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Turnhout is a Belgian municipality located in the Flemish province of Antwerp. [1]

100 relations: Aloïs Michielsen, Antwerp, Antwerp (province), Army, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Association football, Baarle-Hertog, Baarle-Nassau, Bart Dockx, Battle, Battle of Turnhout, Battle of Turnhout (1597), Battle of Turnhout (1789), Beerse, Beguinage, Belgium, Breda, Brepols, Campine, Campus Blairon, Canal, Capital city, Cartamundi, Castle, Caviar, Chika Unigwe, Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams, Coat of arms, Confiscation, Constant Janssen, Cornelis Verdonck, Didier de Chaffoy de Courcelles, Duke of Brabant, Dutch language, Dutch Republic, Eindhoven, Epidemic, Filip Daems, Fire, Flemish Region, Flor Joosen, François du Four, Gödöllő, Gothic architecture, Groen (political party), Group Joos, Hammelburg, Hans Van Alphen, Hanzhong, Henry I, Duke of Brabant, ..., Inquisition, Jan Renier Snieders, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Jette, Joris Hendrickx, Jozef Simons, Kasterlee, KFC Turnhout, Koen De Bouw, Lieve Slegers, Linen, Lotto–Soudal, Marc de Bonte, Merksplas, Micha Marah, Middle Ages, Municipalities of Belgium, Netherlands, North Brabant, Oud-Turnhout, Paul Geerts, Paul Janssen, Paul Stoffels, Philippus Jacobus Brepols, Pieter Corbeels, Playing card, Population density, Proost (company), Provinces of Belgium, Rail transport, Ranst, Ravels, Renaissance, Saint Peter, Socialistische Partij Anders, Solvay S.A., Soudal, Spike and Suzy, Tibotec, Tilburg, UCI WorldTeam, UNESCO, Van Genechten Packaging, Vosselaar, War, Weaving, Willy Vandersteen, World Heritage site, 2009 Sidecarcross World Championship, 2012 Summer Olympics. Expand index (50 more) »

Aloïs Michielsen

Aloïs Michielsen (born Turnhout, Belgium, 6 January 1942) is a Belgian businessman.

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Antwerp

Antwerp (Antwerpen, Anvers) is a city in Belgium, and is the capital of Antwerp province in Flanders.

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Antwerp (province)

Antwerp (Antwerpen) is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium.

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Army

An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine)) or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on land.

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Arrondissement of Turnhout

The Arrondissement of Turnhout (Arrondissement Turnhout; Arrondissement de Turnhout) is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Province of Antwerp, Belgium.

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Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball.

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Baarle-Hertog

Baarle-Hertog is a Flemish municipality of Belgium, much of which consists of a number of small Belgian exclaves in the Netherlands.

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Baarle-Nassau

Baarle-Nassau is a municipality and town in the southern Netherlands, located in province of North Brabant.

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Bart Dockx

Bart Dockx (born 2 September 1981 in Turnhout, Antwerp) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2004 to 2011.

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Battle

A battle is a combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, or combatants.

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Battle of Turnhout

The Battle of Turnhout, named after the city of Turnhout in northern Belgium, may refer to.

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Battle of Turnhout (1597)

The Battle of Turnhout also known as the Battle of Tielenheide was a military engagement which took place on 24 January 1597 in the border area between the Northern and Southern Netherlands at Turnhout during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604).

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Battle of Turnhout (1789)

The Battle of Turnhout (27 October 1789) was a battle which took place in the town of Turnhout (today in Belgium) between Habsburg Austria and a Belgian émigré (Patriot) army commanded by Jean-André van der Mersch which had recently invaded from the nearby Dutch Republic.

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Beerse

Beerse is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp.

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Beguinage

A beguinage, from the French term béguinage, is an architectural complex which was created to house beguines: lay religious women who lived in community without taking vows or retiring from the world.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe bordered by France, the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.

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Breda

Breda is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant.

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Brepols

Brepols is a Belgian publishing house.

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Campine

The Campine (French) or De Kempen (Dutch) is a natural region situated chiefly in north-eastern Belgium and parts of the south-eastern Netherlands which once consisted mainly of extensive moors, tracts of sandy heath, and wetlands.

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Campus Blairon

The Campus Blairon is a business incubator, education site, local government site, medical post and a seminar centre located in Turnhout in the campine region of the Antwerp province (Belgium).

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Canal

Canals, or navigations, are human-made channels, or artificial waterways, for water conveyance, or to service water transport vehicles.

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Capital city

A capital city (or simply capital) is the municipality exercising primary status in a country, state, province, or other administrative region, usually as its seat of government.

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Cartamundi

Cartamundi Group, also called Cartamundi, is a Belgian company, based in Turnhout, that manufactures, produces and sells board games, card games, collectible card games, packages and playing cards through its manufacturing and sales subsidiaries.

