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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.
Flanders ( Vlaanderen) 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. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics, and history, and ...
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Flanders. Flanders 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. Photo: Spotter2, CC BY-SA 3.0. Ukraine is facing shortages in its brave fight to survive. Please support Ukraine, because Ukraine defends a peaceful, free and democratic world.
The Flemish Region ( Dutch: Vlaams Gewest, pronounced [ˌvlaːms xəˈʋɛst] ⓘ ), [4] [a] usually simply referred to as Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen [ˈvlaːndərə (n)] ⓘ ), [b] is one of the three regions of Belgium —alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. [5] Covering the northern portion of the country, the ...
- 13,522 km² (5,221 sq mi)
- Flemish Community
- BE-VLG
- Belgium
Flanders maps. Political map of Flanders, illustrating the major cities, major roads and administrative unit of Flanders. Click on above map to view higher resolution image.
Topographic map of the county of Flanders at the end of the 14th century Present-day Flanders (geographical), including Brussels, within Europe.. 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.