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Bruges, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
BrugesMunicipality
West FlandersProvince
FlandersRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Brugge116,709 (2010)
Sint-Kruis16,000 (2016)
Zeebrugge4,500 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
343012
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:343012:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Bruges, Province de Flandre-Occidentale, Flandre, Belgique
German:
Brügge, Provinz Westflandern, Belgien
Italian:
Bruges, Provincia delle Fiandre Occidentali, Fiandre, Belgio
Russian:
Брюгге, Западная Фландрия, Фландрия, Бельгия
Simplified Chinese:
布鲁日, 西佛兰德省, 法兰德斯, 比利时
Spanish:
Brujas, Provincia de Flandes Occidental, Flandes, Bélgica
Afrikaans:
Brugge, Wes-Vlaandere, Vlaandere, België
Anglo-Saxon:
Bricg, Flandras, Belgice
Arabic:
بروج, فلاندرز الغربية, فلاندر, بلجيكا
Armenian:
Բռյուգե, Արևմտյան Ֆլանդրիա, Ֆլանդրիա, Բելգիա
Asturian:
Bruxes, Provincia de Flandes Occidental, Flandes, Bélxica
Azeri:
Brügge, Qərbi Flandiriya, Flandriya, Belçika
Basque:
Brujas, Mendebaldeko Flandria, Flandria, Belgika
Belarusian:
Бругэ, Заходняя Фландрыя, Фландрыя, Бельгія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Бруге, Заходняя Фляндрыя, Фляндрыя, Бэльгія
Bengali:
ব্রুস, ওয়েস্ট ফ্লান্ডারস, বেলজিয়াম
Bosnian:
Brugge, Flandrija, Belgija
Breton:
Brugge, Proviñs Kornôg-Flandrez, Flandrez, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Брюге, Западна Фландрия, Фландрия, Белгия
Catalan:
Bruges, Flandes Occidental, Flandes, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Bruges, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Belhika
Croatian:
Brugge, Zapadna Flandrija, Flandrija, Belgija
Czech:
Bruggy, Západní Flandry, Vlámsko, Belgie
Danish:
Brugge, Vestflandern, Flandern, Belgien
Dutch:
Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen, België
Egyptian Arabic:
بروج, فلاندر الغربيه, فلاندر, بلجيكا
Esperanto:
Bruĝo, Okcidenta Flandrio, Flandrio, Belgio
Estonian:
Brugge, Lääne-Flandria, Belgia
Extremaduran:
Brujas, Bélgica
Farsi/Persian:
بروخه, فلاندر غربی, فلاندر, بلژیک
Finnish:
Brugge, Länsi-Flanderi, Flanderi, Belgia
Galician:
Bruxas, Flandres Occidental, Flandres, Bélxica
Georgian:
ბრიუგე, დასავლეთი ფლანდრია, ფლანდრია, ბელგია
Greek:
Μπρυζ, Δυτική Φλάνδρα, Φλάνδρα, Βέλγιο
Gujarati:
બ્રુગેસ, વેસ્ટ ફ્લેન્ડર્સ, બેલ્જિયમ
Hebrew:
ברוז', מערב פלנדריה, פלנדריה, בלגיה
Hindi:
ब्रुग्ज, वेस्ट फ्लैंडर्स, बेल्जियम
Hungarian:
Brugge, Nyugat-Flandria, Flandria, Belgium
Icelandic:
Brugge, Vestur-Flæmingjaland, Flæmingjaland, Belgía
Ido:
Brugge, Belgia
Indonesian:
Brugge, Flandria Barat, Flandria, Belgia
Interlingua:
Bruges, Belgica
Interlingue:
Brugge
Irish Gaelic:
Brugge, Flóndras, An Bheilg
Japanese:
ブルッヘ, ウェスト=フランデレン州, フランドル, ベルギー
Kannada:
ಬ್ರೂಜಸ್, ವೆಸ್ಟ್ ಫ್ಲಾಂಡರ್ಸ್, ಬೆಲ್ಜಿಯಂ
Korean:
브뤼허, 베스트플란데런주, 플란데런, 벨기에
Kyrgyz:
Брюгге, Бельгия
Latin:
Brugae, Flandria Occidentalis, Flandria, Belgica
Latvian:
Brige, Rietumflandrija, Flandrija, Beļģija
Limburgian:
Brugge, Wes-Vlaondere, Vlaondere, Belsj
Lithuanian:
Briugė, Vakarų Flandrijos provincija, Belgija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Brügge, West-Flannern, Flannern, Belgien
Luxembourgish:
Bruges, Provënz Westflandern, Flandern, Belsch
Macedonian:
Брухе, Западна Фландрија, Фландрија, Белгија
Malay:
Brugge, Flanders Barat, Flanders, Belgium
