|
Belgica (other)
Gallia Belgica was a province of the Roman Empire in present-day Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Belgica may also refer to: Places * Belgica Glacier, Antarctica * Belgica Guyot, an undersea tablemount off Antarctica * Belgica Mountains, a mountain chain in Antarctica * Belgica Subglacial Highlands, Antarctica * Fort Belgica, a 17th-century fort in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia * La Bélgica, a town in Bolivia * Low Countries or Belgica * Belgica Mound Province, an carbonate mound in the Porcupine Seabight Ships * RV ''Belgica'' (1884), a vessel that undertook the Belgian Antarctic Expedition * RV ''Belgica'' (A962), a research vessel built in 1984 Other uses * ''Belgica'' (film), a 2016 Belgian film * ''Belgica'' (fly), a flightless midge genus of family Chironomidae * Bélgica (Madrid Metro), a station on Line 2 of the Metro Ligero * Belgica metro station, a station on Brussels Metro line 6, opened in 1982 * Fort Belgica, a 17th-century fort in Banda Neira, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallia Belgica
Gallia Belgica ("Belgic Gaul") was a province of the Roman Empire located in the north-eastern part of Roman Gaul, in what is today primarily northern France, Belgium, and Luxembourg, along with parts of the Netherlands and Germany. In 50 BC, after the conquest by Julius Caesar during his Gallic Wars, it became one of the three parts of Gaul (Tres Galliae), the other two being Gallia Aquitania and Gallia Lugdunensis. An official Roman province was later created by emperor Augustus in 22 BC. The province was named for the Belgae, as the largest tribal confederation in the area, but also included the territories of the Treveri, Mediomatrici, Leuci, Sequani, Helvetii and others. The southern border of Belgica, formed by the Marne and Seine rivers, was reported by Caesar as the original cultural boundary between the Belgae and the Celtic Gauls, whom he distinguished from one another. The province was re-organised several times, first increased and later decreased in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1052 Belgica
1052 Belgica, provisional designation , is a binary Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 15 November 1925, by Belgian astronomer Eugène Delporte at Uccle Observatory in Belgium. It was the first minor planet discovered at Uccle Observatory, after which the minor planet 1276 Ucclia was named. 1052 is named after the Western European state of Belgium. Classification and orbit ''Belgica'' is a member of the Flora family, one of the largest groups of stony asteroids in the main-belt. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.9–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,222 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.14 and an inclination of 5 ° with respect to the ecliptic. ''Belgica'' was first identified as at Heidelberg in 1908. The body's observation arc begins with its first used observation taken at Uccle/Bergedorf in 1933, or 8 years after its official discovery at Uccle. Physical c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Belgica
A number of steamships have been named Belgica. * , a barque-rigged ship used in the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1901. * , built by The Strand Slipway Co, Sunderland. As ''Fertilia'', she was torpedoed and sunk by HMS ''Thunderbolt'' on 30 January 1942 * , built by The Pusey & Jones Co, Wilmington, Delaware. Laid down as ''War Compass''. Scrapped in 1960 * , survey vessel of the Belgian navy {{DEFAULTSORT:Belgica Ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgica Regia
The Southern Netherlands, also called the Catholic Netherlands, were the parts of the Low Countries belonging to the Holy Roman Empire which were at first largely controlled by Habsburg Spain (Spanish Netherlands, 1556–1714) and later by the Austrian Habsburgs (Austrian Netherlands, 1714–1794) until occupied and annexed by Revolutionary France (1794–1815). The region also included a number of smaller states that were never ruled by Spain or Austria: the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, the Imperial Abbey of Stavelot-Malmedy, the County of Bouillon, the County of Horne and the Princely Abbey of Thorn. The Southern Netherlands comprised most of modern-day Belgium and Luxembourg, small parts of the modern Netherlands and Germany (the Upper Guelders region, as well as the Bitburg area in Germany, then part of Luxembourg), in addition to (until 1678) most of the present Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, and Longwy area in northern France. The (southern) Upper Guelders region consisted o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgica Foederata
The United Provinces of the Netherlands, also known as the (Seven) United Provinces, officially as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Dutch: ''Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden''), and commonly referred to in historiography as the Dutch Republic, was a federal republic that existed from 1579, during the Dutch Revolt, to 1795 (the Batavian Revolution). It was a predecessor state of the Netherlands and the first fully independent Dutch nation state. The republic was established after seven Dutch provinces in the Spanish Netherlands revolted against rule by Spain. The provinces formed a mutual alliance against Spain in 1579 (the Union of Utrecht) and declared their independence in 1581 (the Act of Abjuration). It comprised Groningen, Frisia, Overijssel, Guelders, Utrecht, Holland and Zeeland. Although the state was small and contained only around 1.5 million inhabitants, it controlled a worldwide network of seafaring trade routes. Through its trading c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgic (other)
{{Disambiguation ...
