Tournai And The Tournaisis
The Tournaisis, or Tournai (Flemish: ''Doornik''), a territory in the Low Countries in present-day Belgium, is one of Europe's oldest town centres. Located in the Wallonia region of Belgium on the Scheldt River (French: ''L'Escaut''), northwest of Mons, Tournai residents are primarily French-speaking. It is home to some of the oldest and best preserved medieval architecture in Europe, notably the Cathédrale Notre Dame and the Belfry of Tournai, a belltower built in 1188, both of which are designated World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage sites. The river Scheldt's access to the sea made Tournai a trading hub in the Middle Ages. History Tournai was important to the Romans since the time of Saint Piat in the 3rd century, and it has origins that date back to 60 AD. It has changed hands many times since. Tournai was seized by the Salian Franks, Salic Franks in the 5th century under the Frankish king Clovis I, the first king of the Franks. It became the capital of the Merovingian ...
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Locator Prince-Bishopric Of Tournai (1350)
Locator may refer to: * One who locates, or is entitled to locate, a land or mining claim * ''Lokator'' (in Latin ''locator''), a medieval servant in charge of organizing colonization and settlement * Locator map * Locator software, a type of e-commerce software * Maidenhead Locator System, a method used by amateur radio operators to define locations on the Earth * Record locators used by airlines and travel agencies * Uniform Resource Locator (URL) * A device used in acoustic location * ''The Locator'', a series of novels by Richard Greener which were adapted into the television series ''The Finder'' *(Laboratory) A person in charge of knowing where all the staff of a laboratory are located, using signals from a badge that the staff wear. Aviation * Non-directional beacon, a radio navigation aid for use by pilots of aircraft * Locator outer marker, a radio navigation aid for use with an aircraft instrument landing system See also * Locate (other) Locate may refer ...
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