1. Thalia Verdesseldonck Kathleen Van Mele – 6ST

2. Sint-Niklaas  What  Where  How  Monuments  Festivities  Today Thalia Verdesseldonck - Kathleen Van Mele 6ST

3. What? o A city with everything you need! (The Mall, the cinema, the central station,…) o Has the most biggest marketplace of Europe! Thalia Verdesseldonck - Kathleen Van Mele 6ST

4. Where? o East Flanders, Belgium o Has a lot of parishes like: Nieuwkerken, Belsele, Sinaai, Stekene, Sint-Gillis- Waas,… Thalia Verdesseldonck - Kathleen Van Mele 6ST

5. How? o Became a city in 1217 o A count of Flanders owned Sint-Niklaas o In 1241, the city was promoted to ‘capital city’ of the Waasland Thalia Verdesseldonck - Kathleen Van Mele 6ST

6. The Big Fire o On the 25th of May 1690 o Started in the gin distillery o Burned down the whole city along with the church and its tower Thalia Verdesseldonck - Kathleen Van Mele 6ST

7. Monuments o Het Woord (The Word) o Sint-Nicholas statue (Marketplace) o The monument at the station o The Nero-monument (comic books) Thalia Verdesseldonck - Kathleen Van Mele 6ST

8. Festivities  Vredesfeesten (each year in September)  Monthly fairs and fireworks  Each Thursday weekly market (marketplace) Thalia Verdesseldonck - Kathleen Van Mele 6ST

9. The city today o Sint-Niklaas has grown to one of the most famous shopping cities in Flanders o The city is still growing and it’s full of ambitious people! Thalia Verdesseldonck - Kathleen Van Mele 6ST