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	Tournai / Doornik, Belgium
		Chlodwig moved the royal residence to Soissons, but elevated Tournai under St Eleutherius to the status of a bishopric which soon fell to the county of Flanders and which from 1188 was French.
		In 1521 Charles V was the new ruler and he ceded Tournai to the Spanish Netherlands, the varied fate of which it shared from then on.
		Conquered by Louis XIV in 1667 and subsequently fortified by Vauban, Tournai fell to the Austrian Netherlands in 1714.
	www.planetware.com /belgium/tournai-doornik-b-ha-td.htm (495 words)

	Tournai - LoveToKnow 1911
		TOURNAI '(Flemish Doornik), a city of Belgium, in the province of Hainaut, situated on the Scheldt.
		In the reign of Augustus, Agrippa fixed the newly mixed colony of Suevi and Menapii at Tournai, which continued throughout the period of Roman occupation to be of importance.
		Near Tournai was fought, on the 11th of May 1745, the famous battle of Fontenoy.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Tournai (772 words)

	Tournai
		Tournai then lost the benefit of a privileged situation, and shared the condition of the neighbouring dioceses, such as Boulogne and Therouanne, Arras and Cambrai, where the same titular held both sees for five hundred years.
		The ancient Diocese of Tournai was divided, nearly two-thirds of its territory being taken away.
		The Bishop of Tournai retained only two score of the parishes formerly under his jurisdiction, but he governed on the right bank of the Schelde a number of parishes which, prior to the Revolution, belonged to the Diocese of Cambrai (302), Namur (50), and Liege (50).
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/t/tournai.html (824 words)

	Tournai (Municipality, Province of Hainaut, Belgium)
		In the XVIth century, Tournai was briefly occupied (1513-1518) by King of England Henry VIII (1491-1547) and eventually incorporated to the Spanish Low Countries in 1529 by Charles V (1500-1558).
		In the meantime, Tournai was incorporated to the Spanish Netherlands by the treaties of Utrecht (1710) and Rastadt (1714).
		The belfry of Tournai is the oldest one in Belgium.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/be-whtto.html (1108 words)

	AllRefer.com - Tournai (Benelux Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Tournay and Doornijk are alternate spellings for the commune's French and Dutch names.
		One of Belgium's oldest cities, Tournai was the fortified capital of a Roman province and in the 5th cent.
		Tournai joined in the rebellion of the Spanish Netherlands and was a Calvinist stronghold until its capture (1581) by Alessandro Farnese.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/Tournai.html (287 words)

	The history of Tournai.
		The statue of Rogier van der Weyden, born in Tournai.
		Tournai did not escape the same fate that numerous other European cities had to suffer during the decline of the Roman Empire in the West.
		Tournai was the religious center of Flanders and a very important trade center.
	www.trabel.com /tournai/tournai-history.htm (487 words)

	Belgium Guide - Province of Hainaut : Tournai
		Tournai was founded by the Romans around 50 A.D, making it the oldest town in Belgium long with Tongeren.
		It became a royal city of the Kingdom of France under Merovingian kings Childeric and Clovis, and was still French during the Hundred Years War.
		The 72m high belfry of Tournai was erected in 1188 and is the oldest in Belgium and in Northern Europe.
	www.eupedia.com /belgium/tournai.shtml (553 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Eleutherius
		According to this, Eleutherius was born at Tournai towards the end of the reign of Childeric, the father of Clovis, of a Christian family descended from Irenaeus, who had been baptized by St. Piatus.
		The motive underlying this biography invented by Canon Henri (1141), was to prove the antiquity of the Church of Tournai, which from the end of the eleventh century had been trying to free itself from the jurisdiction of the bishops of Noyon.
		His cult, however, is well established; there is record of a recovery of his relics during the episcopate of Hedilo in 897 or 898, and a translation of them by Bishop Baudoin in 1064 or 1065, and another in 1247.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05379a.htm (526 words)

	Tournai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tournai (in Dutch: Doornik in Latin: Tornacum) is a municipality located 85 kilometres southwest of Brussels, on the river Scheldt (in French: Escaut, in Dutch: Schelde), in the Belgian province of Hainaut.
		The Tournai municipality includes the old communes of Barry, Beclers, Blandain, Chercq, Ere, Esplechin, Froidmont, Froyennes, Gaurain-Ramecroix, Havinnes, Hertain, Kain, Lamain, Marquain, Maulde, Melles, Mont-Saint-Aubert, Mourcourt, Orcq, Quartes, Ramegnies-Chin, Rumillies, Saint-Maur, Templeuve, Thimougies, Vaulx-lez-Tournai, Vezon, Warchin, and Willemeau.
		Société Royale d'Histoire et d'Archéologie de Tournai, an exhaustive list of references on the history of the Tournai region, in French.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tournai (853 words)

