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词条 Saint-Ghislain
释义

  1. History

  2. Economy

  3. People born in Saint-Ghislain

  4. References

  5. External links

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Saint-Ghislain ({{IPA-fr|sɛ̃ ɡilɛ̃}}; {{lang-pcd|Sint-Guilin}}) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 22,466 inhabitants. The total area is {{convert|70.18|sqkm}}, giving a population density of {{convert|320|PD/sqkm}}.

History

The town is named after Saint Ghislain. In the 7th century, with two unknown disciples Ghislain made a clearing in the vicinity of Castrilocus (now Mons), later taking up his abode at a place called Ursidongus, where he built an oratory or chapel dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. Ursidongus was later named after him.

Economy

Google chose Saint-Ghislain in 2007 to host its new major European datacenter. {{as of|2011|10}} Google currently has 12 people employed full-time.

People born in Saint-Ghislain

  • Johannes Ockeghem, composer (between 1410 and 1425)

References

External links

  • {{Commons category-inline}}
{{Geographic location
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|NE = Jurbise
|E = Mons
|S = Boussu, Quaregnon
|SW = Hensies
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3 : Municipalities of Hainaut (province)|Populated places in Hainaut (province)|Populated places in Belgium

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