P387 - Belgium - Quai aux Herbes, Gent

Quai aux Herbes, Gent, Belgium

Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe. Today it is a busy city with a port and a university.

根特（荷兰语：Gent，法语：Gand，英语：Ghent）是比利时弗兰德区的一个自治市，也指这个自治市中的根特城。根特自治市据2006年1月统计有人口23万，为比利时第二大自治市，它地处交通要冲，历史悠久，现在仍为旅游胜地。

References sources : wikipedia