| Page Views: 3,327 Last Visit to Belgium: - I Live Here | In 2005 we celebrate our 175th anniversary! by Mahieu - last update: Dec 14, 2004 |
|  | Introduction Belgium is Europe in a nutshell: multicultural and multilingual.
Flanders in the north, a flatland criss-crossed by canals, is proud of its great art cities: Antwerp, Bruges and Ghent.
To the south in Wallonia, you will find the rolling hills of the Ardennes, numerous castles, and the cities of Liege, Namur, and Tournai.
And finally, its capital Brussels is one of the world's greatest cosmopolitan cities! |
Facts & Figures Population:
approximately 10,2 million
Capital:
Brussels
Official languages:
Dutch/French/German
Most famous products:
beer, chocolate, wafles | | |
| | Dutch-French lexicon It's not always easy to find your way around Belgium, because a lot of city names exist in both languages Dutch/French.
I don't want you to get lost, so here are the most important cities:
Antwerpen/ Anvers
Brugge/ Bruges
Brussel/ Bruxelles
Kortrijk/ Courtrai
Gent/ Gand
Luik/ Liege/Lüttich
Leuven/ Louvain
Mechelen/ Malines
Bergen/ Mons
Namen/ Namur
Ronse/ Renaix
Doornik/ Tournai
Tienen/ Tirlemont
Rijsel/Lille (France)
Bastenaken/Bastogne |
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Maurizioago Tue Apr 3, 2007 09:36 UTC
Nice page. Ciao! | EspritGirl Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:21 UTC
Hi Els, Wonderful page! Would love to visit your country, it's in my shortlist, first I am a big fan of Justine Henin-Hardenne, as well as Kim and of course to taste the renowned chocolates. cheers | Nemorino Thu Apr 7, 2005 09:12 UTC
Nice overview of your country. I've been meaning to go to Bruges because Korngold's opera "Die Tote Stadt" takes place there. (I saw it in Altenburg, near Gera.) The main character in Schreker's opera "Der Schatzgräber" is called Els, by the way. | Pablo_krak Thu Nov 11, 2004 16:27 UTC
Nice pics from Belgium Greetings Pawel |
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