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Flemish (Vlaams), VGT (Vlaamse Gebarentaal) Country. Flanders (Vlaanderen) Flemish people or Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen [ˈvlaːmɪŋə (n)] ⓘ) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders, Belgium, who speak Flemish Dutch. Flemish people make up the majority of Belgians, at about 60%.
The Flemish Region (Dutch: Vlaams Gewest, pronounced [ˌvlaːms xəˈʋɛst] ⓘ), [ 5 ][ 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. [ 6 ] Covering the northern portion of the country, the ...
The Flemish Community[a] is one of the three institutional communities of Belgium, established by the Belgian constitution and having legal responsibilities only within the precise geographical boundaries of the Dutch-language area and of the bilingual area of Brussels-Capital. Unlike in the French Community of Belgium, [3] the competences of ...
Flemish (Vlaams) [2][3][4] is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (Vlaams-Nederlands), Belgian Dutch (Belgisch-Nederlands [ˈbɛlɣis ˈneːdərlɑnts] ⓘ), or Southern Dutch (Zuid-Nederlands). Flemish is native to the region known as Flanders in northern Belgium; it is spoken by ...
The County of Flanders was created in the year 862 as a feudal fief in West Francia, the predecessor of the Kingdom of France.After a period of growing power within France, it was divided when its western districts fell under French rule in the late 12th century, with the remaining parts of Flanders came under the rule of the counts of neighbouring Hainaut in 1191.
Flemish may refer to: Flemish, adjective for Flanders, Belgium. Flemish region, one of the three regions of Belgium. Flemish Community, one of the three constitutionally defined language communities of Belgium. Flemish dialects, a Dutch dialect cluster spoken in Flanders. Flemish people or Flemings, inhabitants of Flanders.
168 ha (420 acres) Logo of Brugge. Bruges (/ bruːʒ / ⓘ BROOZH; French: [bʁyʒ] ⓘ; Dutch: Brugge [ˈbrʏɣə] ⓘ; German: Brügge [ˈbʁʏɡə] ⓘ) 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.
Leuven (UK: / ˈ l ɜː v ən /, US: / ˈ l ʌ v ən /, Flemish: [ˈløːvə(n)] ⓘ; German: Löwen [ˈløːvn̩] ⓘ), also called Louvain (/ l uː ˈ v æ̃ /, US also / l uː ˈ v eɪ n /, French:), is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about 25 kilometres (16 ...