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Volume: 3 Austria-Hungry, Germany, Belgium, and the NetherlandsPublisher: London, J.S. Virtue ... Read more

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Chapters: Baarle-Hertog, Berlaar, Essen, Belgium, Zoersel, Bornem, Grobbendonk, Rijkevorsel, Nijlen, Olen, Belgium, Niel, Mortsel, Aartselaar, Hove, Belgium, Kalmthout, Stabroek, Putte, Wijnegem, Laakdal, Merksplas, Schelle, Herentals, Oud-Turnhout, Arendonk, Wuustwezel, Zwijndrecht, Belgium, Rumst, Kasterlee, Lille, Belgium, Ranst, Schilde, Hoogstraten, Retie, Kapellen, Belgium, Westerlo, Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Beerse, Boechout, Vosselaar, Kontich, Balen, Herselt, Bonheiden, Ravels, Borsbeek, Dessel, Willebroek, Brecht, Belgium, Hemiksem, Duffel, Zandhoven, Herenthout, Vorselaar, Sint-Amands, Wommelgem, Hulshout, Oostmalle, Arrondissement of Antwerp, Boom, Belgium, Salphen, de Zoom - Kalmthoutse Heide, Berendrecht, Arrondissement of Mechelen, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Scherpenberg Mill, Lint, Belgium, Westmalle, Nete, Heist-Goor, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver, Hazewinkel, Borgerhout, Merksem, Blommerschot, Mark, Rupel, Oorderen, Gierle, Koningshooikt, Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo, Rijmenam, Weert, Antwerp, Olmen, Bouwel. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 197. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Hoogstraten - Coordinates Coordinates: Hoogstraten is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Hoogstraten proper and the towns of Meer, Meerle, Meersel-Dreef, Minderhout and Wortel, (Meersel-Dreef includes the northernmost point in Belgium.) Hoogstraten (originally Hoogstraeten), home to some 18,900 individuals in this third millennium, lies in Flanders at the northern border of Belgium within an enclave surrounded on three sides by the Netherlands. Today, over ten percent of the population is Dutch who have chosen to live in Hoogstraten while working in the Netherlands but still ninety percent of the population is Flemish. The town is named af...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=156833 ... Read more

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Describes the geography, plants and animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, sports and arts, and people of Belgium. ... Read more

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If a city based its planning decisions on the needs of an international bureaucracy rather than on the traditional needs of local residents and businesses, how would that city change? How might it look?

In Brussels, Belgium--since 1957 home to the European Union--such change is taking place. Observing the change, Alexis G. Papadopoulos explores a new geographical concept, the Central Executive District. This urban form is significantly different from the Central Business District, its conventional counterpart. Drawing on game and rational choice theories, spatial analysis, and land economics, the author analyzes how the landscape of the city's center has evolved over the last three decades under the influence of successive coalitions of local and foreign elites. He describes how foreign diplomats, international corporate executives, and real-estate developers cooperate with one another to carry out major urban projects in the face of resistance from local neighborhood groups, conservationists, and political factions.

This study makes a substantial contribution to geography and urban studies both for its implications about the future of world cities like New York, London, and Paris and for its original application of the notion of cooperative regimes. ... Read more

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Belgium has perhaps been overshadowed by the doings of its powerful neighbors in Western Europe: France, Germany, and The Netherlands. Nevertheless, Belgium is an important point of cultural contact, straddling as it does a major linguistic and cultural divide. Additionally, with its important and proactive role in the European Union, and the increasing tensions within the state, Belgium and Belgian culture cannot remain in the shadows of the larger European states. Robert Stallaerts's "Historical Dictionary of Belgium" is an important and useful work for scholars of Belgium and of Western Europe. In it he presents a broad overview of the many, sometimes contradictory trends and currents in Belgian culture. The "Dictionary" presents Belgium as it has been and as it is. The dictionary itself highlights the most significant persons, parties, and organizations, describes the political and social institutions, and touches on Belgian economy and culture. The thorough dictionary is bolstered by an extensive chronology, a broad introduction, and a comprehensive bibliography. Of special interest to historians, political scientists, and travelers, this ready reference is an essential tool for any collection. ... Read more

