Bruges

:This article is about the city in Belgium. See also Bruges, Gironde, France and Bruges, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.

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Belgium - Bruges, Gironde - Bruges, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

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Bruges (Dutch: Brugge (a name probably signifying landing stage)) is the historic capital of West Flanders, Flanders being one of the three regions of Belgium.

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Dutch - West Flanders - Flanders - Belgium

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The municipality comprises the city of Bruges proper and the towns of Assebroek, Dudzele, Koolkerke, Lissewege, Sint-Andries, Sint-Jozef, Sint-Kruis, Sint-Michiels, Sint-Pieters, Zeebrugge, and Zwankendamme. On January 1, 2005, Bruges had a total population of 117,327. The total area is 138.40 km² which gives a population density of 847.72 inhabitants per km².

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Assebroek - Dudzele - Koolkerke - Lissewege - Sint-Andries - Sint-Jozef - Sint-Kruis - Sint-Michiels - Sint-Pieters - Zeebrugge - Zwankendamme - Km² - Population density

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Bruges is one of Belgium's chief tourist attractions, and was European Capital of Culture in 2002, together with Salamanca. In 1911 the Encyclopaedia Britannica observed that "its medieval appearance is better preserved, as a whole, than in the case of any other Belgian city."

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European Capital of Culture - 2002 - Salamanca - Medieval

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