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Aalst is a city and municipality on the Dender River, 19 miles northwest from Brussels. It is located in the Flemish province of East Flanders and in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Aalst itself and the villages of Baardegem, Erembodegem, Gijzegem, Herdersem, Hofstade, Meldert, Moorsel and Nieuwerkerken. The current mayor of Aalst is Anny De Maght-Aelbrecht, until recently from the VLD (Liberal) party but now independent. This article is about political regions. ...
East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ...
Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ...
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A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ...
The Dender is a tribuary of the river Scheldt. ...
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Flanders (Flemish, Fleming) (Dutch: Vlaanderen (Vlaams, Vlaming)) has two main designations: a geographical region in the north of Belgium, corresponding to the Flemish Region, a consituent part of the federal Belgian state. ...
East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ...
The Flemish region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium (alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region). ...
History The first historical records about Aalst relate to the year 840, when it is described as a dependancy of the Abbey of Lobbes. Construction of the town hall began in the middle of the 12th century. Several manuscripts from this period still survive. The city was almost entirely destroyed by fire in 1360. The town was soon rebuilt and a new belfry in gothic style was build in the 15th century. Aalst was taken by France in the War of Devolution and was held by the French from 1667 to 1706. Lobbes is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ...
(11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ...
Events October 24 - The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years War. ...
The War of Devolution (May 24, 1667 – May 2, 1668) was a war between Louis XIVs France and Habsburg Spain fought in the Spanish Netherlands. ...
// Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ...
Events March 27 - Concluding that Emperor Iyasus I of Ethiopia had abdicated by retiring to a monastery, a council of high officials appoint Tekle Haymanot I Emperor of Ethiopia May 23 - Battle of Ramillies September 7 - The Battle of Turin in the War of Spanish Succession - forces of Austria and...
Demographics On January 1st, 2005 Aalst had a total population of 77,007. The total area is 78.12 km² which gives a population density of 985.81 inhabitants per km². Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
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Events Aalst is famous for its carnaval festivities, celebrated every year in February. A Prince Carnaval is elected, who is allowed to "rule" the city for three days. A big parade crosses the city on Sunday, with about 70 groups of costumed volunteers and parade cars. Carnaval Tuesday (by tradition, the day before Ash Wednesday), is known as the day of the 'Voil Jeannetten' (literally: "the Dirty Jennies"), i.e. men dressed as women. See also: Carnival Corporation, Carnival Cruise Lines, Carnivàle Swabian-Alemannic carnival clowns in Wolfach, Germany A carnival parade is a public celebration, combining some elements of a circus and public street party, generally during the Carnival Season. ...
In the Western Christian calendar, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. ...
Sites of interest - The famous St. Martin's Collegiate Church, in gothic style, dates back to 1480. It contains a famous painting by Rubens, "Saint Rochus beseeching Christ to terminate the Plague at Aalst".
- Aalst is also proud about a beautiful tabernacle (dated 1605), which features sculptures made by Hieronymus Duquesnoy the Elder.
- The belfry
- The statue of Dirk Martens, first bookprinter in the Netherlands.
Events March 6 - Treaty of Toledo - Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain recognize African conquests of Afonso of Portugal and he cedes the Canary Islands to Spain Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde. ...
Pieter Pauwel (Peter Paul) Rubens (June 28, 1577 - May 30, 1640) was a Flemish baroque painter. ...
Events April 13 - Tsar Boris Godunow dies - Feodor II accedes to the throne May 16 - Paul V becomes Pope June 1 - Russian troops in Moscow imprison Feodor II and his mother. ...
External links
References - "Aalst." The Encyclopedia Britannica.
- "Aalst." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.
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