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Castle

A castle (from castellum) is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages by predominantly the nobility or royalty and by military orders.

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Caviar

Caviar (less often, caviare) is a delicacy consisting of salt-cured roe of the Acipenseridae family.

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Chika Unigwe

Chika Nina Unigwe (12 June 1974) is a Nigerian-born, Igbo author who writes in English and Dutch.

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Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams

Christian Democratic and Flemish (Dutch: Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams, CD&V) is a Christian democratic Flemish political party in Belgium.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard.

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Confiscation

Confiscation (from the Latin confiscare "to consign to the fiscus, i.e. transfer to the treasury") is a legal form of seizure by a government or other public authority.

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Constant Janssen

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Cornelis Verdonck

Cornelis Verdonck (1563 – 5 July 1625) was a Flemish composer of the late Renaissance.

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Didier de Chaffoy de Courcelles

Didier R.G.G. de Chaffoy de Courcelles (born 19 November 1953 in Turnhout) is a Belgian scientist and businessman.

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Duke of Brabant

The Duke of Brabant was formally the ruler of the Duchy of Brabant since 1183/1184.

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Dutch language

The Dutch language is a West Germanic language, spoken by around 23 million people as a first language (including the population of the Netherlands where it is the official language, and about sixty percent of Belgium where it is one of the three official languages) and by another 5 million as a second language.

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Dutch Republic

The Dutch Republic was a republic that existed from the formal creation of a confederacy in 1581 by several Dutch provinces (which earlier seceded from the Spanish rule) until the Batavian Revolution in 1795.

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Eindhoven

Eindhoven is a municipality and city in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence of the Dommel and Gender streams.

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Epidemic

An epidemic (from Greek ἐπί epi "upon or above" and δῆμος demos "people") is the rapid spread of infectious disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time, usually two weeks or less.

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Filip Daems

Filip Daems (born 31 October 1978) is a Belgian former professional footballer.

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Fire

Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products.

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Flemish Region

The Flemish Region (Vlaams Gewest,; Région flamande) is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region.

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Flor Joosen

Flor Joosen (born Turnhout, 30 June 1952) is a Belgian businessman, who became well known for his caviar business.

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François du Four

Baron François du Four (Turnhout, Belgium, 1871 – 1945) was a Belgian industrialist.

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Gödöllő

Gödöllő (Getterle; Jedľovo) is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary, about northeast from the outskirts of Budapest.

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Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that flourished in Europe during the High and Late Middle Ages.

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Groen (political party)

Groen (English: Green; Groen), founded as Agalev (see name-section below), is a green political party in Belgium.

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Group Joos

The Group Joos is a Belgian graphical company, located in Turnhout, Belgium.

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Hammelburg

Hammelburg is a town in the district of Bad Kissingen, in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.

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Hans Van Alphen

Hans Van Alphen (born 12 January 1982 in Turnhout) is a Belgian decathlete.

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Hanzhong

Hanzhong (lit. "middle of the Han River") is a prefecture-level city in southwest Shaanxi province.

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Henry I, Duke of Brabant

Henry I of Brabant (Henri I de Brabant, Hendrik I van Brabant; 1165 – 5 September 1235), named "The Courageous", was a member of the House of Reginar and first Duke of Brabant from 1183/84 until his death.

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Inquisition

The Inquisition was a group of institutions within the government system of the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat public heresy committed by baptized Christians.

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Jan Renier Snieders

Jan Renier Snieders (22 November 1812 in Bladel – 9 April 1888 in Turnhout), a brother of August Snieders, was a Flemish writer.

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Janssen Pharmaceutica

Janssen Pharmaceutica is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Beerse, Belgium.

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Jette

Jette is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.

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Joris Hendrickx

Joris Hendrickx (born 2 February 1983, in Turnhout) accessed: 14 September 2009 is a Belgian sidecarcross rider and the 2009 World Champion, together with his passenger, the Latvian Kaspars Liepiņš.

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Jozef Simons

Jozef Simons (21 May 1888, in Oelegem – 20 January 1948, in Turnhout) was a Flemish writer and poet.

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Kasterlee

Kasterlee is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp.

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KFC Turnhout

K.F.C. Turnhout is a Belgian football club, from the municipality of Turnhout.

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Koen De Bouw

Koen De Bouw (born 30 September 1964 in Turnhout) is a Flemish actor.

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Lieve Slegers

Lieve Slegers (born 6 April 1965 in Turnhout, Vlaanderen) is a former long-distance runner from Belgium, who won the Rotterdam Marathon on 28 April 1996 clocking 2:28:06.

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Linen

Linen is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant.

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Lotto–Soudal

Lotto–Soudal is a Belgian professional cycling team sponsored by the Belgian lottery and Soudal, an adhesives manufacturer.

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Marc de Bonte

Marc de Bonte (February 27, 1990 – November 5, 2016) was a Belgian kickboxer who competed in the light heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions.