	International Folklore Festival of Tournai (Belgium)
		The International Folk Dance Festival of Tournai was recognized by the C.I.O.F.F. (Conseil International des Organisations de Festivals de Folklore et d'arts traditionnels, status B of UNESCO) in february 1993.
		It is due to the high standard of the invited groups, the organization, as well as the atmosphere of friendship between the groups and the inhabitants.
		Tournai is a place of historical interest, and guided tours of the town will be organized for each group.
	www.geocities.com /tournai_folk/festival_a.html (503 words)

	Belgian Tourist Office - official website - your definitive source of travel information on Belgium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Nowadays Tournai is the tourist and cultural capital of a region in the middle of a vast network of roads, rivers, railways and even air routes.
		Tournai seems to be lost in the centuries and in the confines of Belgium.
		Tournai cathedral is one of the most beautiful religious monuments in the Western world.
	www.visitbelgium.com /tournai.htm (417 words)

	Tournai : a regal city. Tourist information about the city of Tournai (Doornik) in Belgium.
		Located on the Scheldt River 10 km from the French Border, Tournai is one of the oldest cities in Belgium, established by the Romans on the road from Cologne to France.
		The Franks of Merovingian dynasty chose Tournai as the seat of their kingdom for a time in the 5th century: Chlodewetch (who aquired the more familiar nickname Clovis from storytellers centuries after he died), was born there.
		At first view, Tournai seems to be a quiet provincial town buried deep in the Walloon province of Hainaut alongside the banks of the river Scheldt (l'Escaut).
	www.trabel.com /tournai/tournai.htm (231 words)

	Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
		At first, a Romanesque cathedral was built because Tournai had become seat of a bishopry.
		At the end of la Grand Place about fifty metres from the cathedral is the Belfry which is part of the Belfries of Belgium and France WHS, and this is excellent, the exhibits inside give a great introduction to what these towers represent, it also gives the best views of the cathedral (see picture!).
		Tournai is easy to reach from Brussels 1h or Lille 25min, and is close to two more WHS Spieness Flint mines and Le Canal du Centre.
	www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/tournaicathedral.html (496 words)

	Joan of Arc, letter to Tournai (June 25, 1429)
		This is a letter sent to the city of Tournai on June 25, 1429, describing her recent victories during the Loire Valley campaign.
		Tournai was a semi-independent city within the Duke of Burgundy's County of Flanders.
		This refers to Sir John de la Pole, brother of William de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, both of whom were captured at Jargeau on June 12.
	archive.joan-of-arc.org /joanofarc_letter_june_25_1429.html (365 words)

	Tournai pictures - Europe stock photos, fine art prints by QTL
		Tournai is one of the two oldest cities in Belgium.
		The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Tournai was built in the first half of the 12th century.
		It is especially distinguished by a Romanesque nave of extraordinary dimensions, a wealth of sculpture on its capitals and a transept topped by five towers, all precursors of the Gothic style.
	www.terragalleria.com /europe/belgium/tournai/tournai.html (227 words)

	Museum of Archaeology
		Two unique and exceptional pieces are the most interesting ones of this section and of the museum : a hollowed tree well (Ist/IInd centuries) and the famous nicely decorated lead sarcophagus (IVth century) that was excavated quite undamaged.
		Though none of the records found in his grave can be seen in the museum, the recently created merovingian section is most interesting.
		Remains of a Germanic garrison in charged of the protection of Tournai at the end of the IVth century were found in the cemetery of the Town Hall Park.
	www.tournai.be /en/officiel/index.php?page=18 (531 words)

	Tournai : Attractions \| Frommers.com
		For some idea of how Tournai looked back in medieval times, take a stroll along rue Barre St-Brice on the opposite side of the Scheldt (Escaut) River from the city center.
		Still Standing--Although you can't go inside, you can at least peruse in Tournai the exteriors of what are said to be some of the oldest private houses still in existence in Europe.
		The Tournai from the River boat cruise on the Scheldt lasts about an hour and departs from the dock at Pont des Trous from May to August, Tuesday to Sunday at 11am, 2:30pm, and 4:15pm.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/tournai/3114010029.html (365 words)

