Beguinage of Tongeren (Tongeren)

Belgium / Limburg / Tongeren
 UNESCO World Heritage Site, beguinage
Founded in 1257 as a community for independent religious women. Having survived a fire that leveled most of Tongeren in 1677, the beguinage features some of the oldest buildings in the city. Its layout resembles a miniature village with its own street grid, in contrast to the other typical beguinage plan with a ring of houses around a churchyard.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Béguinage
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Coordinates:   50°46'44"N   5°28'9"E
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