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Bruges

Western Europe

Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It lies in the northwest of the country and is the sixth most populous city in Belgium. The predominant language is Dutch.

Facts
Population
117,073 1
Area (sq km)
140.99 2
Founding Year
851 to 864 CE 1
Elevation (m)
2 2
Latitude
51.208889 degrees north 2
Longitude
3.224167 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
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Adriaen Isenbrandt

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De Halve Maan

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Source Wikipedia: De Halve Maantier 2
Order of the Golden Fleece

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Source Wikipedia: Order of the Golden FleeceLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in 1430 in Bruges by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, to celebrate his marriage to Isabella of Portugal.
Sources
1. Bruges (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 851
    The earliest mention of the location's name is as Brugis in the Breviarium de thesauro Sancti Bavaris, an inventory of the Saint Bavo's Abbey compiled between 851-864 AD.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 864
    The earliest mention of the location's name is as Brugis in the Breviarium de thesauro Sancti Bavaris, an inventory of the Saint Bavo's Abbey compiled between 851-864 AD.
  • Lead paragraph, population
    population is 117,073
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Bruges (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 51.208889, longitude 3.224167
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 2 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 140.99 sq km
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3. GeoNames: Brugge - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2800931
    51.20892 3.22424 P PPL BE VLG VWV 31 31005 118509 13 Europe/Brussels
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 13 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 3.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 3.25
51.25 3.25 Cfb
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Wikidata: Bruges
Wikidata Q12994, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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