Douai

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Douai is a historic town in northern France known for its medieval belfry, former importance as a university and legal center, and role in the shifting Franco-Flemish borderlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
belfry
commune of France
court of appeal
engineering school
historic town
railway station
subprefecture in France
university
capturedBy Louis XIV of France
country France
departmentalCode 59
foundedBy Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED
hasBelfry Belfry of Douai
hasCourt Court of Appeal of Douai
hasInstitution École des Mines de Douai
hasRailwayStation Douai station NERFINISHED
hasUniversity University of Douai
historicalAffiliation County of Flanders NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France
Habsburg Netherlands
surface form: Spanish Netherlands
historicalRegion French Flanders
surface form: Franco-Flemish borderlands
historicalRole Catholic university
parliamentary and legal center
university town
INSEECODE 59178
isPartOf arrondissement of Douai
canton of Douai
jurisdiction northern France NERFINISHED
knownFor historic university
legal center
medieval belfry
locatedIn Douai self-linksurface differs
Douai self-linksurface differs
Douai self-linksurface differs
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Douai self-linksurface differs
Flanders NERFINISHED
Hauts-de-France region NERFINISHED
Nord department NERFINISHED
northern France NERFINISHED
locatedOn Scarpe River NERFINISHED
partOf Belfries of Belgium and France
postalCode 59500
regionCapitalOf none
subprefectureOf arrondissement of Douai
twinnedWith Kiskunfélegyháza
Lüdenscheid NERFINISHED
Weymouth

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Nord contains Douai
subject surface form: Nord (department)
subject surface form: Nord (department)
Douai locatedIn Douai self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Belfry of Douai
Douai locatedIn Douai self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Court of Appeal of Douai
Douai locatedIn Douai self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Douai station
Douai locatedIn Douai self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: University of Douai
Douai locatedIn Douai self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: École des Mines de Douai
this entity surface form: City of Douai
Nord subprefecture Douai