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At the beginning of the 14th century, Bruges (or Brugge) was one of Europe’s most important cities with a population that equaled those of Paris, London, Bologna and Seville. The source of its economic importance lay in the fact that it was the principal market for northwest European trade at that time.
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Beernaert, B. (1992). Historic Preservation in Bruges: Continuous Planning in Operation. In: Dutt, A.K., Costa, F.J. (eds) Perspectives on Planning and Urban Development in Belgium. The GeoJournal Library, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2577-4_9
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