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Ghent is the capital of the province of East Flanders in Flanders / Belgium and has about 250,000 inhabitants.. <9> <9> <1001> <9> <9> 500 BC. Chr.. the Celts were already settled here.. Ganda was founded in the 7th century between Schelde and Leie.. Around the abbeys St. Bavo and St. Peter developed the city.. To ward off the attacks of the Normans, the Counts of Flanders ordered the construction of a castle.. Around the fortress and the harbor a trading post developed, which took a huge upswing through the cloth and linen industry in the 11th century.. Ghent became a cosmopolitan city.. In the 14th century, social struggles broke out.. The guilds demanded a say, but the counts did not give up power.. 1453 the city fell to the house Burgundy.. In 1492, the city had to sign the peace of Cadzand and 1540 finally lost its independence.. <9> <9> <994/1794694> <994/1794698> <994/1794701> <9> <9> After years of sieges and wars, the 18th century flourished again.. In 1815, the city fell to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.. Under the reign of King Willem I, the university and the canal from Ghent to Terneuzen were built, which was of great importance for economic development.. <9> <9> In 1913 the Expo took place in Ghent.. <9> <9> Sights: <9> <9> * St. Bavo Cathedral, Sint-Baafsplein <9> * Belfort, Sint-Baafsplein 2 <9> * St. Nicholas´ Church, Korenmarkt, 13th century in Scheldegothic < 9> * Schloss Gravensteen,, Rekelingestraat 1 <9> * Graslei, most beautiful waterfront at the medieval harbor with beautiful guild houses <9> * Groot Vleeshuis, Groentenmarkt;. In the ´meat house´ from the 15th Century you can buy East Flemish delicacies and of course many different beers.. <9> * Small Beguinage ter Hoye, Lange Violettestraat <9> * Design Museum, Jan Breydelstraat 5 <9> * Museum of Fine Arts, Citadelpark;. Flemish art from the Middle Ages to the 20th century with works by Bosch, Rubens, Brueghel, Pourbus, Rodin <9> <9> <1002> <9> <9> <9> <9> <9>