St Nicolas, a town of Belgium, in East Flanders, 12 miles by rail W. by S. of Antwerp, stands in the midst of the district of Waes, a densely-peopled and productive agricultural region. It has a large flax-market, and manufactures cotton and woolen stuffs, lace, needles, bricks, and pottery. A flourishing trade is carried on in linens, flax, corn, &c. Pop. 29,921.
St Nicolas
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 93
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