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See also:YPRES (Flemish Yperen)
, a See also:town of See also:Belgium, in the See also:province of See also:West See also:Flanders, of which it was formerly considered the See also:capital
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Pop
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(1904) 17,073
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It is situated 35 M
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S. of See also:Ostend and 12 m
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W. of Courtrai, on the Yperlee, a small See also:river flowing into the Yser, both of which have been canalized
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In the 14th See also:century it ranked with See also:Bruges and See also:Ghent, and its See also:population in its See also:prime reached 200,000
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It is remarkable chiefly for its See also:fine Halles or See also:cloth See also:market, with a See also:facade of over 150 yds. in length
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The See also:main See also:building was begun in 1201 and completed in 1304
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The See also:cathedral of St See also: Although Ypres is unlikely to regain the importance it possessed when its " red-coated " contingent turned the See also:day in the See also:great See also:battle of Courtrai (1302), it has an important See also:linen and See also:lace See also:trade and a great See also:butter market . The Belgian See also:cavalry training-school is established at Ypres . |
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