Bruges Facts for Kids

Location of Bruges in Belgium

Bruges (Dutch: Brugge) is a city in the northwest of Belgium.

It is the capital and largest city of West Flanders. In 2007, 116,982 people lived there.

Bruges is at 51° 12 North, 03° 13 East.

It is a centre of tourism because of its historic medieval city centre. The centre was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is a center of commerce because of its port, Zeebrugge. The movie In Bruges with Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes was made there in 2008.

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The Markt (market square)
"The Burg in Bruges", painted c. 1691–1700 by Meunincxhove
An old street in Bruges, with the Church of Our Lady tower in the background
Canal in Bruges at dusk
Bruges on the Ferraris map (c. 1775)
Postcard showing the Cranenburg house
The Belfry of Bruges
Exterior of the Boudewijn Seapark dolphinarium in Bruges
Concertgebouw (Brugge) [nl] ("Concert Building")
Gruuthusemuseum
Bruges' Church of Our Lady
Aerial view of the Boudewijnkanaal canal linking Zeebrugge (top) with Bruges (middle)
t Zand [nl] bus station
The Elly Mærsk, shown here at Zeebrugge port, is currently one of the world's largest container vessels.
Jan Breydel Stadium
The KHBO campus in Sint-Michiels
The annual procession of the Holy Blood of Jesus Christ, UNESCO heritage
St. Salvator's Cathedral
The Church of Our Lady (Bruges).
Steenhouwers Canal with the Belfry and spires of the Stadhuis
The Dijver canal and the tower of the Church of Our Lady
The Provinciaal Hof
The Kruispoort
The Dweersstraat
The Béguinage
The Groenerei (canal)
View from the Rozenhoedkaai
An aerial view over one of Bruges' canals
Roofs of old houses in the city centre
The Burg square with the City Hall
The Fish Market
The Steenstraat with St. Salvator's Cathedral in the background
Part of the Markt (market square)
The Bonne-Chière windmill
Rozenhoedkaai
Spiegelrei canal
The "Huis ter Beurze" (center) of Van der Beurze [nl] family
Facade of the Huis 't Schaep building

Bruges facts for kids

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