Ghent

The Ghent District is a historic neighborhood in . It comprises Ghent, West Ghent, and Ghent Square. Other portions of surrounding neighborhoods are often attributed to Ghent as an extension of its commerce including Chelsea, North Colley Avenue, and active gentrification into portions of Park Place to the north, labelled 'The Railroad District'.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include USS Wisconsin and EVMC/Fort Norfolk station.

Museum
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is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship. Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Philippines campaign and the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

Railway station
Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, CC BY 2.0.
is a Tide Light Rail station in . It opened in 2011 and is the western terminus of the line. It is situated at the intersection of Brambleton and Colley Avenues, just west of downtown and south of the historic Ghent district.

Museum
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The is an art museum on the border between downtown and the Ghent district of . The museum was founded in 1933 as the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Park Place Historic District and Huntersville.

Neighborhood
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Park Place is a neighborhood in the western half of . Its boundaries are roughly Granby Street on the east, Colley Avenue on the west, 23rd Street on the south and up to 38th Street to the north.

Neighborhood
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is a historic neighborhood in . It is located near downtown Norfolk. One of Norfolk's "most intact settlements remaining from the late 19th century," "is unique because it was not planned by a company or commission, but developed over time."…

Quarter
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, is a national historic district located at . It encompasses 89 buildings. It is located in the primarily residential section of Portsmouth and includes a notable collection of Federal and Greek… is situated 1½ miles south of Ghent.

Ghent

Latitude
36.86093° or 36° 51′ 39″ north
Longitude
-76.29947° or 76° 17′ 58″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
8785VP62+96
Open­Street­Map ID
way 822804993
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
4760766
Wiki­data ID
Q5556226
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Ghent” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Ghent”
  • Persian: “گنت (نورفک)”
  • Persian: “گنت”
  • Urdu: “گھینٹ”

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