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Merksplas

Merksplas is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp.

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Micha Marah

Micha Marah (born 26 September 1953 in Oud-Turnhout as Aldegonda Leppens) is a Belgian singer and actress.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.

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Municipalities of Belgium

Belgium comprises 589 municipalities (gemeenten; communes; Gemeinden) grouped into five provinces in each of two regions and into a third region, the Brussels-Capital Region, comprising 19 municipalities that do not belong to a province.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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North Brabant

North Brabant (Noord-Brabant), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands.

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Oud-Turnhout

Oud-Turnhout is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp.

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Paul Geerts

Paul Geerts (complete name Paulus Josephus Coleta Geerts) (16 May 1937 at Turnhout) is a Flemish comics artist who succeeded Willy Vandersteen as the main artist of the Spike and Suzy series.

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Paul Janssen

Paul Adriaan Jan, Baron Janssen (12 September 1926, Turnhout – 11 November 2003, Rome) was a Belgian physician.

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Paul Stoffels

Paul Stoffels (born 8 March 1962 in Turnhout, Belgium) is a Belgian MD, who studied medicine at the University of Hasselt and the University of Antwerp (UA).

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Philippus Jacobus Brepols

Philippus Jacobus Brepols (1778 – 1845) was a Belgian businessman and founder of the Brepols printing family-business in Turnhout, Belgium.

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Pieter Corbeels

Pieter Corbeels (Leuven, 12 March 1755 – Tournai, 21 June 1799) was a Belgian book printer and resistance leader.

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Playing card

A playing card is a piece of specially prepared heavy paper, thin cardboard, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic, marked with distinguishing motifs and used as one of a set for playing card games.

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Population density

Population density (in agriculture: standing stock and standing crop) is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density.

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Proost (company)

Proost International Book Production is a Belgian manufacturer and supplier for the book publishing industry.

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Provinces of Belgium

The country of Belgium is divided into three regions.

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Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.

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Ranst

Ranst is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp.

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Ravels

Ravels is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp.

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Renaissance

The Renaissance is a period in European history, covering the span between the 14th and 17th centuries.

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Saint Peter

Saint Peter (Syriac/Aramaic: ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ ܟܹ݁ܐܦ݂ܵܐ, Shemayon Keppa; שמעון בר יונה; Petros; Petros; Petrus; r. AD 30; died between AD 64 and 68), also known as Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simon, according to the New Testament, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, leaders of the early Christian Great Church.

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Socialistische Partij Anders

Socialist Party Differently (sp.a) is a social-democratic Flemish political party in Belgium.

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Solvay S.A.

Solvay S.A. is a Belgian chemical company founded in 1863, with its head office in Neder-Over-Heembeek, Brussels, Belgium.

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Soudal

Soudal is a Belgian company whose headquarters is located in Turnhout (Belgium).

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Spike and Suzy

Spike and Suzy (British title), Willy and Wanda (American title) or Luke and Lucy (in a 2009 film and video game); Dutch: Suske en Wiske, Bob et Bobette) is a Belgian comics series created by the comics author Willy Vandersteen. It was first published in De Nieuwe Standaard in 1945 and soon became popular. Although not in its earlier form, the strip adapted to the Ligne claire style, pioneered by Hergé. This change took place when the strip became serialised in Hergé's Franco-Belgian comics magazine Tintin from 1948 to 1959. The books revolve around the adventures of the eponymous Spike and Suzy, two children (pre-adolescent or adolescent depending on the album), along with their friends and family. The stories combine elements of comedy, fantasy, and science fiction, such as talking animals, time travel and ghosts. The strip still runs daily in the Belgian newspaper De Standaard, and new books continue to be published; as of May 2017, 339 albums have been published.

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Tibotec

Tibotec was a pharmaceutical company with a focus on research and development for the treatment of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C. The company was founded in 1994 and then acquired by and Johnson & Johnson and merged into its Janssen Pharmaceutica division in 2002.

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Tilburg

Tilburg is a city in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant.

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UCI WorldTeam

A UCI WorldTeam (2015–present), previously UCI ProTeam (2005–2014), is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road cycling, the UCI World Tour or UCI ProTour, respectively.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.

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Van Genechten Packaging

Van Genechten Packaging is a Belgian printing company, located in Turnhout.

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Vosselaar

Vosselaar is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp.

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War

War is a state of armed conflict between states, societies and informal groups, such as insurgents and militias.

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Weaving

Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth.

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Willy Vandersteen

Willy Vandersteen (15 February 1913 – 28 August 1990) was a Belgian creator of comic books.

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World Heritage site

A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.

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2009 Sidecarcross World Championship

The 2009 FIM Sidecarcross world championship, the 30th edition of the competition, started on 29 March and finished after thirteen race weekends on 13 September 2009.

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2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympics, formally the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, United Kingdom.

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References

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