UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Bruges, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium |
Part of | Flemish Béguinages |
Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
Reference | 855-012 |
Inscription | 1998 (22nd Session) |
Area | 0.55 ha (1.4 acres) |
Coordinates | 51°12′4.4″N 3°13′21.2″E / 51.201222°N 3.222556°E |
The Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde (Dutch: Prinselijk Begijnhof Ten Wijngaerde) is the only preserved beguinage in Bruges, Belgium. There are no more beguines living there, but since 1927, it has functioned as a convent for Benedictines, founded by canon Hoornaert. In the same year, the houses at the west side were also reshaped and enlarged into the Monasterium De Wijngaard, a priory of Benedictine nuns.[1]