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1134-1482
(Tentative Period)
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History
Rise
1134, storm surge that made Bruges accessible through the
Zwin
inlet
Decline
1482, death of
Marie de Bourgogne
1486, crowning of
Maximilian I von Habsburg
1488, Maximilian kidnapped and emprisoned in Bruges
1493-1519, true reign of Maximilian over Flanders, marked by permanent Flemish revolt
Bloccade of the port of Brugge in those years, and Maximilaan ordered foreign nations to leave Brugge
Silting of the access to the port of Bruges.
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Population Facts
(source: '1979: Inventaris van het cultuurbezit in België', ed. Suzanne van Aerschot)
Around 1250: 40,000-45,000 residents
Around 1620: 27,000 residents
Around 1665: 38,000 residents
Around 1840: 50,000 residents
Today: 20,163 residents
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