× Information on this section of ECOLEX comes from the InforMEA Portal which compiled information from MEA Secretariats with the support of the European Union. The accuracy of the information displayed is the responsibility of the originating data source. In case of discrepancy the information as displayed on the respective MEA website prevails. Inscription: Flemish Béguinages (Belgium) Tipo de documento Decision Número de referencia VIII.B.1 Fecha Nov 30, 1998 FuenteUNEP, InforMEA Estado Activo Materia Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Tratado Convención para la Protección del Patrimonio Mundial, Cultural y Natural (Nov 23, 1972) Reunión 22e session du Comité Página web whc.unesco.org Resumen Property: Flemish Béguinages Id. N°: 855 State Party: Belgium Criteria: C (ii)(iii)(iv) The Committee inscribed the site on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv): Criterion (ii): The Flemish béguinages demonstrate outstanding physical characteristics of urban and rural planning and a combination of religious and traditional architecture in styles specific to the Flemish cultural region. Criterion (iii): The béguinages bear exceptional witness to the cultural tradition of independent religious women in north-western Europe in the Middle Ages. Criterion (iv): The béguinages constitute an outstanding example of an architectural ensemble associated with a religious movement characteristic of the Middle Ages associating both secular and conventual values.