Belgic may refer to: * an adjective referring to the Belgae, an ancient confederation of tribes * a rarer adjective referring to the Low Countries or to Belgium * , several ships with the name * Belgic ware, a type of pottery * Belgic Confession, a Christian doctrinal standard See also * Belgique, Missouri, an unincorporated community in Missouri * Belgica (other) * Belgian (other) Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bélgica Castro
Bélgica Castro Sierra (; 6 March 1921 – 6 March 2020) was a Chilean stage, film, and television actress. During her career she participated in more than 100 plays. She also acted in numerous Chilean films, including ' (1944) by Jorge Délano and ''The Good Life'' (2008) by Andrés Wood. Under the direction of Ricardo Larraín she participated in '' Chile puede'' (2008), where she played a Russian scientist, a role for which she received the Paoa Award of the Viña del Mar International Film Festival for Best National Lead Actress and the APES Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also won the 1995 National Prize for Performing and Audiovisual Arts. Biography Bélgica Castro, the daughter of Spanish anarchist parents, was born in Concepción and studied in Temuco. In 1940, she traveled to Santiago to study Spanish at the of the University of Chile, where she joined the theater group Cadip. Then, along with other young artists led by Pedro de la Barra, she founded the in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bélgica Carmona Cabrera
Bélgica Nabil Carmona Cabrera (born 1 January 1987) is a Mexican politician from the Party of the Democratic Revolution. From 2009 to 2012 she served as Deputy of the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Oaxaca ) , population_note = , population_rank = 10th , timezone1 = CST , utc_offset1 = −6 , timezone1_DST = CDT , utc_offset1_DST = −5 , postal_code_type = Postal .... References 1987 births Living people Politicians from Oaxaca Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Party of the Democratic Revolution politicians 21st-century Mexican politicians 21st-century Mexican women politicians Deputies of the LXI Legislature of Mexico Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Oaxaca {{Mexico-politician-DemocraticRevolution-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greco Belgica
Greco Antonious Beda Banta Belgica (born March 27, 1978) is a Filipino politician who most recently served as chairman of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) under the Duterte administration from March to October 2021. Education He graduated from San Beda College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and Commerce, and earned his postgraduate degree in International Trade and Commerce at the University of California, Berkeley. He was also one of 42 graduates who completed the pilot class of the Executive Master of Arts in National Security Administration (E-MNSA) at the National Defense College of the Philippines. Political career He was elected as Councilor of the City of Manila in 2004 at the age of 26 and was nicknamed "''Batang Magaling''". He lost reelection in 2007. Belgica ran as a candidate in the 2013 Philippine Senate election under the newly accredited Democratic Party of the Philippines, but failed to win a seat. One of Belgica's campaig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Library Of Belgium
The Royal Library of Belgium (french: Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, nl, Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België, abbreviated ''KBR'' and sometimes nicknamed in French or in Dutch) is the national library of Belgium. The library has a history that goes back to the age of the Dukes of Burgundy. In the second half of the 20th century, a new building was constructed on the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg in central Brussels, near the Central Station. The library owns several collections of historical importance, like Library of the Dukes of Burgundy, and is the depository for all books ever published in Belgium or abroad by Belgian authors. There are four million bound volumes in the Royal Library, including a rare book collection numbering 45,000 works. The library has more than 750,000 prints, drawings and photographs, 150,000 maps and plans, and more than 250,000 objects, from coins to scales to monetary weights. This coin collection holds one of the most valuable coins in the field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulmus × Hollandica 'Belgica'
The hybrid elm cultivar ''Ulmus × hollandica'' 'Belgica', one of a number of hybrids arising from the crossing of Wych Elm (''Ulmus glabra'') with a variety of Field Elm (''Ulmus minor''), was reputedly raised in the nurseries of the Abbey of the Dunes ( Abdij Ten Duinen), Veurne (later removed to Bruges), in 1694. Popular throughout Belgium and the Netherlands in the 19th century both as an ornamental and as a shelter-belt tree,Richens, R. H., ''Elm'', Cambridge 1983 it was ''the'' 'Hollandse iep' (:'Dutch elm') in these countries, as distinct from the tree known as 'Dutch Elm' in Great Britain and Ireland since the 17th century: ''Ulmus × hollandica'' 'Major'. In Francophone Belgium it was known as ''orme gras de Malines''. 'Belgica' arose in the same hybridization zone that produced 'Ypreau' (possibly synonymous with 'Major'), 'Klemmer' and 'Dumont', among other elm cultivars. Description 'Belgica' has a broad crown supported by a straight, rough-barked stem. Unusuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
_-_KBR_27-8-2016_11-33-21.jpg "Click for more on -> Royal Library Of Belgium")