Nieuwkerke

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Nieuwkerke era un tempo un fiorente centro dell'industria della lana. Durante la prima metà del sedicesimo secolo veniva prodotto infatti più panni che a Gent, Bruges o Ypres. L'afflusso di lavoratori stranieri era così grande che il centro scoppiò e il villaggio perse il suo carattere rurale. Attraverso la Leie e la Schelda, il panno del Westkwartier veniva spedito al porto di Anversa e da lì in tutta Europa. Anche i villaggi circostanti Dranouter, Wulvergem e Kemmel condividevano la prosperità economica - o meglio: la nuova classe di drapeniers, poiché i lavoratori vivevano in grande povertà. Intorno al 1550 la situazione cambiò e si pose fine al periodo di alta congiuntura. Nieuwkerke infatti passò dalla lana a materiali di qualità inferiore e la produzione diminuì. Ne seguirono alti livelli di disoccupazione e crescente instabilità sociale.

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Source: Vereniging Protestantse Kerk in België

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Address: Heuvelland,Nieuwkerke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

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