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Bruges

Also known as Historic Centre of Brugge

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Bruges is in Brugge. The nearest other World Heritage site is Belfries of Belgium and France, about 65 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Brugge · about 146,000 peopleat the site
  • Gent · about 444,000 peopleabout 40 km south-east
  • Middelburg · about 46,000 peopleabout 40 km north-east
  • Lille · about 1,044,000 peopleabout 65 km south
  • Antwerpen · about 920,000 peopleabout 85 km east
  • Brussels · about 1,743,000 peopleabout 85 km south-east
BrugesGentBrugge10 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Bruges and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesBelfries of Belgium and France1Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai2Plantin-Moretus Museum3Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin4La Grand-Place, Brussels5Bruges
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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