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Belgium is a federal state comprising three communities, three regions, and four language areas. For each of these subdivision types, the sum of their circumscribed surfaces composes the entire country; in other words, the types overlap. The language areas were established by the Second Gilson Act, which entered into force on August 2, 1963. The division into language areas was included in the Belgian Constitution in 1970. Through constitutional reforms in the 1970s and 1980s, regionalisation of the unitary state led to a three-tiered federation: federal, regional, and community governments were created, a compromise designed to minimize linguistic, cultural, social, and economic tensions. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wachtebeke is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Wachtebeke proper, and a smaller town: Overslag. On January 1, 2006 Wachtebeke had a total population of 6,881. The total area is 34.53 km² which gives a population density of 199 inhabitants per square kilometre|km².The current mayor of Wachtebeke (as of 2004) is Willy De Vliegher. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Circa400,000 BCE, Neanderthals lived on the edge ofthe Meuse river, near the village of Spy. From 30,000BCE onwards the inhabitants were Homo sapiens.Neolithicremains can be found today at Spiennes where there was a silex mine. The first signs ofBronze age activity in Belgium date from around 1750BC. From 500 BC Celtic tribes settled in the regionand traded with the Mediterranean world. From c. 150BC, the first coins came into use. ... Read more

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Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde (often abbreviated as BHV) is a Belgian electoral arrondissement in the center of the country that encompasses both the officially bilingual Brussels-Capital Region, which coincides with the administrative arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, as well as the officially unilingual Dutch-speaking area around it, Halle-Vilvoorde, which in turn forms a separate administrative arrondissement. Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde is also a judicial arrondissement, unambiguously better known as the Brussels judicial Arrondissement after the location of its main courts. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! West Flanders is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, also named Flanders, in Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) on the Netherlands, the Flemish province of East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen) and the Walloon province of Hainaut (Henegouwen) in Belgium, on France, and the North Sea. Its capital is Bruges (Brugge). The province has an area of 3,125 km² which is divided into eight administrative districts (arrondissementen) containing 64 municipalities. The whole Belgian North Sea coast, an important tourism destination, lies in West Flanders. A tram line runs the length of the coast, from De Panne on the French border, via the port of Ostend (Oostende), to Knokke-Heist on the Dutch frontier. ... Read more

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Focus on Europe is a series that explores a wide range of subjects including: arts, crafts, music, history, geography, language and literature, science and mathematics and social history. Each book includes photographs and illustrations. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Subdivisions of Bruges, Assebroek, Arrondissement of Bruges, Zeebrugge, Male, Belgium, Sint-Andries, Sint-Michiels, Lissewege, Koolkerke, Sint-Kruis, Dudzele, Sint-Jozef, Sint-Pieters, Zwankendamme. Excerpt: Assebroek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Through artefacts retrieved near Saint-Lucas hospital (and stored at Gruuthuse Museum in Bruges) we assume that the Leitje region was already inhabited in the Stone Age. Aerial views of the Ver-Assebroekse meersen reveals an approximately 300 m-wide ring of ditches and rampart complex dating from the 5th century where the lords of Assebroek later built their castle. Apparently around the 12th century, a lord called Boudewijn of Assebroek bought his domain limited by Oostkamp, Oedelem, Michel van Hamme street, Astridlaan and Lorreinendreef - free from Sijsele. The Assebroek municipality only consisted of some scattered maisonnettes and a mill along the old road to Ghent. Instigated by the lords of Assebroek, a local church and Engelendale convent were established. Nowadays Assebroek includes 6 parishes: Immaculata (Ver-Assebroek), Assumpta, Saint Lutgardis, Saint Catharina, Saint Christopher, and Sacred Heart (Steenbrugge). Before the 20th Century, the town's name was recorded as Ars(e)brouc, later becoming Assebroek. Ars(e)brouc probably meant wetland with horses. The medieval Dutch Arse or Ors being horses and brouc meaning marsh. In medieval times, the Meersen area was surrounded by several inns all bearing horsenames of which only the ruin of The Flying Horse in Oedelem is still standing. Some sources claim Arse stands for ashes so that Assebroek would mean marsh surrounded by ashes. Assebroek is situated on a lower sand plain south west of Bruges. Forming a typical polder landscape, in win... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=752502 ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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The spectacular aerial views of these luminous photographs of Holland provide a fascinating visual perspective on the geography, people, and culture of a remarkable country. From the charm of small Dutch towns to the cutting-edge architecture of modern cities, this work's aerial imagery creates striking abstract vistas and unique compositions. Photographs of recreational, agricultural, residential, and industrial scenes contribute to produce unexpected portraits of a beautiful nation. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Aalst (French: Alost) is a city and municipality on the Dender River, 19 miles northwest from Brussels. It is located in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Aalst itself and the villages of Baardegem, Erembodegem, Gijzegem, Herdersem, Hofstade, Meldert, Moorsel, and Nieuwerkerken-Aalst. The current mayor of Aalst is Ilse Uyttersprot, from the CD&V (Christian-Democrats) Party. The town has a long-standing feud with Dendermonde (situated north along the same river), which dates back from the Middle Ages. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Paal (Limburgish: Poël) is a town and borough in the municipality of Beringen, in the Belgian Limburg Campine. Once known as Pael, the town has a long history.The town plays an important role in both the industry and tourism of Beringen. The town has a recreational area, the "Paalse Plas", with ponds, a sailing lake and a golf course.The annual Paal op Stelten music festival attracts 20,000 visitors to the town each August. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saint-Gilles is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. Saint-Gilles has a multicultural identity stemming from its diverse population. For example, the central square hosts the annual festival of Brussels' Portuguese community. The housing stock varies from semi-derelict tenements near the Brussels-South railway station in the north, to elegant patrician houses on the southern borders with Uccle and Ixelles, to tourist hotels at the inner end of the Chaussée de Charleroi/Charleroisesteenweg. Saint-Gilles is also known as one of the centers of artistic and student life in Brussels. ... Read more

