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Damme is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Damme proper and the towns of Hoeke, Lapscheure, Moerkerke, Oostkerke and Sijsele. On 1 January 2005 the municipality had a population of 10,875 (5,453 males and 5,422 females). The total area is 89.52 km², giving a population density of 121.48 inhabitants per km². Church of Damme, Picture taken by myself, File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Church of Damme, Picture taken by myself, File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 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. ... West Flanders (Dutch: West-Vlaanderen) is the westernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. ... Hoeke is a town in Damme, a part of Belgium. ... Lapscheure is a town in Damme, a part of Belgium. ... Moerkerke is a town in Damme, a part of Belgium. ... Oostkerke is a town in Diksmuide and Damme, parts of Belgium. ... Sijsele is a town in Damme, a part of Belgium. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

Damme Town Hall
Damme Town Hall

In the 13th century Damme was the port for Bruges. It was the site of the Battle of Damme, fought on 30 and 31 May 1213. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x691, 225 KB) Townhall Damme, Belgium Author: Elke Wetzig (elya) Date: 2005-02-06 File links The following pages link to this file: Damme ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x691, 225 KB) Townhall Damme, Belgium Author: Elke Wetzig (elya) Date: 2005-02-06 File links The following pages link to this file: Damme ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Sometimes referred to as the Venice of the North, Bruges has many waterways that run through the city. ... The Battle of Damme was fought May 30 and 31, 1213. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... Events Alix of Thouars, heiress of the duchy of Brittany marries Peter of Dreux; beginning of the Dreux rule in Brittany, which would last until 1514 Births March 9 - Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy Deaths September 12 - Peter II of Aragon at the Battle of Muret Heads of state France...

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Damme - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (113 words)
Damme is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders.
The municipality comprises the city of Damme proper and the towns of Hoeke, Lapscheure, Moerkerke, Oostkerke and Sijsele.
In the 13th century Damme was the port for Bruges.
Jean Claude Van Damme - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (648 words)
Jean Claude Van Damme (born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg on October 18, 1960), is a Belgian-born martial artist and actor who is most known for his action movies.
In 1998, Van Damme and his former bodyguard Chuck Zito were involved in a fist-fight at a New York strip-tease bar called Scores.
In the French-speaking world, Jean-Claude Van Damme is well-known for the picturesque aphorisms that he delivers on a wide range of topics (personal well-being, ecology, etc.) in a strange mixture of French and English.
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