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Coordinates: 51°00′N4°30′E51.000°N 4.500°E. "Flandre" and "Flandern" redirect here. For the ship, see SS Flandre. For other uses, see Flanders (disambiguation). 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.
Flanders ( Dutch: Vlaanderen) is the Dutch -speaking, northern part of Belgium wedged between the North Sea and the Netherlands in the north and Wallonia and France in the south. This region has an immense historical and cultural wealth made visible through its buildings, works of art and festivals.
May 9, 2018 · views 3,792,781 updated May 09 2018. Flanders a region in the south-western part of the Low Countries, now divided between Belgium (where it forms the provinces of East and West Flanders), France, and the Netherlands.
Flanders was the most urbanized region of northern Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Between c. 1000 and 1300, its town and ports grew in size and number as it became the major center for trade in northern Europe, acting as a nodal point for merchants from England, the Baltic, Italy, and France.
Jul 10, 2023 · By. Jan Dumolyn. During the late medieval period, Flanders experienced a wave of social protest and rebellion by artisans and peasants that had no parallel elsewhere in Europe. It’s a vital case study for anyone interested in the history of class conflict. Between 1300 and 1600, only the Italian city-states could rival the artisanal ...
Flanders, Flemish Vlaanderen, Medieval principality extending along the coast of the Low Countries. Its lands are now included in the French département of Nord, the Belgian provinces of East Flanders and West Flanders, and the Dutch province of Zeeland.
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History of the Low Countries - Consolidation of territorial states (1384–1567): Among the many territorial principalities of the Low Countries, Flanders, Brabant, Hainaut-Holland, and Gelderland (Guelders) in the mid-14th century had a dominating military and diplomatic position. Flanders had already arrested the course of French domination, and its feeling of territoriality was strengthened ...
