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Municipality

8000 · BRUGGE

Language area: Dutch

Municipalities: BRUGGE

Localities: Brugge, Koolkerke

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Weather

West Flanders · Reference: Brugge

13/10 · Temperature: 13.5 – 20.7 °C

Chance of precipitation: 69%

Updated: 13/10 11:17

Regional indication; local weather may differ.

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People linked to Belgium

Guido Gezelle

Born: Brugge

Priest and poet known for linguistic experiments and poems about nature.

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People linked to Belgium

Jan van Eyck

Lived and worked: Brugge

Fifteenth-century painter known for the Ghent Altarpiece and detailed portraits.

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People linked to Belgium

Hugo Claus

Born: Brugge

Writer, poet and theatre maker. Author of The Sorrow of Belgium.

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People linked to Belgium

Achiel Van Acker

Born: Brugge

Socialist politician and former Belgian prime minister.

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People linked to Belgium

Simon Stevin

Born: Brugge

Mathematician and engineer who helped promote calculation with decimal fractions.

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People linked to Belgium

Filips de Goede

Stayed: Brugge

Duke of Burgundy who brought several territories in the Low Countries under his rule.

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People linked to Belgium

Hans Memling

Lived and worked: Brugge

Fifteenth-century painter of portraits and religious scenes.