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Community and region in Belgium Flanders Vlaanderen (Dutch) Flandre (French) Flandern (German) Community and region Flag Coat of arms Anthem: De Vlaamse Leeuw ("The Flemish Lion") Present-day Flanders (dark red) shown within Belgium. Brussels is only part of the Flemish Community, and not of the Flemish Region. Coordinates: 51°00′N 4°30′E / 51.000°N 4.500°E / 51.000; 4.500 ...
The County of Flanders was created in the year 862 as a feudal fief in West Francia, the predecessor of the Kingdom of France.After a period of growing power within France, it was divided when its western districts fell under French rule in the late 12th century, with the remaining parts of Flanders came under the rule of the counts of neighbouring Hainaut in 1191.
Jun 7, 2024 · Belgium. Flanders, medieval principality in the southwest of the Low Countries, now included in the French département of Nord ( q.v. ), the Belgian provinces of East Flanders and West Flanders ( qq.v. ), and the Dutch province of Zeeland ( q.v. ). The name appeared as early as the 8th century and is believed to mean “Lowland,” or ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Flanders ( Dutch: Vlaanderen, French: Anvers, German: Flandern, Limburgish: Vlaondere, West Flemish: Vloandern) or Flemish Region (Dutch: Vlaams Gewest ), is the Dutch -speaking northern part of Belgium. [3] Their version of the Dutch language is usually called Flemish (Dutch: Vlaams ). [4] Its vocabulary and pronunciation is not identical with ...
Moll Flanders is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1722. It purports to be the true account of the life of the eponymous Moll, detailing her exploits from birth until old age. It purports to be the true account of the life of the eponymous Moll, detailing her exploits from birth until old age.
- Daniel Defoe
- 1931
Jan 28, 2023 · For centuries, internationally the name Flanders is generally used to designate the Northern and Southern Netherlands, but not everybody in Belgium was happy with this says De Wever. “In 1938 a Dutch-language culture council was established. It was supposed to formulate recommendations with regard to the cultural development of the country.
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Flanders includes the provinces of Antwerp, East Flanders, Limburg, Flemish Brabant, and West Flanders. A small portion of the region is located outside Belgium proper: Baarle-Hertog (Baerle-Duc), a municipality administered by Antwerp province, is composed of a number of small enclaves in the Netherlands (the Dutch municipality of Baarle-Nassau is interwoven with these enclaves).
