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  Tourist information about the city of Tongeren in Belgium.
Tongeren, the oldest town in Belgium, was founded in 15 BC as a base and supply station for the Roman troops ïn the Rhine region, at the intersection of the Cologne -Bavay (Northern France) and Aarlen- Nijmegen military roads.
Tongeren is situated within the fertile sloping landscape of Haspengouw.
Tongeren is a town where history still lives and breathes, but it is also a town with a young, dynamic heart.
www.trabel.com /tongeren.htm   (412 words)

  
 Tongeren / Tongres, Belgium
The rural market town of Tongeren (French Tongres), which is also a local administrative center, lies on the little river Jeker and is surrounded by the fertile fields of the Hesbaye (Hasbengouw).
Tongeren is proud of its claim to be the oldest town in Belgium.
Tongeren was raised to be a bishopric around 315 but, however, soon this was removed to Maastricht and in the eighth C. to Liège.
www.planetware.com /belgium/tongeren-tongres-b-lm-tt.htm   (330 words)

  
 Towns in Germania Inferior: Atuatuca (Tongeren)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Tongeren also had a medicinal source, several temples, and a Forum that was more or less on the site of the modern central square (with a nineteenth-century statue of Ambiorix).
A special object discovered in Tongeren is the statue on top of a large column, which showed the supreme god Jupiter, seated on a horse, fighting with a giant.
In the fourth century, Tongeren's walls were too wide and smaller but heavier walls were built, fortified by the circular towers that are characteristic for this age.
www.livius.org /to-ts/tongeren/atuatuca.html   (712 words)

  
 The History of Tongeren. Tourist information about the city of Tongeren in Belgium.
In the late Roman period the Tongeren civitas became, like it's sister towns of Cologne and Trier, the center of a Christian diocese, where the first religious preachers, St-Martin and St-Servatius probable had their bishop's seat for some period.
Which role Tongeren played in early medieval times is, in spite of a few rare discoveries, not clear.
Tongeren, one of the good towns of Liege, was almost completely burned down in 1677 by the troops of Louis XIV, from which the town hardly recovered; It was only after 1830 that one can speak of a real revival.
www.trabel.com /tongeren-history.htm   (537 words)

  
 Tongeren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tongeren municipality and arrondissement (district) in the Flemish province of Limburg
Tongeren (French: Tongres, German: Tongern) is a municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish region, Belgium.
In 1677, the city was nearly entirely burnt to the ground by Louis XIV’s troops, a catastrophe from which Tongeren never completely recovered.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tongeren   (731 words)

  
 Servatius of Tongeren   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The aim of Servatius' mission was, of course, to obtain recognition of his emperor from the ruler of the east.
However, he was also remembered in his diocese as the builder of two churches: one in Tongeren, and one in Maastricht.
Tongeren, Peter said, was to be destroyed by the Huns because of the sins of its inhabitants (History of the Franks 2.5).
www.livius.org /se-sg/servatius/servatius.html   (1277 words)

  
 Belgium Guide - Province of Limburg : Tongeren
A first wall was constructed around Tongeren to protect it from incursion of Germanic tribes from beyond the River Rhine.
Tongeren's main attraction is the Gallo-Roman Museum, which contains a collection of 18,000 artifacts not only from the Gallo-Roman period, but also from prehistoric and Merovingian times.
Tongeren is easily reached by train from Liege (35 to 50min) or Hasselt (22min).
www.eupedia.com /belgium/tongeren.shtml   (427 words)

  
 STUDENT HOLIDAYS - THE GUIDE TO GREAT HOLIDAYS IN TONGEREN
As Belgium's oldest town, Tongeren naturally abounds in cultural and architectural benchmarks, not least of which are its remnants from the Roman era.
Tongeren was also the first town to be christianised, as appears from its rich heritage of religious monuments.
The statue of Ambiorix, leader of the Eburons, is a reminder that you may by no means fail to visit the enthralling Gaulo-Roman Museum, the archaeological museum of Flanders, with its unique collection of artefacts taking the visitors way back to the earliest civilisations of Western Europe.
www.studentholidays.com /belgium/tongeren.htm   (578 words)

  
 The Review - The Tale of Jack and Jim
Later that month, Mr Tongeren left WA’s Karnet Prison Farm as unrepentant as when he was sent there in 1990 for terrorising, via waves of fire bombings and burglaries, Perth’s Asian community throughout the late eighties.
Van Tongeren was initially a leading light in the Sydney based National Action (NA) neo-Nazi group in the early eighties.
Van Tongeren’s former deputy in ANM, Peter Coleman, turned up two years ago in a Sydney garage wearing a white sheet over his head claiming he was the Grand Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan.
www.aijac.org.au /review/2002/2711/jack-jim.html   (1539 words)

