Bruges - Belgium
Posted by: RuiJSDuarte
N 51° 12.500 E 003° 13.485
31U E 515699 N 5673016
"Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country."
Waymark Code: WMK0NE
Location: West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Date Posted: 01/26/2014
Views: 55
"The area of the whole city amounts to more than 13,840 hectares, including 1,075 hectares off the coast, at Zeebrugge (meaning "Brugge aan Zee" or "Bruges on Sea"). The historic city centre is a prominent World Heritage Site of UNESCO. It is oval-shaped and about 430 hectares in size.
Along with a few other canal-based northern cities, such as Amsterdam, it is sometimes referred to as "The Venice of the North". Bruges has a significant economic importance thanks to its port. At one time, it was the "chief commercial city" of the world."
From Wikipedia.
Name of Source Book: 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, the second edition: Completely Revised ...
Page Location in Source Book: 93
Type of Waymark: City
Location of Coordinates: Photographed site
Cost of Admission (Parks, Museums, etc.): 0.00 (listed in local currency)
List Available Hours, Dates, Season: N/A as it´s a City
Official Tourism Website: [Web Link]
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