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In Belgium Lier is known for its football team, its busy nightlife
and the local specialty 'Lierse Vlaaikens',
gorgeous cookies with a candy sugar taste.

Lier is also one of the famous Lace cities in Belgium. To learn more about lace consult our Belgian Lace page.

The history of Lace
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Unspoiled by mass tourism, the small but beautiful city of Lier lies waiting to be discovered by those who love a friendly and pleasant atmosphere in a beautiful setting, rich in monuments. Lier lies inbetween the cities of Antwerp and Mechelen and at about 45 minutes from Brussels.

Already inhabited during the Roman period Lier had developed into a town near the river Nete, when in 1212 the Duke of Brabant granted city rights. The economic pillars where the cloth industry and the cattle market. During the first world war the city was heavily damaged but tastefully rebuilt afterwards.

One of the most impressive gothic churches in Northern Belgium is the Saint Gummarus church of Lier. The eye-catcher is the splendid late-gothic rood loft in the church, which is almost unique in Belgium. Famous is also the Zimmer tower with its astronomical clock from 1930.

The market place is surrounded by several beautiful old guild houses. In the center of the square stands the rococo town hall with the belfry tower from 1369. When leaving the center of the city you can visit one of the most beautiful beguinages of Belgium. Beguinages were all-female communities where the beguines lived.  These organizations could be compared with monasteries, except that the beguines did not make vows like nuns did.

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