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Aalst (älst), Fr. Alost, city (1991 pop. 76,382), East Flanders prov., W central Belgium. Aalst is a commercial and industrial center. Manufactures include textiles, clothing, and footwear. Known since the 9th cent., Aalst was held by France from 1667 to 1706 and was the capital of the county of Flanders Flanders (flăn`dərz), former county in the Low Countries, extending along the North Sea and W of the Scheldt (Escaut) River. ..... Click the link for more information. under the Austrians in the 18th cent. Of note are the city hall (13th cent.) and the Church of St. Martin (15th cent.), which contains a painting by Peter Paul Rubens Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577–1640, foremost Flemish painter of the 17th cent., b. Siegen, Westphalia, where his family had gone into exile because of his father's Calvinist beliefs. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Testregio: de kasselrijen van Oudenaarde en Aalst (eind
13de-eerste helft 16de eeuw) (Ghent, 1988). The case was broadcast live recently from OLV Hospital in Aalst,
Belgium to the cardiology professionals attending the annual Paris
Course on Revascularization ("Euro-PCR") meeting held in
Paris. mimic the natural defense mechanisms against
atherosclerosis," or the process of arterial clogging, says study
coauthor William Wijns, a cardiologist at the Cardiovascular Center, OLV
Hospital in Aalst, Belgium. |
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