Douai
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| + | '''Douai''' (''[[Dutch language|Dutch]]: Dowaai'') is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Nord (department)|Nord]] [[Departments of France|department]] in northern [[France]]. It is a [[Subprefectures in France|sub-prefecture]] of the department. Located on the river [[Scarpe (river)|Scarpe]] some 40 km from [[Lille]] and 25 km from [[Arras]], Douai is home to one of the region's most impressive [[belfry (architecture)|belfries]]. The population of the metropolitan area, including [[Lens, Pas-de-Calais|Lens]], was 552,682 in 1999. | ||
| - | In the course of the 16th and 17th centuries the Low Countries for a time became the chief centre of the bookselling world, and many of the finest folios and quartos in our libraries bear the names of Jansen, Blauw or Plantin, with the imprint of [[Amsterdam]], [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], [[Leiden]] or [[Antwerp]], while the Elzevirs besides other works produced their charming little pocket classics. The southern towns of [[Douai]] and [[St Omer]] at the same time furnished polemical works in English. | ||
| - | == See also == | ||
| - | *[[Demian book store]] | ||
| - | *[[Un Regard Moderne]] | ||
| - | *[[Darakan]] | ||
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Douai (Dutch: Dowaai) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe some 40 km from Lille and 25 km from Arras, Douai is home to one of the region's most impressive belfries. The population of the metropolitan area, including Lens, was 552,682 in 1999.
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