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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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Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst

The Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (commonly abbreviated as S.M.A.K. , translated as City Museum for Contemporary Art) is a relatively new museum located in Ghent, Belgium, and is renowned both for its permanent collection and for its provocative exhibitions. The new museum opened to the public on 7 May 1999.

Located at 51.0381, 3.70389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.533 miles away.
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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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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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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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Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station

Gent-Sint-Pieters is the main railway station in Ghent and – depending upon the measure used – the second or third busiest railway station in Belgium. Its NMBS/SNCB internal code is FGSP.

Located at 51.0353, 3.70972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.533 miles away.
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Railway stations in Belgium, Railway stations opened in 1912, Buildings and structures in Ghent

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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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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Six Days of Ghent

The Six Days of Ghent is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's Citadelpark. The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred by the death of one of the riders. During the fifth day's racing, Isaac Gálvez of Spain rode into the barrier edging the outside of the track and died on his way to hospital.

Located at 51.0387, 3.72102 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.533 miles away.
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Sport in Ghent, Cycle races in Belgium, Recurring sporting events established in 1922, 1922 establishments in Belgium, Track cycling, Track cycling races

Malem, Ghent

Malem is a garden-city neighbourhood in the city of Ghent, Belgium. The neighbourhood was built between 1948 and 1953 in a very homogeneous garden-city idea, with uniform white houses, that were designed to house victims of World War II. The neighbourhood has kept its original character. The area is located on the west side of the Ghent agglomeration.

Located at 51.0522, 3.69472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Ghent, Neighbourhoods in Belgium

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent

The Museum of Fine Arts (Dutch: Museum voor Schone Kunsten) in Ghent, Belgium, is situated at the East side of the Citadelpark. The museum holds a large permanent collection of art from the Middle Ages until mid 20th Century. The collection focuses on Flemish Art (Southern Netherlands) but also has several European- especially French- paintings. It also has a large amount of sculptures. Next to its permanent collection the museum organises temporary exhibitions (approximately 2 every year).

Located at 51.0383, 3.7238 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.533 miles away.
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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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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

Flanders Expo

Flanders Expo is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium. Flanders Expo is founded in 1986. The first CEO was Marc Mortier from 1986 till 2002. Flanders Expo is the biggest event hall in Flanders, and the second biggest in Belgium. A lot of big fairs take place. Till 2002, a lot of concerts took place in Flanders Expo. Hall 8 's capacity is more than 13.000 people.

Located at 51.0271, 3.69179 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.532 miles away.
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Watersportbaan

The Watersportbaan is a five lane rowing race course in the Belgian city of Ghent. It is 2300 metres long and 76m wide and was first used in 1954. Despite most major international Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA) regattas are designed to adhere to the 8-lane Albano format, this race track is suited for 2 medium-sized international FISA Regattas, but also for smaller competitions. The two annual regattas are Spring Regatta (Spring Regatta) and Meiregatta.

Located at 51.0492, 3.69194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.534 miles away.
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Sport in Ghent, Rowing venues, Rowing in Belgium, Sports venues in East Flanders

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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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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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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Zebrastraat

The Zebrastraat (Dutch for "Zebra Street") in Ghent, built in 1906 by the architect Charles van Rysselberghe is an entirely renovated site where living, culture and economy meet in an inseparable way. The social experiment "De Cirk" has been modernized and became the project Zebrastraat in 2006, while strictly respecting the original architecture.

Located at 51.04, 3.7337 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.533 miles away.
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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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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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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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International School Ghent

The International School Ghent is an English-language international school that provides an international education to students aged 3 to 12. The campus is shared with a local partner school De Kleine Icarus and lies in the heart of Ghent within the Flanders region of Belgium. The school building is part of the Ledeganck campus of Hogeschool Gent (University College Ghent) and is co-located with the Faculty of Education, Health and Social Work.

Located at 51.0366, 3.72594 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.533 miles away.
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