The economic heart of Belgium in those days was Flanders.

Traditionally the Cape had been the economic and political heart of South Africa.

The city is the economic heart of the Lorraine region and around 73,000 people are working daily within the urban agglomeration area.

And Serbia must be included, because it is the region's geographic, economic and diplomatic heart.

The Temple to them was the political and economic heart of Jerusalem.

It is the economic heart of surrounding area, where farmers can get a fair price for produce.

Manufacturing, once the thumping economic heart of the area, is a faint presence.

Leeds is at the economic heart, with some 124,000 people engaged in financial services.

The mine was the economic heart of Vintondale.

However, the Delaware riverfront would remain the de facto economic and social heart of the city for more than a century.