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This article deals with the political entity, for more information see Flanders
    Flemish Region

Vlaams Gewest (Dutch)
Information
Official language Dutch
Capital Brussels
Area 13,522 km²
ISO 3166-2 BE-VLG
Official website www.flanders.be
Population
Total 6,078,600  (01/01/2006)
Density 442 / km²
Institutions
Minister-President Kris Peeters
Established 1993
Celebration day July 11
Anthem De Vlaamse Leeuw
Location


Flemish Region in Belgium and its provinces
Brussels-Capital Region, Flemish Region, Wallonia
Flemish Community, French Community,
German-speaking Community


The Flemish Region (Vlaams Gewest or Vlaanderen in Dutch), a contemporary meaning of 'Flanders', is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium – alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of A minister-president (Ministerpräsident is the Head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments who presides over the council of ministers Kris Peeters ( 18 May, 1962) is a Flemish politician and member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party who is currently Minister-President Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music (in Music theory and religious contexts or more generally a song (or composition of De Vlaamse Leeuw ( English: The Flemish Lion) is the official anthem of Flanders, a Region in the federal kingdom of Belgium Wallonia, or Wallonie, (Wallonie Wallonien Wallonië Waloneye is the Meridional part of Belgium belonging to the Romance linguistic field The term Flemish Community has two distinct though related meanings Culturally and sociologically it refers to Flemish organizations media social and cultural The French Community of Belgium (Communauté française de Belgique Franse Gemeenschap van België Französische Gemeinschaft Belgiens is one of the three official communities The German-speaking Community of Belgium (Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens DGB) is one of the three federal communities in Belgium. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Belgium is a federal state comprising three communities, three regions, and four language areas. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Walloon Region, commonly called Wallonia, is one of the three Regions of Belgium. It occupies the northern part of Belgium and has a surface area of 13,522 km² (44. 29% of Belgium).

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Politics

Immediately after its establishment, the region transferred all its constitutional competencies to the Flemish Community. The term Flemish Community has two distinct though related meanings Culturally and sociologically it refers to Flemish organizations media social and cultural The current Flemish authorities (Flemish parliament, Flemish government) therefore represent all the Flemish people, including those living in the Brussels-Capital Region. The Flemish Parliament ( Dutch: Vlaams Parlement, and formerly called Flemish Council or Vlaamse Raad) constitutes the legislative power The Flemish Government (Dutch Vlaamse Regering) is the executive branch of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Region. The terms Fleming and Flemings ( Vlaming and Vlamingen in Dutch) denote respectively a person and people and the Flemings or Hence, the Flemish Region is governed by the Flemish Community institutions. However, members of the Flemish Community parliament who were elected in Brussels-Capital Region, have no right to vote on Flemish regional affairs.

Administrative divisions

The Flemish region comprises 5 provinces that form the Flemish region (the provinces contain a total of 308 municipalities):

  1. Antwerp (Dutch: Antwerpen)
  2. Limburg (Limburg)
  3. East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen)
  4. Flemish Brabant (Vlaams-Brabant)
  5. West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen)

Brussels is part of Flanders, but only for all its Flemish inhabitants and local institutions (which indeed live in both the Flemish Community and the Brussels Region). Belgium is divided into three regions two of them are subdivided into five Provinces each Antwerp ( Antwerpen) is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders and of Belgium. East Flanders ( Oost-Vlaanderen in Dutch, Flandre orientale in French) is a province of Flanders, one of the three } Flemish Brabant ( Dutch: Vlaams-Brabant, French: Brabant flamand) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region also named Flanders, in Belgium. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is It is also the official capital of Flanders.

Cities

Largest cities in the region include (with population figures in 2007): [1]

Language

The official language is Dutch, often referred to by its inhabitants as Flemish. ||-||-||-||} Antwerp ( Dutch:, French: Anvers) is a City and Municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Ghent (ˈɡɛnt Gent ʝɛnt in Dutch, Gand in French, and formerly Gaunt in English) is a City and a Bruges (Brugge is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Leuven ( French: Louvain, often used in English German: Löwen) is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Mechelen ( Mechlin in English is a Dutch-speaking city and municipality in the province of Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. Aalst can refer to Aalst Belgium, a city and municipality in Belgium Aalst (North Brabant, a village in the Netherlands in the province For the Dutch village see Kortrijk (Netherlands Kortrijk (official name in Dutch; French: Courtrai; Latin ||-||-||} Ostend  (  Oostende, French and German Ostende) is a Belgian City and municipality located in the Flemish ||-||-||} Hasselt is a Belgian City and municipality, and capital of the Flemish province of Limburg. Sint-Niklaas (Saint-Nicolas is a Belgian City and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders. Genk is a City and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. Roeselare ( Roulers in French is a Belgian City and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders French may be used for certain administrative purposes in a limited number of the so-called "municipalities with language facilities" around the Brussels Capital Region and on the border with Wallonia. The municipalities with language facilities, occasionally called municipalities with linguistic facilities or shortly municipalities with facilities ( Dutch Wallonia, or Wallonie, (Wallonie Wallonien Wallonië Waloneye is the Meridional part of Belgium belonging to the Romance linguistic field

Education

See also

External links

An incomplete list of Schools in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. An incomplete list of Schools in the province of East Flanders, Belgium. An incomplete list of Schools in the province of West Flanders, Belgium. Belgium is a federal state comprising three communities, three regions, and four language areas. Belgium is divided into three regions two of them are subdivided into five Provinces each De Vlaamse Leeuw ( English: The Flemish Lion) is the official anthem of Flanders, a Region in the federal kingdom of Belgium counts of Flanders were the Rulers over the county of Flanders from the 9th century until the abolition of the Countship by the French revolutionaries Saint Gummarus (also known as Gommaire or Gommer was the son of the Lord of Emblem Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands.
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