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Flanders ( / ˈflændərz /; Dutch: Vlaanderen [ˈvlaːndərə (n)] ⓘ) [a] is the Dutch -speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium.
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Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen, French: Anvers, German:...
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The history of Flanders concerns not only the modern Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, which is now called "Flanders" ( Dutch: Vlaanderen ), but also several neighbouring territories and populations. Its historical core territory was in western Belgium between the coast and the Scheldt river.
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. Their version of the Dutch language is usually called Flemish (Dutch: Vlaams).
Flanders, region that constitutes the northern half of Belgium. Along with the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region, the self-governing Flemish Region was created during the federalization of Belgium, largely along ethnolinguistic lines, in the 1980s and ’90s. Its elected government has.
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The County of Flanders was one of the most powerful political entities in the medieval Low Countries, located on the North Sea coast of what is now Belgium. Unlike its neighbours, such as the counties of Brabant and Hainaut, it was within the territory of the Kingdom of France.
Jun 7, 2024 · 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.
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Jan 28, 2023 · Why is northern Belgium called Flanders and not say Brabant? The two Flemish provinces West and East Flanders only make up part of the region that is today, Flanders, while the Duchy of Brabant with the city of Brussels arguably historically played an even more important role. Why do we (officially) speak Dutch and not say Flemish?
