathered together in the University library.

Located at 51.0447, 3.72583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.533 miles away.
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Ghent University, Academic libraries in Belgium, Towers in Belgium, Buildings and structures in Ghent

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent,, also known as (Ghent) or (Gand); is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Belgium. The diocese was erected in 1559 from the surrounding dioceses in Belgium. The Current Bishop is Lucas von Looy, who was appointed in 2003. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels.

Located at 51.0528, 3.72858 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Belgium

Ghent Student Regatta

The Ghent Student Regatta is a boat race for students in April 2008 at Portus Ganda in the heart of historical Ghent in Dutch-speaking Flanders, Belgium, was in 2008 a common initiative of Paul Van Cauwenberge, the Rector of Ghent University, in collaboration with Ghent Students Rowing the sports department of the City and Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA) Umpiring Commission Chairman Mr Patrick Rombaut.

Located at 51.0544, 3.73389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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College sports rivalries, Rowing in Belgium, Ghent University, Rowing regattas

Trams in Ghent

The Ghent tramway network (Dutch: de Gentse tram) is part of the public transport system in the city of Ghent, Belgium, with a total of three lines (1, 21/22 and 4). Since 1991, it has been operated by De Lijn, the public transport entity responsible for buses and trams in Flanders. As of the end of 2008, there were 40 HermeLijn trams and 43 PCC trams, running on three routes.

Located at 51.053, 3.72 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Ghent, Companies of Belgium, Public transport operators, Tram transport in Belgium, Public transport in Belgium

Saint Michael's Church, Ghent

The Saint Michael's church in Ghent, Belgium, is a Roman Catholic church devoted to Archangel Michael. The construction of the current church, which was preceded, on the same site, first by a small chapel, destroyed by fire early in the twelfth century, followed by a larger church, probably began in 1440, and took place in two phases, separated by a long interruption.

Located at 51.0536, 3.71917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Ghent, European church stubs, Roman Catholic churches in Belgium, Churches in East Flanders

Vooruit

Vooruit Arts Center is a historic complex in the Belgian city of Ghent. Vooruit was originally the festival and art center of the Ghent labor movement, with a ballroom, cinema, theater, etc. It is now mainly used for concerts and other cultural events.

Located at 51.0478, 3.72778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Concert halls in Belgium, Buildings and structures in Ghent, Event venues established in 1914, Culture of Ghent, Visitor attractions in East Flanders

Battle of the Lys (1940)

The Battle of the Lys was part of the 1940 Nazi-German offensive in Flanders during World War II. The battle was named after the river Leie (known as Lys in French), where the battlefield was situated (in Belgium and in Northern-France). \t\t \t\t\t10May-16May1940-Fall Gelb. jpg \t\t\t 16 May \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\t1940FranceBlitz. jpg \t\t\t 21 May: troops in Abbeville \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\t21May-4June1940-Fall Gelb. jpg \t\t\t till 4 June: Duinkerque

Located at 51.055, 3.73417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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History of Kortrijk, 1940 in Belgium, Belgium in World War II, Battles and operations of World War II involving Belgium, Battle of France

Saint Bavo Cathedral

The Saint Bavo Cathedral (also known as Sint-Baafs Cathedral, or the Dutch Sint Baafskathedraal) is the seat of the diocese of Ghent. It is named for Saint Bavo of Ghent. The building is based upon the Chapel of St. John the Baptist, a primarily wooden construction; it was consecrated in 942 by Transmarus, Bishop of Tournai and Noyon. Traces of this original structure are evident in the cathedral's crypt. The chapel was subsequently expanded in the Romanesque style in 1038.

Located at 51.053, 3.727 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Cathedrals in Belgium, Buildings and structures in Ghent, 942 establishments, Gothic architecture in Belgium, Romanesque architecture in Belgium, Churches in East Flanders

Prinsenhof (Ghent)

The Prinsenhof in Ghent was the normal residence of the Counts of Flanders in Ghent starting in the 15th century.

Located at 51.0592, 3.71574 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Ghent, Counts of Flanders, History of Ghent

Sint-Barbaracollege

The Sint-Barbaracollege in Gent, Belgium is a private Jesuit school, founded in 1832. The school is built on the location of a cloister, the "Sint Barbaraklooster in Jerusalem". The cloister was founded in 1420 for Augustinian nuns, closed in 1783 by order of Joseph II, briefly reopened but closed again during the French war.

Located at 51.0488, 3.72445 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Blandijn

The Blandijn, short for Blandijnberg, is a building complex of Ghent University in the Belgian city Ghent and directly adjacent to Boekentoren, the tower of the Ghent University Library. The Blandijn, named after the Blandijnberg hill it stands on, houses the Faculty of Arts & Philosophy. The first part of the Blandijn buildings was officially opened in 1960. The Blandijn complex is located centrally in Ghent's student neighborhood.

Located at 51.0441, 3.72573 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.533 miles away.
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Ghent University, Buildings and structures completed in 1960, Buildings and structures in Ghent