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2. Ghent - Wikipedia

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   Ghent (Dutch: Gent ⓘ; French: Gand ⓘ; historically known as Gaunt in English) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.It is the capital and largest city of the province of East Flanders, and the third largest in the country, after Brussels and Antwerp. [2]

3. Treaty of Ghent - Wikipedia

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   The Treaty of Ghent (8 Stat. 218) was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. It took effect in February 1815. It took effect in February 1815. Both sides signed it on December 24, 1814, in the city of Ghent , United Netherlands (now in Belgium ).

4. Timeline of Ghent - Wikipedia

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   1559 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent established. [9] 1576 - Pacification of Ghent signed - an alliance of the provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands. [8] [1] 1584 - Spaniards in power. [8] 1667 - The oldest Belgian newspaper, the Gazet van Gent was founded. [1] 1714 - Formed part of the Austrian Netherlands. [1] 1771 - Royal Academy of Fine ...

5. Belfry of Ghent - Wikipedia

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   Miniature of the Belfry of Ghent in the 19th century. Excerpt from the manuscript Gand et Flandre by Bruno Christiaenssens, 1844, with chronicles, maps, miniatures and monuments [3] Construction of the tower began in 1313 after a design by master mason Jan van Haelst. His plans are still preserved in the Ghent City Museum.

6. Saint Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent - Wikipedia

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   Saint Bavo's Cathedral, also known as Sint-Baafs Cathedral (Dutch: Sint Baafskathedraal), is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Ghent, Belgium.The 89-metre-tall (292 ft) Gothic building is the seat of the Diocese of Ghent and is named for Saint Bavo of Ghent.

7. Three confirmed dead in Ghent toll booth fire

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   Mar. 14—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph GHENT — A fiery crash at a turnpike tollbooth in Raleigh County resulted in three confirmed deaths, a trooper with the West Virginia State ...