Grote Markt
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Grote Markt is a common name of a centrally located square
in the centre of cities in Flanders
(Belgium) and the Netherlands
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in the centre of cities in Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
(Belgium) and the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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- Markt (Bruges) (A square with a similar function as a "Grote Markt", but simply called "Markt" in Bruges)
- Grote Markt (Brussels), also known as the Grand PlaceGrand PlaceThe Grand Place or Grote Markt is the central square of Brussels. It is surrounded by guildhalls, the city's Town Hall, and the Breadhouse . The square is the most important tourist destination and most memorable landmark in Brussels, along with the Atomium and Manneken Pis...
- Grote Markt (Haarlem)
- Grote Markt (Kortrijk)Grote Markt (Kortrijk)The Grote Markt of Kortrijk is the central square in the Belgian city of Kortrijk.Its location on the crossing of some of Kortrijk's most famous and most touristic spots makes the Grote Markt one of the city's busiest squares...
- Grote Markt (Leuven)Grote Markt (Leuven)The Grote Markt of Leuven, Belgium is situated between the Oude Markt and the Fochplein and near both the Bondgenotenlaan and the Muntstraat .Its location on the crossing of some of Leuven's most famous and most touristic spots...
- Grote Markt (Sint-Niklaas) (the biggest square in surface)