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Ghent is a compact, authentic city where the past and present co-exist in perfect balance. Walking through the city is like travelling through time: you turn the corner and just like that, you go from the fourteenth century to the twenty-first. In Ghent pounds the young heart of a cultural city filled with music, theatre, film and visual arts. Because of its central location in Flanders, Ghent is an ideal operating base to visit the Flemish Art Cities. A wide range of overnight facilities including one to four star full service hotels and B&B’s, makes sure there is a choice for every budget. Ghent is ready to welcome you with open arms.
Facts
| Population | 247 251 |
| Currency | Euro, €1 = 100 cents |
| Website | www.visitgent.be www.uitingent.be/ (Dutch) |
| Newspapers | These publications are all in Dutch: Week Up Zone09 Most known papers for Belgium (all in Dutch): Het Nieuwsblad & De Gentenaar, De Standaard, De Morgen and Het Laatste Nieuws. |
| Emergency numbers | 100: Ambulance and Fire Department 112: European emergency number 101: Police / Gendarmerie 105: Flemish Red Cross 110: Child Focus 070 344 344: Card Stop 070 254 245: Poison Control Centre 1207: Telephone information for numbers in Belgium (Dutch and English) 09 210 10 10: Info Ghent 09 236 50 00: Doctors and Chemists on call 0903 36 996: Dentists on call (1,12 euro/min.) 09 217 00 62: Veterinarians on call 02 268 62 00: Burns Centre |
| Tourist information | Inquiry Desk Oude Vismijn Sint-Veerleplein 5 9000 Gent T. + 32 9 266 56 60 F. + 32 9 266 56 73 e-mail: visit@gent.be Wheelchair access 15/03 - 14/10: 9:30 > 18:30 15/10 - 14/03: 9:30 > 16:30 Closed on 1 January and 25 December |
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