Marathi:
ब्रूज, पश्चिम फ्लांडर्स, फ्लांडर्स, बेल्जियम
Northern Frisian:
Brügge, Prowins Waastflandern, Flandern, Belgien
Norwegian:
Brugge, Vest-Flandern, Flandern, Belgia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Brugge, Flandern, Belgia
Occitan:
Brujas, Flandra Occidentala, Flandra, Belgica
Ossetian:
Брюгге, Ныгуылæн Фландри, Бельги
Picard:
Brudje, Bergike
Polish:
Brugia, Flandria Zachodnia, Flandria, Belgia
Portuguese:
Bruges, Flandres Ocidental, Flandres, Bélgica
Romanian:
Bruges, Flandra de Vest, Flandra, Belgia
Scots:
Bruges, Wast Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
Serbian:
Бриж, Западна Фландрија, Фландрија, Белгија
Serbo-Croatian:
Brugge, Flandrija, Belgija
Silesian:
Brugge, Belgijo
Sinhalese:
බ්රුගස්, බටහිර ෆ්ලන්ඩර්ස්, බෙල්ජියම
Slovak:
Bruggy, Západné Flámsko, Belgicko
Slovenian:
Brugge, Zahodna Flandrija, Flandrija, Belgija
Swahili:
Brugge, Flandria, Ubelgiji
Swedish:
Brygge, Västflandern, Flandern, Belgien
Tagalog:
Brugge, Flandes, Belhika
Tamil:
ப்ருக்ஸ், மேற்கு பிளாண்டர்சு, பிளாண்டர்சு, பெல்ஜியம்
Tatar:
Брүгге, Көнбатыш Фландрия, Бельгия
Telugu:
బ్రుగేస్, వెస్ట్ ఫ్లాండర్స్, బెల్జియం
Thai:
บรูช, มณฑลฟลานเดอร์ตะวันตก, แฟลนเดอส์, ประเทศเบลเยียม
Traditional Chinese:
布魯日, 法蘭德斯, 比利時
Turkish:
Brüj, Batı Flandre, Flandre, Belçika
Ukrainian:
Брюгге, Західна Фландрія, Фландрія, Бельгія
Urdu:
بروج، بیلجئیم, مغربی فلانڈرز, فلینڈرس, بلجئیم
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Brugge, Belgiya
Venetian:
Bruza, Belgio
Vietnamese:
Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen, Bỉ
Volapük:
Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgän
Walloon:
Brudje, Province di Flande coûtchantrece, Flande, Beldjike
Waray:
Bruges, West-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen, Belhika
Welsh:
Brugge, Gorllewin Fflandrys, Fflandrys, Gwlad Belg
West Flemish:
Brugge, West-Vloandern, Vloandern, België
West Frisian:
Brugge, West-Flaanderen, Flaanderen, Belgje
Western Punjabi:
برویز, لیندا فلینڈرز, بیلجیم
Wu Chinese:
布鲁日, 法兰德斯, 比利时
Zeelandic:
Brugge, West-Vlaonderen, Vlaonderen, Belhië


Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country, and the seventh-largest city of the country by population.

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Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences10
Youngest Fossil Listed3.60 Ma (Pliocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ontocetus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Odobenidae : Ontocetus5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Balaenopteridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenopteridae5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Balaenidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenidae5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Balaenotus insignis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenidae : Balaenotus : Balaenotus insignis5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Herpetocetus scaldiensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Herpetocetus : Herpetocetus scaldiensis5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Balaenula balaenopsis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenidae : Balaenula : Balaenula balaenopsis5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruges
Wikidata ID:Q12994
GeoNames ID:2800931


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