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| | The cities of Ghent and Leuven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, the oldest catholic university in the world, was founded in 1425 by Pope Martin V. By the 1500s Leuven was one of the most renowned seats of learning in Europe, attracting big names like Erasmus, humanist and classical scholar Justus Lipsius and Mercator, the great Belgian mapmaker. |
 | | GHENT - The city of Ghent, situated at the confluence of the Leie and the Schelde, has a glorious past, which is reflected in the numerous castles, churches, cathedrals, abbeys, beguinages and museums. |
 | | Nowadays Ghent is a lively university city in expansion: it is the home of various high-tech companies, in particular in the biotechnology area. |
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