Duacum

Japanese: Duacum
Duacum

...Population: 44,000 (1990). Its origins date back to the ancient Roman city of Duacum. In the Middle Ages, it developed as a city along the route from the Straits of Dover (Calais) to the interior of the continent, along with Béthune and Valenciennes, and in the early modern period it grew into the central city of Flanders. In the 19th century, industrialization and urbanization progressed with the development of the coalfields of the Bassin Houiller.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Duacum" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…人口4万4000(1990)。起源は古代ローマ都市ドゥアクムDuacumにさかのぼり,中世にベチュヌ,バランシエンヌなどとともに,ドーバー海峡(カレー)から大陸内部に至る交通路沿いの都市として発展,近世にフランドル地方の中心的都市に成長した。19世紀,〈石炭盆地bassin houiller〉の炭田開発に伴い,工業化と都市化が進んだ。…

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