St. Agnes Beguinage (Sint-Truiden) | UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed building / architectural heritage, 17th century construction

Belgium / Limburg / Sint-Truiden
 UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed building / architectural heritage, beguinage, 17th century construction
Founded in 1258, the St. Agnes Beguinage of Sint-Truiden is one of thirteen Flemish beguinages inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It includes a Gothic church, now a museum of religious art, in a rectangular courtyard bordered by centuries-old houses that were once occupied by semi-monastic women known as Beguines. Outside this main rectangle is an infirmary-farm complex with monumental gate and barn.
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Coordinates:   50°49'18"N   5°11'39"E
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