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Eeklo, the Glossary

58 relations: Ancient Rome, Arrondissement of Eeklo, Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Belfries of Belgium and France, Belgium, Braunfels, Bruges, Carcaixent, Catholic Church, Charter, Classic cycle races, County of Flanders, Cyclo-cross, Dirk Braeckman, Dutch language, East Flanders, Edouard Heene, English language, Erik De Vlaeminck, Eurovision Song Contest 2010, Feltre, Flemish Region, Frederik Willems, French language, German language, Ghent, Gothic Revival architecture, Groen (political party), Guido van Heulendonk, Joan, Countess of Flanders, Kaprijke, Karel Lodewijk Ledeganck, Leon L. Van Autreve, Maarten Martens, Maldegem, Municipalities of Belgium, Newbury, Berkshire, Old High German, Olivier De Cock, Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats, Paul Van Hyfte, Peter Van de Veire, Protestantism, Provinces of Belgium, Pseudonym, Roger De Vlaeminck, Rudy Matthijs, Sergeant Major of the Army, Sint-Laureins, Spanish language, ... Expand index (8 more) »
World Heritage Sites in Belgium

Ancient Rome

In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.

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Arrondissement of Eeklo

The Arrondissement of Eeklo is one of the six administrative arrondissements in the Province of East Flanders, Belgium.

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Bagnols-sur-Cèze

Bagnols-sur-Cèze ("Bagnols-on-Cèze"; Banhòus de Céser) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitania region in Southern France.

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Belfries of Belgium and France

The Belfries of Belgium and France are a group of 56 historical buildings designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites, in recognition of the civic (rather than church) belfries serving as an architectural manifestation of emerging civic independence from feudal and religious influences in the former County of Flanders (present-day French Flanders area of France and Flanders region of Belgium) and neighbouring areas which once were possessions of the House of Burgundy (in present-day Wallonia of Belgium). Eeklo and belfries of Belgium and France are world Heritage Sites in Belgium.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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Braunfels

Braunfels is a town in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.

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Bruges

Bruges (Brugge; Brügge) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country. Eeklo and Bruges are world Heritage Sites in Belgium.

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Carcaixent

Carcaixent (Spanish: Carcagente) is a town and municipality in the province of Valencia, eastern Spain, with c. 20,000 inhabitants.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Charter

A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified.

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Classic cycle races

The classic cycle races are the most prestigious one-day professional road cycling races in the international calendar.

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County of Flanders

The County of Flanders was one of the most powerful political entities in the medieval Low Countries, located on the North Sea coast of what is now Belgium.

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Cyclo-cross

Cyclo-cross (cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or cross) is a form of bicycle racing.

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Dirk Braeckman

Dirk Braeckman (born 1958 in Eeklo, Belgium) is a Belgian photographer who lives and works in Ghent, Belgium.

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Dutch language

Dutch (Nederlands.) is a West Germanic language, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the third most spoken Germanic language.

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East Flanders

East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen, Flandre-Orientale, Ostflandern, Ôost-Vloandern) is a province of Belgium.

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Edouard Heene

Edouard Heene (27 Jul 1872 – 24 Jul 1947) was a Belgian master builder in the Meetjesland late in the 19th and early in the 20th century.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.

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Erik De Vlaeminck

Erik De Vlaeminck (23 March 1945 − 4 December 2015) was a Belgian cyclist who became cyclo-cross world-champion seven times (in 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973), a record for male riders.

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Eurovision Song Contest 2010

The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Feltre

Feltre (Fèltre) is a town and comune of the province of Belluno in Veneto, northern Italy.

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Flemish Region

The Flemish Region (Vlaams Gewest), usually simply referred to as Flanders (Vlaanderen), is one of the three regions of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region.

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Frederik Willems

Frederik Willems (born 8 September 1979) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer who competed professionally from 2003 tp 2014.

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French language

French (français,, or langue française,, or by some speakers) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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German language

German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.

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Ghent

Ghent (Gent; Gand; historically known as Gaunt in English) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Eeklo and Ghent are municipalities of East Flanders.

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Gothic Revival architecture

Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half of the 19th century, mostly in England.

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Groen (political party)

Groen, founded as Agalev, is a green Flemish political party in Belgium.

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Guido van Heulendonk

Guido Beelaert (born 17 November 1951) pseudonym Guido van Heulendonk is a Flemish writer.

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Joan, Countess of Flanders

Joan, often called Joan of Constantinople (1199 – 5 December 1244), ruled as Countess of Flanders and Hainaut from 1205 (at the age of six) until her death.

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Kaprijke

Kaprijke is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. Eeklo and Kaprijke are municipalities of East Flanders.

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Karel Lodewijk Ledeganck

Karel Lodewijk Ledeganck (Eeklo, 9 November 1805 – Ghent, 19 March 1847) was a Flemish writer.

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Leon L. Van Autreve

Leon L. Van Autreve (January 29, 1920 – March 14, 2002) was a United States Army soldier who served as the fourth Sergeant Major of the Army.

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Maarten Martens

Maarten Martens (born 2 July 1984) is a Belgian professional football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder, either as an attacking midfielder or winger.

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Maldegem

Maldegem (earlier spelled Maldeghem, is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Maldegem, Adegem and Middelburg (Belgium). and have always been separate hamlets of Maldegem. On 1 January 2018, Maldegem had a total population of 23,689. Eeklo and Maldegem are municipalities of East Flanders.

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Municipalities of Belgium

Belgium comprises 581 municipalities (gemeenten; communes; Gemeinden), 300 of them grouped into five provinces in Flanders and 262 others in five provinces in Wallonia, while the remaining 19 are in the Brussels Capital Region, which is not divided in provinces.

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Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury is a market town in West Berkshire, England, in the valley of the River Kennet.

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Old High German

Old High German (OHG; Althochdeutsch (Ahdt., Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050.

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Olivier De Cock

Olivier De Cock (born 9 November 1975) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

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Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats

The Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open Vld) is a Flemish liberal political party in Belgium.

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Paul Van Hyfte

Paul van Hyfte (born 19 January 1972 in Eeklo) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer.

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Peter Van de Veire

Peter Van de Veire (born 1 December 1971) is a well-known radio personality in Flanders.

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Protestantism

Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes justification of sinners through faith alone, the teaching that salvation comes by unmerited divine grace, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice.

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Provinces of Belgium

The Kingdom of Belgium is divided into three regions.

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Pseudonym

A pseudonym or alias is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym).

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Roger De Vlaeminck

Roger De Vlaeminck (born 24 August 1947) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist.

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Rudy Matthijs

Rudy Matthijs (born 3 March 1959, in Eeklo) is a Belgian retired professional road bicycle racer.

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Sergeant Major of the Army

The sergeant major of the Army (SMA) is a unique non-commissioned rank and position of office in the United States Army.

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Sint-Laureins

Sint-Laureins (Dutch for Saint Lawrence) is a municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. Eeklo and Sint-Laureins are municipalities of East Flanders.

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Spanish language

Spanish (español) or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.

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Textile

Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc.

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Tom Dice

Tom Eeckhout (born 25 November 1989), known professionally as Tom Dice, is a Belgian singer-songwriter.

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Tonny Mols

Tonny Mols (born 8 January 1969 in Eeklo) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays midfield for K.S.K. Maldegem.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eeklo

Also known as Eeklo, Belgium.

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World Heritage Sites in Belgium

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