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| − | '''Ghent''' ([[Flemish]]: ''Gent'', [[French]]: ''Gand'') is a city in the [[Flanders]] region of [[Belgium]]. 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''' ([[Flemish]]: ''Gent'', [[French]]: ''Gand'', Spanish: ''Gante'') is a city in the [[Flanders]] region of [[Belgium]]. 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. |
[[Category:Belgian Cities and Towns]] | [[Category:Belgian Cities and Towns]] | ||
Revision as of 14:58, January 22, 2011
Ghent (Flemish: Gent, French: Gand, Spanish: Gante) is a city in the Flanders region of Belgium. 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.