Tournai

Tournai (Dutch: Doornik) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2005, Tournai had a total population of 67,476. The total area is 213.75 km² which gives a population density of 315.68 inhabitants per km².

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Tournai was once the capital of the Salian Franks.

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The Romanesque cathedral of Notre Dame de Tournai has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

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• UNESCO World Heritage Site Citation
• Official site — The city's site, available in French, English and Dutch.
• Tournai City.net — Online directory for this city.
• Joan of Arc's letter to Tournai — English translation of this letter dictated by Joan of Arc on June 25, 1429.
• Apis Tornacensis — database and bibliography about history.

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Municipality: A municipality or "general-purpose district" (compare with: "special-purpose district") is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government....

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Tournai related Images and Photos (experimental)

Black Death at Tournai 1349

Black Death at Tournai by Gilles De Muisit after 1349

Louis XIV (1638-1715) at the Siege of Tournai 21st June 1667