Biggest Cities of the Spanish Netherlands in 1550 with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities with an estimated population of over 6,000 in the territories of the Low Countries under Spanish rule in 1550, shortly before the start of the Dutch Revolt?
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Population figures are based off this dataset by Dr. E. Buringh.
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Population
City
41,000
Brussel
(Brussels)
38,000
Antwerpen
(Antwerp)
37,000
Gendt
(Ghent)
31,000
Brugge
(Bruges)
29,000
Lille
27,000
Aemsterdam
(Amsterdam)
27,000
Utrecht
26,000
Tornay
(Tournai)
18,000
's Hartoghen Bosch
(Den Bosch)
17,000
Mechelen
16,000
Haerlem
(Haarlem)
15,000
Arras
15,000
Delft
15,000
Mons
15,000
Valenciennes
14,000
Maestricht
(Maastricht)
13,000
Groeninghen
(Groningen)
Population
City
13,000
Leyden
(Leiden)
12,000
Loeven
(Leuven)
11,000
Cambray
(Cambrai)
11,000
Douay
(Douai)
10,000
Dordrecht
10,000
Nieumegen
(Nijmegen)
9,000
Goude
(Gouda)
9,000
Sint Omaers
(Saint-Omer)
8,000
Alckmaer
(Alkmaar)
8,000
Deventer
8,000
Duijnkercke
(Dunkirk)
8,000
Cortrijck
(Courtrai)
8,000
Enckhuysen
(Enkhuizen)
8,000
Hoorn
8,000
Lokeren
8,000
Namur
7,000
Hondschote
(Hondschoote)
Population
City
7,000
Leeuwaerden
(Leeuwarden)
7,000
Middelburg
7,000
Oedenaerde
(Oudenaarde)
7,000
Rotterdam
7,000
Ipre
(Ypres)
7,000
Swoll
(Zwolle)
6,000
Aelst
(Aalst)
6,000
Amersfoort
6,000
Breda
6,000
Gorickum
(Gorinchem)
6,000
Campen
(Kampen)
6,000
Ruermond
(Roermond)
6,000
's Graeven Haghe
(The Hague)
6,000
Tienen
6,000
Weert
6,000
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2 Comments
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Level 53
Feb 13, 2025
Great quiz!

only got 30/50 didn't expect Delft to be so big back then.

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Level 55
Feb 13, 2025
Thanks!