East Flanders
Arrondissement of Ghent
Ghent

Belfry of Ghent

The Belfry of Ghent is one of three medieval towers that overlook the old city centre of , Belgium; the other two belonging to and Saint Nicholas' Church.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: medieval tower in Ghent, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Belfort”
  • Address: Botermarkt 17, Gent, 9000
  • Roof shape: pyramidal
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mammelokker and St Bavo’s Cathedral.

Government office
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is a government office.

Church
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Saint Bavo's Cathedral, also known as Sint-Baafs Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , Belgium. The 89-metre-tall Gothic building is the seat of the Diocese of Ghent and is named for Saint Bavo of Ghent. is situated 180 metres southeast of Belfry of Ghent.

Museum
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is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Patershol and Waalse Krook.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Belfry of Ghent

Latitude
51.05366° or 51° 3′ 13″ north
Longitude
3.72479° or 3° 43′ 29″ east
Inception
1313
Height
95 metres (312 feet)
Open location code
9F353P3F+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 501472628
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­pyramidal
Wiki­data ID
Q815443
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Belfry of Ghent” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Ganteko kanpandorrea”
  • Chinese: “根特钟楼”
  • Chinese: “根特鐘樓”
  • Dutch: “Belfort gent”
  • Dutch: “Belfort Gent”
  • Dutch: “Belfort van Gent”
  • Esperanto: “Belfrido de Gento”
  • French: “beffroi de Gand”
  • French: “Beffroi de Gand”
  • German: “Belfried (Gent)”
  • German: “Belfried”
  • Italian: “beffroi di Gand”
  • Italian: “Beffroi di Gand”
  • Italian: “belfort di Gand”
  • Latvian: “Gentes befruā”
  • Persian: “برج ناقوس خنت”
  • Slovenian: “gentski zvonik”
  • Slovenian: “Gentski zvonik”
  • Slovenian: “zvonik v Gentu”
  • Spanish: “Campanario de Gante”
  • Turkish: “Gent Çan Kulesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Беффруа Гента”
  • Ukrainian: “Дзвіниця Гента”

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Highlights include stadshal and Emile Braunplein.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Belfry of Ghent”. Photo: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 2.0.