  
 Tongeren Antique market
Tongeren is probably best known for the antique market that it holds every Sunday morning throughout the year.
But Tongeren is known most because of it's antiques and Tourism.You will feel immediately at home on this international crossroad where the language does not form a barrier.
Tongeren is located in the South-East corner of the Province Limburg.
www.tongereninfo.net /enantiekmarkt.htm   (500 words)

  
 Tongeren - Wikipedia
Tongeren (Limburgs: Tóngere, Frans: Tongres) is de oudste stad (15 v.
Tongeren is gelegen in zuidelijk Limburg op ongeveer 15 km ten noorden van Luik, 15 km ten westen van Maastricht en op ongeveer 20 km ten zuiden van Hasselt, tussen de Jekervallei en de vallei van de beek van Rooy - de bijrivier van de Demer in het noorden.
Tongeren is de hoofdplaats van een gerechtelijk en bestuurlijk arrondissement.
nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tongeren   (490 words)

  
 Van Tongeren collapses in court | PerthNow
Van Tongeren went on the run from authorities in February while on bail on the conspiracy charges, sparking a six-week nationwide manhunt before he and one of his co-accused, Billing, were captured.
Van Tongeren was taken from the court room in a wheelchair with his feet shackled about 10 minutes later.
After van Tongeren was taken to hospital, the court resumed with Mr Vickridge seeking an adjournment given his client had been taken to hospital.
www.news.com.au /perthnow/story/0,21598,20687988-2761,00.html   (487 words)

  
 Jack van Tongeren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In August 2004, Van Tongeren was re-arrested and charged with plotting to commit four arson attacks and 19 counts of criminal damage (relating to a spate of racist graffiti near his home).
On 20 February 2006, Van Tongeren, out on bail pending his trial, failed to report to Police and was believed to be at large and travelling with former ANM member Matthew Billing.
During the trial, Van Tongeren had collapsed and was taken to hospital and was later confined to a wheelchair.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jack_van_Tongeren   (663 words)

  
 Australia: Nationalist Patriot Jack Van Tongeren Released   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A deal was cut with the powers-that-be, that if Van Tongeren was to plead guilty to the pile of bogus charges filed against him, he would be set free in return (albeit with significant damage done to his public persona as a political figure-editor).
Back in 2004, when Van Tongeren, ANWU second-in-command John van Blittersyk, and associate Matthew Billing, were arrested on trumped-up charges of "conspiring to fire-bomb Chinese restaurants" (and charges relating to alleged acts of graffiti), the corrupt police officers in charge knew full well that the accusations that they had laid on them were inherently false.
This deal was for Van Tongeren to plead guilty to the bogus charges in exchange for him being set free and quietly slipping out of the state to Victoria.
www.nationalvanguard.org /story.php?id=10907   (1003 words)

  
 Tongeren - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Of note are the Church of Notre Dame (9th-15th cent.), with Romanesque cloisters, as well as the town's Roman walls and its many houses dating from the 16th and 17th cent.
Van Tongeren, Mark C. Overtone Singing: Physics and Metaphysics of Harmonics in East and West.(Book Review)
WA: van Tongeren in court over arson plots and criminal damage
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-tongeren.html   (293 words)

  
 Threat to kill WA attorney - National - www.theage.com.au
The WA Police are hunting white supremacist Jack van Tongeren after they uncovered threats to kill the state Attorney-General, Jim McGinty.
Mr van Tongeren was the architect of a racist bombing campaign in Perth in the 1980s.
In publicity material produced in the 1980s Mr van Tongeren described Hitler as the "great one" and referred to himself as simply "leader".
www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/07/30/1091080440331.html   (432 words)

  
 Tongeren - Wikipedia
Tongeren liegt im Süden der belgischen Provinz Limburg, etwa 15 km nördlich von Lüttich, 15 km westlich von Maastricht und ungefähr 20 km südlich von Hasselt.
Mittelalterliche Mauer: diese umgibt das Zentrum Tongerens, und datiert aus der Zeit von 1257-1264, sie wurde auf römischen Fundamenten gebaut.
Jeden Sonntag von 6-13 Uhr findet in Tongeren ein überregional beliebter Trödelmarkt statt.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tongeren   (257 words)

  
 The Basilica of Tongeren. O.L.Vrouwe Basiliek.Tourist information about the city of Tongeren in Belgium.
One of the most remarkable monuments of Tongeren is Our Lady’s Basilica with its majestic 64-metre-high bell tower.
One of the most famous treasures in the Basilica is the statue of Our Lady of Tongeren, made in 1475.
The treasury of the Basilica is housed in the former hall of the Chapter and comprises one of the richest collections of religious art in Belgium.
www.trabel.com /tongeren/tongeren-basilica.htm   (241 words)

