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  2. Ghent - Wikipedia

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    Ghent was the leading city for cloth during the Middle Ages. The wool industry, originally established at Bruges, created the first European industrialized zone in Ghent in the High Middle Ages. The mercantile zone was so highly developed that wool had to be imported from Scotland and England, which led to Flanders' good relationship with them.

  3. Gravensteen - Wikipedia

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    It was used as a court and prison until the 18th century. From 1353 to 1491, it was the site of Ghent's mint. Private buildings were constructed on or around the medieval remains. Ghent emerged as a major centre for textile manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, and the Gravensteen was converted into a cotton mill ...

  4. File:Ghent, Belgium, Braun & Hogenberg, 1572-1624.jpg

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  5. List of World Heritage Sites in Belgium - Wikipedia

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    The historic centre of Ghent and two associated abbeys East Flanders: 2002 ii, iv (cultural) The city of Ghent developed on the banks of the Lys river around two abbeys, Saint Bavo's and Saint Peter's, founded in the mid-7th century. The medieval historic nucleus of the city has been well preserved and comprises several prominent buildings from ...

  6. County of Flanders - Wikipedia

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    The Gravensteen at Ghent, Built by Philip of Alsace. In 1071, Robert I became count of Flanders after his successful rebellion against his nephew Arnulf III who died in the battle of Cassel. [6] Flemish knights in the 11th and 12th centuries were some of the most effective and well-respected knights of Europe even before the Crusades. [7]

  7. File:Flandria illustrata; map of Ghent.jpg - Wikipedia

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  8. 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 ...

  9. Museum of Industry (Ghent) - Wikipedia

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    View of MIAT at Ghent. The Museum of Industry, Work and Textiles (Dutch: Museum over industrie, arbeid en textiel, or MIAT) [a] is a museum in Ghent in Belgium. Ghent was at the centre of the Flanders textile region. The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage. [1]