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A boxed set of 6 wonderful books, great for learning goegraphy and history. The stamps included will help that tactile learner. Fantastic photography! ... Read more

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This superb work from the British Government Publ, HMSO,traces in great detail with the addition of excellent color fold out maps, the wars and battles fought in this area of France.Covered are Waterloo 1815, Mons & Le Cateau 1914. lst and 3rd battle of Ypres 1914 / 17,and the British Arras counter-attackin 1940. London 1995, HMSO, paper ed , 7 1/2 x 9 1/2, 222 pp, many illus & numerous color fold out maps.Each chapter Is organized on a similar pattern, with an introduction, which suggests why the battle is worth studying; followed by a long background narrative which puts the action in its proper context. After a description of the battle itself, comes a section which relates to the ground as it now lies to the events which took place on it. Armed with this book, which combines in-depth analysis of these four actions with explanation of the ground today, the visitor to the battlefields will be able to conduct his own battlefield tour. ... Read more

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Amongst the multitude of minerals that occur in nature, nearly one hundred of them are in close relation to Belgium with respect to one of the following aspects. A first group comprises minerals discovered and described in Belgium. Their names are often based on their place of discovery or are chosen in tribute to a
Belgian scientist active within the field of geology. The second, and largest, group comprises minerals discovered abroad. Yet, for different reasons, these were given names referring to people who were, at least at some point in time, of Belgian nationality. Amongst them were prominent mineralogists, people who played
a key role during colonial times, and various people involved in the exploration of Central Africa and the exploitation of its minerals and ores. Photographs of these 'minerals with Belgian roots' (some of which are very rare) together with biographies of those their names pay tribute to, have never been published in a book before. It was the authors' incentive to fill this apparent gap in the current literature available, yielding a unique and new perspective on the history of Belgian mineralogy. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tournai (in Dutch Doornik, in Latin: Tornacum) is a Walloon city and municipality of Belgium located 85 kilometres southwest of Brussels, on the river Scheldt, in the province of Hainaut.Along with Tongeren, Tournai is the oldest city in Belgium and it has played an important role in the country's cultural history. Tournai is located in the lowlands of Belgium, at the southern limit of the Flemish plain, in the basin of the river Scheldt ("Escaut" in French). Administratively, the town is part of the Province of Hainaut, itself part of the Walloon Region of the country. It is also a commune that is part of the French-speaking Community of Belgium. Tournai has its own arrondissements, both administrative and judicial. ... Read more