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'''Ghent''' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Gent'', [[French]]: ''Gand'', Spanish: ''Gante'') 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 buildings. Today Ghent is a populat tourist centre. Ghent has a population of 257,029 (2016).
'''Ghent''' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Gent'', [[French language|French]]: ''Gand'', [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Gante'') 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 buildings. Today Ghent is a populat tourist centre. Ghent has a population of 257,029 (2016).
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.
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.