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'''Ghent''' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Gent'', [[French language|French]]: ''Gand'', [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Gante'', ''Gaunt'' in Medieval English) is a city in the [[Flanders]] region of [[Belgium]] (capital of Flanders). It enjoyed extreme prosperity in the [[Middle Ages]] and early modern period as a centre of cloth production. The decline of this industry ended the town's growth, but helped preserve its remarkable collection of historical buildings. Today Ghent is a popular tourist centre. Ghent has a population of 257,029 (2016).
== History ==
Ghent was the birthplace of [[John of Gaunt]] (1340-1399), the third surviving son of [[Edward III]] of [[England]], and father of [[Edward IV]].
The city is also the birthplace of [[Charles V]] (1500–1558), Holy Roman Emperor.
The [[Treaty of Ghent]], that ended the War between the [[United States]] and the [[United Kingdom]] in 1812 was signed in the city of Ghent. For this reason there are a few towns in the United States named Ghent.