Bruges - Wikipedia Bruges ( bruːʒ ⓘ BROOZH, Walloon: [bʁyʒ] ⓘ ; Dutch: Brugge [ˈbrʏɣə] ⓘ ; West Flemish: Brugge [ˈbrœɦə]) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders, in the Flemish Region of Belgium It is in the northwest of the country, and is the sixth most populous city in the country