Poperinge

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Poperinge (also spelled Poperinghe in the past) is a city in the municipality with the same name, located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, Flemish Region, and has a history going back to medieval times.
Archaeological finds in the area date local habitation back to Neolithic times. Under the Romans a link was made to it from the road between Cassel and Aardenburg. In the time of the Franks it appeared under the name Pupurningahem and was made subject to the ecclesiastical benefice of Saint Omer in the mid-7th century. The Count of Flanders, Dietrich of Alsace, granted the town a charter in 1147 at the request of the abbot. From this time it began to thrive as a cloth-making centre and, in order to accommodate the growing population, the churches of Saint John and of Our Lady were added in 1290 to the already existing Sint-Bertinuskerk.
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Coordinates:   50°51'9"N   2°43'13"E
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