Great Beguinage, Sint-Amandsberg

The Great Beguinage of Sint-Amandsberg is an eight-hectare beguinage in the suburb, just outside the centre of , Belgium. It was built between 1873 and 1874 on the abandonment of the Old St.
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  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: béguinage in Sint-Amandsberg, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Begijnhof Sinte-Elisabeth te Sint-Amandsberg” and “Groot Begijnhof Sint-Elisabeth”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Begijnhofkerk Sint-Elisabeth and Heilig Hartkerk.

Church
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is a church.

Community center
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is a community center, which is situated 350 metres south of Great Beguinage, Sint-Amandsberg.

Railway station
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is the second largest railway station in , , Belgium. It is situated in the Dampoort neighbourhood, after which it is named. is situated 530 metres west of Great Beguinage, Sint-Amandsberg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sint-Amandsberg and Sint-Macharius.

Village
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is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , Flemish Region, . The municipality of was formed in 1872, when it was detached from the municipality of .

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Great Beguinage, Sint-Amandsberg

Latitude
51.05691° or 51° 3′ 25″ north
Longitude
3.74773° or 3° 44′ 52″ east
Open location code
9F353P4X+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 957912660
Wiki­data ID
Q3041140
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Great Beguinage, Sint-Amandsberg” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Beguinatge de Sant Amand”
  • Catalan: “Gran Beguinatge Sint-Amandsberg”
  • Catalan: “Groot Begijnhof Sint-Amandsberg”
  • Chinese: “大贝居安会院”
  • Dutch: “Begijnhof Sint Elisabeth”
  • Dutch: “Begijnhof Sint-Elisabeth”
  • Dutch: “Groot Begijnhof Sint-Amandsberg”
  • Esperanto: “Granda Beginejo de Sint-Amandsberg”
  • French: “Grand béguinage de Mont-Saint-Amand”
  • German: “Begijnhof Sinte-Elisabeth te Sint-Amandsberg”
  • German: “Großer Beginenhof Sint-Amandsberg”
  • Indonesian: “Groot Begijnhof Sint-Amandsberg”
  • Ukrainian: “Великий Бегінаж (Гент)”
  • Ukrainian: “Великий Бегінаж”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Maria Kapel and Kapel Sint-Antonius van Padua.

Nearby Places

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