Flanders
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.[3]
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Vlaanderen (Dutch) | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: De Vlaamse Leeuw ("The Flemish Lion") | |
 Present-day Belgian Flanders (dark green) shown within Belgium and Europe. Brussels is in some contexts considered part of Flanders and in other contexts separate. | |
| Country | Belgium |
| County of Flanders | 862–1795 |
| Community in Belgium | 1970 |
| Region in Belgium | 1980 |
| Seat | Brussels |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Flemish Government |
| • Governing parties (2019–2024) | N-VA, CD&V, Open Vld |
| • Minister-President | Jan Jambon (N-VA) |
| • Legislature | Flemish Parliament |
| • Speaker | Liesbeth Homans (N-VA) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 13,626 km2 (5,261 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2022) | |
| • Total | 6,698,876 [1][2] |
| • Density | 492/km2 (1,270/sq mi) |
| • Official language | Dutch |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | BE-VLG |
| Website | www |
| The area and population figures are given for the Flemish Region, not the Community. | |
Their version of the Dutch language is usually called Flemish (Dutch: Vlaams).[4] Its vocabulary and pronunciation is not identical with Dutch as spoken in Holland.
Flanders has five provinces and 300 municipalities. About seven million people live there. Its capital is Brussels, which is also the capital of Belgium..
There are some other differences from the rest of Belgium. related to culture, politics and history.
Provinces
Flanders has five provinces:
| Province | Capital | Population 2022 |
Area km² |
Density km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | Antwerp | 1,886,609 | 2,876 | 656 |
| Flemish Brabant | Leuven | 1,173,440 | 2,118 | 554 |
| Limburg | Hasselt | 885,951 | 2,427 | 365 |
| East Flanders | Ghent | 1,543,865 | 3,007 | 513 |
| West Flanders | Bruges | 1,209,011 | 3,197 | 378 |
Flanders Media
Vlaams volkslied - De Vlaamse Leeuw
A Flemish lady and gentleman in the year 1400, illustrated in the manuscript "Théâtre de tous les peuples et nations de la terre avec leurs habits et ornemens divers, tant anciens que modernes, diligemment depeints au naturel". Painted by Lucas d'Heere in the 2nd half of the 16th century. Preserved in the Ghent University Library.
The Sack of Antwerp in 1576, in which about 7,000 people died
Winter scene by Sebastian Vrancx, 1622
1609 map of the county of Flanders
Koksijde, a memorial to soldiers killed in World War I
Kris Peeters, former Minister-President of Flanders, promoting Flanders in Action
Border crossing sign near Menen.
A path in the Zoniënwoud.
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Related pages
Flanders (or Flemish Region) is one of three regions in Belgium. The other two regions are:
- Wallonia (or Walloon Region) for the French-speaking part of Belgium
- Brussels-Capital Region is bilingual (French and Dutch)
References
- ↑ Population, Statbel
- ↑ Area, Statbel
- ↑ (Dutch: Vlaanderen [ˈvlaːndərə(n)] (
listen), French: Flandre [flɑ̃dʁ], German: Flandern, [flɑndɛɹn]
- ↑ Actually, Flemish is only the dialect of the provinces of West and East Flanders.
Other websites
- The Flemish Region, belgium.be
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