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West Flemish (West-Vlams or West-Vloams or Vlaemsch (in French Flanders), Dutch: West-Vlaams, French: flamand occidental) is a collection of Low Franconian varieties spoken in western Belgium and the neighbouring areas of France and the Netherlands.
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.
Bruges (/ b r uː ʒ / ⓘ BROOZH, French: ⓘ; Dutch: Brugge ⓘ; West Flemish: Brugge) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country. It is the sixth most populous city in the country.
West Flanders. The westernmost province of Belgium and Flanders, with capital Bruges. The larger western part of the historic countship of Flanders, also comprising part of French Flanders (in northern France) and retaining a distinctive type of dialects.
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.
The North Sea coast of Belgium, an important tourism destination, lies in West Flanders. A tram line runs the length of the coast, from De Panne on the French border to Knokke-Heist on the Dutch border. West Flanders has two seaports, the Port of Zeebrugge and the Port of Ostend.
Ypres (/ ˈ iː p r ə / EE-prə, French:; Dutch: Ieper ⓘ; West Flemish: Yper; German: Ypern ⓘ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though the Dutch name Ieper is the official one, the city's French name Ypres is most commonly used in English.
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