Ostend, Belgium
According to wholevehicles, Ostend (Ostende) is a seaside resort town in West Flanders, concurrently the largest Belgian port on the North Sea and one of the five Flemish provinces where…
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According to Allcitycodes, Belgium is a small country located in Western Europe. It has an area of 30,528 square kilometers (11,787 square miles) and a population of approximately 11.4 million people. The capital city of Belgium is Brussels. The terrain in Belgium consists mainly of lowland plains with some hills and valleys. The highest point in Belgium is Signal de Botrange at 694 meters (2,277 feet). Major rivers include the Scheldt, the Meuse, the Sambre, and the Yser. The climate of Belgium is temperate with mild winters from December to February and warm summers from May to September. The area code of Belgium is +32. This code was introduced on 1 January 1966 when Belgium switched from its old international dialling code of +800 to +32 for all incoming calls from abroad. This change was made so that all incoming calls would be routed through international carriers instead of neighbouring countries. This has helped increase security as well as improve call quality for customers calling into Belgium from abroad. Check programingplease for Belgium in 2010.
Belfries of Belgium and France (World Heritage)
The bell towers, built between the 11th and 17th centuries, adorn town halls as well as town and church buildings. They symbolize the newly developing power of the medieval bourgeoisie…
Belgium 1996
Yearbook 1996 Belgium. On August 13, Marc Dutroux in the town of Charleroi was arrested for being involved in the disappearance of several underage girls. Two days later, police found…