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Hoe zag uw gemeente eruit in het midden van de 19de eeuw? Wat rest er nog van de oude dorpskern, van een moeras, waterloop of bosgebied? Wie was de eigenaar van het perceel waar u nu woont? Waar bevonden zich de akkerlanden, weiden, woonhuizen, fabrieken...?De kadasterkaarten van Philippe Christian Popp (1805-1879) geven u een antwoord op deze vragen. De Atlas cadastral parcellaire de la Belgique van Popp is een doorsnede, een tijdsopname van bijna elke gemeente rond 1860. De kaarten en leggers geven erg volledige informatie over het onroerend goed en over elke eigenaar van die goederen. Een schat aan informatie voor de geschiedenis van uw gemeente.In de publicatie De kadasterkaarten van Popp: een sleutel tot uw lokale geschiedenis van Wouter Ronsijn, leest u meer over de ontstaansgeschiedenis en de toepassingsmogelijkheden van de Poppkaarten en -leggers. Om het wat concreter te maken, worden vier Vlaams-Brabantse gemeenten aan een voorbeeldanalyse onderworpen, telkens vanuit een specifieke invalshoek: landschap (Aarschot), huizenbestand (Asse), landbouw (Halle), industrialisering en verstedelijking (Tienen). Er wordt tevens een aanzet gegeven tot een meer vergelijkend onderzoek van de verschillende Vlaams-Brabantse regio's.Deze publicatie is een werkinstrument! U vindt er heel wat praktische informatie in terug om mee aan de slag te gaan: een lijst van Poppkaarten van Vlaams-Brabant en hun belangrijkste bewaarplaatsen, een overzicht van de gebruikte databanken en een thematische bibliografie. En als kers op de taart krijgt u een cd-rom met de Poppkaarten en -leggers van de besproken gemeenten.Deze publicatie werd gerealiseerd door het Liberaal Archief vzw in opdracht van de provincie Vlaams-Brabant en is het eerste nummer in de reeks 'Accenten uit de geschiedenis van Vlaams-Brabant'. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Belgium is divided into three regions, two of them are subdivided into five provinces each. The division into provinces is fixed by Article 5 of the Belgian Constitution. The provinces are further subdivided into arrondissements. The provincial government consists of three main parts: the Governor, an executive council known as the Permanent Deputation (Dutch: Bestendige Deputatie) in the Flemish Region, or as the Provincial College (French: Collège Provincial) in the Walloon Region, and the Provincial Council (Dutch: Provincieraad, the equivalent of a States-Provincial in the Netherlands), which is elected by the inhabitants of the province for a term of office of 6 years. The Permanent Deputations and the Provincial Colleges consist of seven members: the Governor and 6 Deputies elected by the Provincial Council from among its members. The numbers of seats in the Provincial Councils are proportional to the population of the province. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Halle(French: Hal) is a Flemish city and municipalityin the district (arrondissement) Halle-Vilvoorde of the province Flemish Brabant. The city is located on theBrussels-Charleroi Canal and on the Flemish side of the language border that separates Flanders and Wallonia.Geographically, Halle lies on the border between theFlemish plains to the North (thick loam) and the undulatingBrabant lands to the South (thinner loam). The cityalso borders on the Pajottenland to the west. The official languageof Halle is Dutch. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Southern Netherlands were a part of the Low Countries controlled by Spain (Spanish Netherlands, 1579?1713), Austria (Austrian Netherlands, 1713?94) and captured by France (1794?1815). This region comprised most of modern Belgium (except for three Lower-Rhenish territories: the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, the Imperial Abbey of Stavelot-Malmedy and the County of Bouillon) and Luxembourg (including the homonymous present Belgian province), and in addition some parts of The Netherlands (namely the Duchy of Limburg now split in a Dutch and Belgian part) as well as, until 1678, most of the present Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France. ... Read more

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The history of Belgium, from pre-history to the present day, is intertwined with the histories of its European neighbours, in particular those of the Netherlands and Luxembourg. ... Read more