Bruges
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Summary
Bruges is a big city[1]. Bruges draws 21,729 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #34 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: centre city[3]
- Member of: Flanders Heritage Library[4], Organization of World Heritage Cities[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arrondissement of Bruges[6]
- Country: Belgium[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: North Sea[8], Boudewijnkanaal[9], Reie[10]
- Head of government: Dirk De fauw[11]
- Instance of: Belgian municipality with the title of city[12], municipality of Belgium[13], city[14]
- Official language: Dutch[15]
- Shares border with: Blankenberge[16], Knokke-Heist[17], Oostkamp[18], Damme[19]
- Anthem: 'k En Brugge in m'n herte[20]
- Flag: flag of Bruges[21]
- Twinned administrative body: Salamanca[22], Burgos[23], Guadalajara[24]
- Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Bruges[25]
- Postal code: 8000[26], 8380[27], 8310[28], 8200[29]
- Part of: Emergency zone West Flanders 1[30], Politiezone Brugge[31]
- Commons category: Bruges[32]
- Patron saint: Donatian of Reims[33]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[34]
- Local dialing code: 050[35]
- Official website: https://www.brugge.be/[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bruges[37]
- Commons gallery: Brugge[38]
- Email address: mailto:info@brugge.be[39]
- Population: 117,377[40], 118,053[41], 117,639[42], 118,284[43], 118,509[44]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Bruges[45]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Bruges include Zeebrugge[46], a village[47], in Belgium[48]; Ostend-Bruges International Airport[49], an international airport[50], in Belgium[51]; Brugse Vrije[52], a castellany[53], in County of Flanders[54]; and Ghent-Bruges school[55], an art movement[56], in Southern Netherlands[57].
Why It Matters
Bruges has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Bruges is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for Bruges include Zeebrugge[46], a village[47], in Belgium[48]; Ostend-Bruges International Airport[49], an international airport[50], in Belgium[51]; Brugse Vrije[52], a castellany[53], in County of Flanders[54]; and Ghent-Bruges school[55], an art movement[56], in Southern Netherlands[57].
FAQs
What awards did Bruges receive?
Honors received include centre city[3].