Flemish Béguinages
Flanders Region, Provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Eastern Flanders, Western Flanders, and Flemish Brabant
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Identifier |
855 |
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states |
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category |
cultural |
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criteria |
(ii)(iii)(iv) |
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Title |
flemish béguinages |
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latitude |
51.0309715271 |
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longitude |
4.4737501144 |
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location |
flanders region, provinces of antwerp, limburg, eastern flanders, western flanders, and flemish brabant |
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Region |
europe and north america |
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year |
1998 |
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unique number |
1006 |
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description |
the béguines were women who dedicated their lives to god without retiring from the world. in the 13th century they founded the béguinages , enclosed communities designed to meet their spiritual and material needs. the flemish béguinages are architectural ensembles composed of houses, churches, ancillary buildings and green spaces, with a layout of either urban or rural origin and built in styles specific to the flemish cultural region. they are a fascinating reminder of the tradition of the béguines that developed in north-western europe in the middle ages. |
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justification |
criterion (ii): the flemish béguinages demonstrate outstanding physical characteristics of urban and rural planning and a combination of religious and traditional architecture in styles specific to the flemish cultural region.
criterion (iii): the béguinages bear exceptional witness to the cultural tradition of independent religious women in north-western europe in the middle ages.
criterion (iv): the béguinages constitute an outstanding example of an architectural ensemble associated with a religious movement characteristic of the middle ages associating both secular and conventual values. |
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