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West Flanders (Dutch: West-Vlaanderen [ˌʋɛst ˈflaːndərə(n)] ⓘ; West Flemish: West Vloandern; French: (Province de) Flandre-Occidentale [flɑ̃dʁ ɔksidɑ̃tal]; German: Westflandern [ˈvɛstˌflandɐn] ⓘ) is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, in Belgium.
- Online Digital Records For Civil Registration
- Online Digital Records at The State Archives
- Writing For Civil Registration Certificates
For some localities, digital copies of civil registration can be searched online: 1. Burgerlijke Standat Database Akten West-Vlaanderen - index 2. 1582-1910 Belgium, West Flanders, Civil Registration, 1582-1910 at FamilySearch—free, index, incomplete. 3. 1582-1910 Belgium, West Flanders, Civil Registration, 1582-1910 at FamilySearch—free, browsable...
Civil registration digital images are also online from the State (National) Archives (Rijksarchief in België), for records at least 100 years old. You will need to complete a free registration here: Register. This address leads to the Zoekrobotten--Search Robot (or Search Engine)which leads to several search options: 1. 1.1. 1.1.1. Zoeken naar pers...
For the more recent records (since 1913), the locality keeps one copy and the other copies are turned over to the State Archives (Algemeen Rijksarchief/Archives Générales du Royaume in Brussels, or Rijksarchief in de Provinciën/Archives de l'État in the provinces). Researchers can access them by contacting:
Most of the war memorials in Flanders can be found in the Province of West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), which comprises the arrondissements of Bruges, Diksmuide, Ypres, Kortrijk, Ostend, Roeselare, Tielt and Veurne.
Judith of Flanders (circa 843 – 870 or later) was a Carolingian princess who became Queen of Wessex by two successive marriages and later Countess of Flanders. Judith was the eldest child of the Carolingian emperor Charles the Bald and his first wife, Ermentrude of Orléans .
May 25, 2024 · This collection contains civil registration and church records from West Flanders, including, baptisms, births, marriages, and deaths. The collection also includes marriage proclamations, marriage supplements, and some original indexes.
- 1582-1932
- Civil Registration and Church
- Dutch
Trench of Death (Dodengang), Diksmuide. The Trench of Death (Dodengang in Dutch), is a reconstruction of the trenches found near the Yser. At this place, the enemy lines were just a few meters apart (as opposed to the more northern region, where there was a big floodplain). Many people died in these trenches, due to the many raids from both sides.
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West Flanders is the only Belgian province that borders both France and The Netherlands. The province has an area of 3,197 km 2 (1,234 sq mi). In terms of area, it is the largest province in the Flemish Region and the fifth largest in Belgium.
