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Douai
Also known as Douay
Douai ( , , ; ; ; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord département in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe some from Lille and from Arras, Douai is home to one of the region's most impressive belfries.
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Douai is a city in northern France's Nord département, located on the Scarpe river between Lille and Arras, where it serves as a sub-prefecture. The city is notably home to one of the region's most impressive belfries, a historic bell tower that stands as an architectural landmark.
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Place details
- Locality
- Douai
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 46,531
- Timezone
Travel guide
Understand
thumb|View from the Belfrey; the Collegiale St. Pierre is the large church in the background Douai has been an important city in the region since the Middle Ages, and had previously been capital of the region. Historically, Douai has been a Dutch-speaking city during the Middle Ages. In the 17th century the city eventually became French territory. Interestingly enough, one of its claims to fame is its connection with the Douai Bible, an early translation of the Bible into English.
Get in
thumb|View on the Scarpe River
See
thumb|Porte de Valenciennes thumb|Musée de la Chartreuse thumb|Former courthouse
Go next
Lens — nearby city known for the Louvre-Lens (branch of the Louvre located in Lens) and for its famous football club, RC Lens, who play in the Stade Félix Bollaert.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- University
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- Twin towns
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Douai ( , , ; ; ; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord département in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe some from Lille and from Arras, Douai is home to one of the region's most impressive belfries.
==History== Its site probably corresponds to that of a 4th-century Roman fortress known as Duacum. From the 10th century, the town was a romance fiefdom of the counts of Flanders. The town became a flourishing textile market centre during the Middle Ages, historically known as Douay or Doway in English. In 1384, the county of Flanders passed into the domains of the Dukes of Burgundy and thence in 1477 into Habsburg possessions.
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