	Tournai - Wikitravel
		De son sol deux fois millénaire, Tournai offre à ses visiteurs des brassées de souvenirs tantôt épiques, héroïques ou classiques.
		Tournai est à 20 minutes de Lille, 15 minutes de Mouscron, 55 minutes de Bruxelles et 2h10 (lundi à vendredi) ou 2h40 (samedi et dimanche) de Liège.
		Tournai possède 7 musées remarquables dont les collections illustrent, en général, l'une ou l'autre facette de la ville : archéologie, folklore, tapisserie, arts décoratifs, histoire militaire ou histoire naturelle.
	wikitravel.org /fr/Tournai (516 words)

	Tournai - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Tournai, also Tournay (Dutch Doornik), city in southwestern Belgium, in the province of Hainault, on the Schelde River, also called the Escaut...
		Tapestry : European Tapestries : Tournai and Brussels Workshops
		Other important tapestry centers in the 15th century include the Flemish cities of Tournai and Brussels.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Tournai.html (79 words)

	Messe de Tournai
		The Mass of Tournai is early 14th century, a decade or so before that of Machaut.
		Some have argued that it does not show a unified design, and so Machaut's setting is the first unified mass cycle.
		Besides the Mass of Tournai (c.1330), there are also contemporary mass cycles from Sorbonne, Toulouse and Barcelona.
	www.medieval.org /emfaq/cds/hmu1353.htm (393 words)

	Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
		The choir, rebuilt in the 13th century, is in the pure Gothic style.
		Criterion ii: The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Tournai bears witness to a considerable exchange of influence between the architecture of the Ile de France, the Rhineland, and Normandy during the short period at the beginning of the 12th century that preceded the flowering of Gothic architecture.
		Criterion iv: In its imposing dimensions, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Tournai is an outstanding example of the great edifices of the school of the north of the Seine, precursors of the vastness of the Gothic cathedrals.
	whc.unesco.org /en/list/1009 (184 words)

	Tournai travel guide
		Tournai travel guide - The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and what to see
		Barry, Beclers, Blandain, Chercq, Ere, Esplechin, Froidmont, Froyennes, Gaurain-Ramecroix, Havinnes, Hertain, Kain, Lamain, Marquain, Mauldem, Melles, Mont-Saint-Aubert, Mourcourt, Orcq, Quartes, Ramegnies-Chin, Rumillies, Saint-Maur, Templeuve, Thimougies, Vaulx-lez-Tournai, Vezon, Warchin, and Willemeau are all are boroughs within the municipal district of Tournai.
		Additional travel guides are available in ten languages at wikitravel.org.
	www.world66.com /europe/belgium/tournai (122 words)

	Tournai : Planning a Trip \| Frommers.com
		The center is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 7pm, and weekends from 10am to noon and 3 to 6pm.
		Special Events -- Tournai celebrates with splendid pageantry the Nativity of Our Lady on the second Sunday in September, with the religious Procession of Tournai through the city.
		On the Days of the Four Parades, during the second weekend in June, episodes from Tournai's history are reenacted in a series of folklore processions and events.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/tournai/3114010002.html (200 words)

	Tournai - Wikipedia
		Tournai (niederländisch Doornik) ist eine Stadt am Fluss Schelde, in der Provinz Hainaut(niederländisch Henegouwen), (Hennegau) in Belgien.
		Tournai war in früherer Zeit ein bedeutendes Zentrum des Tuchhandels und der Anfertigung von hochwertigen Textilien.
		1653 wurde in Tournai das Grab des Salfranken Childerich entdeckt, dessen Grabeinlagen 1831 teilweise gestohlen wurden.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tournai (128 words)

	Tournai - Wikimedia Commons
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		Tournai is a city in Belgium, province Hainault.
		Saint Jacob shell near kathedral Tournai; indicating the way to go to Santiago de Compostella (Spain)
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Tournai (76 words)

	ST ELEUTHERIUS OF TOURNAI : The Christian Saint... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		When the Governor was banished from the city most of the Christian community fled to Blandinum.
		Here our Saint was elected Bishop of Tournai even if he couldn't go there.
		Except that he did try to cure the daughter of the latest Governor, but was then accused of causing a plague and had to flee back to Blandinum.
	www.godchecker.com /saints/index.php?ST=ELEUTHERIUS-OF-TOURNAI (151 words)

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