  
 Belgische Gemeentewapens - Belgian Civic Heraldry - TONGEREN
Tongeren is the oldest city in Belgium, already an important town in Roman times.
The oldest seal of the city of Tongeren dates from the 13th century and shows a fortified city.
Later the seals showed a shield with (variations) of the arms of the Van Elderen family.
www.ngw.nl /int/bel/t/tongeren.htm   (264 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This merging of the two companies means an expansion of our capacity and know-how and together with the process knowledge, as available within your company, we can jointly reach an optimum in process efficiency and control.
Founded in 1893, Van Tongeren Kennemer has been known worldwide in the industrial market for more than 110 years.
We are specialized in designing, manufacturing and installing systems and equipment for handling air, gas and solids.
www.tongerenkennemer.nl   (147 words)

  
 Tongeren, Belgium Photo Gallery by R McBee at pbase.com
Tongeren, Belgium Photo Gallery by R McBee at pbase.com
Built in early Roman times, Tongeren is the oldest town in Belgium.
We drove past parts of the surviving Roman city wall on the way into town, but couldn't seem to find those same fragments on foot.
www.pbase.com /rmcbee/07tong   (89 words)

  
 The Outer Limits by John Van Tongeren (1997)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It begins with tinkling notes and brooding chords that lead into a somber melody with edgy, strident stabs--it is otherwordly, impending, visionary.
The score itself is similar, immersed in dark colors, with pensive secondary themes and a very distinct ominous style.
Van Tongeren could have easily chosen an abstract, ambient underscore for this type of show, but he gave us a commanding, melodious instrument with which to experience each story's moods.
www.cinemusic.net /reviews/1997/outerlimits.html   (407 words)

  
 Welkom op de infosite over de Kroningsfeesten van 2009 in Tongeren
Je foto's kan je zowel digitaal als op papier bezorgen aan het Kroningscomité (zie contactpagina)
Tongeren, de oudste stad van België, is er fier op de bakermat te zijn van het christendom in de Lage Landen.
In een processie en een avondspel waaraan meer dan drieduizend Tongenaren deelnemen, maar ook in pontificale eucharistievieringen, concerten en een prachtige straatversiering drukt Tongeren zijn verering uit voor Onze-Lieve-Vrouw "Oorzaak-Onzer-Blijdschap".
www.kroningsfeesten.be   (166 words)

  
 Frank van Tongeren at IDEAS
This is information that was supplied by Frank van Tongeren in registering through RePEc.
If you are Frank van Tongeren, you may change this information at RePEc.
Francois, Joseph & van Meijl, Hans & van Tongeren, Frank, 2003.
ideas.repec.org /e/pva115.html   (486 words)

  
 Houses / homes / Real Estate for sale or for rent in Tongeren, Limburg, Belgium - and vacation rentals
You benefit from living in the environment of your choice plus, in many cases, your improvements add to the value or saleability of your home.
It is important to remember that your home may be at risk if you do not keep up repayments on a mortgage or other loan secured on it.
Huyze Cordoeanier, a magnificent holiday house, is situated in the heart of the historical and medieval town of Brugge (in English called Bruges), a few steps away from the market square, and still in a quiet neighbourhood.
www.propertyworld.com /_Belgium_Limburg_Tongeren   (801 words)

  
 :: The Official Jelle van Tongeren Group Site ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Deze website gaat over de viool spelende Jelle van Tongeren en zijn Group een Hot Club de France Gipsy of Gypsy Jazz Trio uit Amsterdam en Haarlem.
Jelle van Tongeren playing violin / viool Frank Meester playing rhythm guitar and doing some vocals / slagguitaar / guitaar / zang and Arnoud van den Berg
the Jelle van Tongeren Group management day and night by email only at info@jellevantongerengroup.com with your complaint or other requests.
www.jellevantongerengroup.com   (292 words)

  
 Tongeren Shopping - Reviews, Tips, Photos - VirtualTourist.com
When Johan mentioned there was a large antique market in Tongeren, I was ready to go.
For first choice and good bargains you have to be verry early, but there's always some nice stuff to buy.
Whether you do your antique shopping in the classy shops around the town, picking through Chinese screens or by flashlight early on sunday morning at the flea market, the hunt in Tongeren can be as entertaining as the purchase.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Belgium/Provincie_Limburg/Tongeren-347858/Shopping-Tongeren-R-1.html   (505 words)

  
 Tongeren travel guide
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www.world66.com /europe/belgium/tongeren   (74 words)

  
 CD Baby: MENS EN VAN TONGEREN: Tastisch
This album is the very first album by gypsyjazz band "Mens En Van Tongeren".
They play both originals by Jelle van Tongeren and Lex Mens and standards like How High The Moon, Cherokee and September Song.
highlights are: the title track "Tastisch" which was written by Jelle van Tongeren when he was 16.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/vantongeren   (135 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Tongeren (Benelux Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Tongeren (Benelux Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
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It is the trade center of the productive Hesbaye farm region.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/Tongeren.html   (189 words)

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