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| | Ath (Municipality, Province of Hainaut, Belgium) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | It was constituted in 1976 by the merging of the town of Ath and the 17 neighbouring former rural municipalities of Lanquesaint, Irchonwelz, Ormeignies, Bouvignies, Ostiches, Rebaix, Maffle, Arbre, Houtaing, Ligne, Mainvault, Moulbaix, Villers-Notre-Dame, Villers-Saint-Amand, Ghislenghien, Isières, Meslin-l'Evêque and Gibecq. |
 | | The population of Ath dramatically increased and the city was enlarged southwards and eastwards; a new city wall was built at the end of the XIVth century. |
 | | Pictures taken during the 2004 ducasse in Ath show the hoisting of the flags of European Union, Belgium, Wallonia and Ath on the roof of the tower of the St. Julien's church, by windy weather. |
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