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The Belgian Quarter ((ドイツ語:Belgisches Viertel)〔(:ˈbɛlɡɪʃəs.ˌfɪʁtʰəl) 〕) is an inner city district of Cologne, Germany. The name is derived from street names in the vicinity, referring to Belgian provinces or cities. In the northern part of the Quarter, street names such as ''Goebenstraße, Werderstraße, Moltkestraße'' and ''Spichernstraße'' celebrate the leaders and victories of Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871 which brought down the Second French Empire and led to the creation of a new German Empire.〔Hiltrud Kier, ''Die Kölner Neustadt: Beiträge zur Rheinischen Kunstgeschichte und Denkmalpflege'' (Schwann, 1978), p. 74〕 At the heart of the Belgian Quarter is the ''Brüsseler Platz'', or Brussels Square, dominated by the neo-Romanesque St Michael's Church, built between 1902 and 1906.〔Detlev Arens, Marianne Bongartz, Stephanie Henseler, ''Köln'' (2004, ISBN 3770160258), p. 129〕 On warm summer nights the square can fill with hundreds of young people having fun, keeping residents from their sleep.〔Marianne Bongartz, Stephanie Henseler, ''DuMont direkt Köln'' (2011, ISBN 3770195590), (p. 63 )〕 With a wide variety of cuisine, this ''Veedel'' (the local language term for quarter) of Cologne is now considered fashionable, and in the July 2010 issue of the lifestyle magazine ''Prinz'' it was named as the part of the city most worth living in. The publication's web site continues to praise it as an "upmarket residential district and meeting place for the creative arts".〔(Belgisches Viertel Ein Kölner Stadtteil voller Kreativität und Nachtleben: Wo bitte geht's nach Belgien? ) at prinz.de, accessed 2 March 2013〕 The TV show ''NightWash'' was for years set in a laundrette in the district. ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Belgian Quarter (Cologne)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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