Tongeren
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Tongeren is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg, in the southeastern corner of the Flemish region of Belgium. Tongeren is the oldest town in Belgium, as the only Roman administrative capital within the country's borders. As a Roman city, it was inhabited by the Tungri, and known as Atuatuca Tungrorum, it was the administrative centre of the Civitas Tungrorum district.
View of the Grote Markt
Part of the Roman city wall
The Moeren Gate, a monumental gate in the medieval city wall
Het Plein ("The Square") with a "Perron", the historic symbol of being one of the "Good Cities".
Limburg (Belgium)
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Limburg, also known as Belgian Limburg, is a province in Belgium. It is the easternmost of the five Dutch-speaking provinces that together form the Region of Flanders, one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern-day Belgium.
View of the Great Market place in Limburg's capital Hasselt
Statue of Ambiorix in the main square of Tongeren.
Still in use: the Roman paved road between Tongeren and Tienen
Cherries, an important product of Limburgian fruit growing business.