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This is a list of cities in Belgium. City status in Belgium is granted to a select group of municipalities by a royal order , decree , or by an act of law. In 2022, the five largest cities or municipalities in Belgium in terms of population were Antwerp , Ghent , Charleroi , Liège , and Brussels .
Old fire station of the Ghent city fire service (1977). The history of fire services in Belgium predates the foundation of the country, since local municipalities had been given the statutory authority and duty to prevent and repress fires in the late 18th century. Municipalities were entirely free in how they undertook this responsibility, and ...
Belgium, [b] officially the Kingdom of Belgium, [c] is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries , it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west.
Map of Mons in the 16th century by Lodovico Guicciardini [2] Map of Mons at the siege, 1691 In 1515, Charles V took an oath in Mons as Count of Hainaut. In this period of its history, the city became the target of various occupations, starting in May 1572 with the Protestant takeover by Louis of Nassau , who had hoped to clear the way for the ...
The Belfry of Bruges (Dutch: Belfort van Brugge) is a medieval bell tower in the centre of Bruges, Belgium.One of the city's most prominent symbols, [1] the belfry formerly housed a treasury and the municipal archives and served as an observation post for spotting fires and other dangers.
The tourist industry generates 2.8% of Belgium's gross domestic product and employs 3.3% of the working population (142,000 people). [ 1 ] 6.7 million people travelled to Belgium in 2005. [ 2 ] Two-thirds of them come from the larger nearby countries - France , The Netherlands , the United Kingdom , and Germany ; there are also many tourists ...
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Free Fire Max is an enhanced version of Free Fire that was released in 2021. [ 71 ] [ 72 ] It features improved High-Definition graphics , sound effects , and a 360-degree rotatable lobby. Players can use the same account to play both Free Fire Max and Free Fire , and in-game purchases, costumes, and items are synced between the two games. [ 73 ]