Flemish Region
This article deals with the political entity, for more information see Flanders |
The Flemish region within Belgium |
The
Flemish Region, a contemporary meaning of
'Flanders', is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of
Belgium – alongside the
Walloon Region ('Wallonia') and the
Brussels-Capital Region.
Immediately after its establishment, the
Flemings transferred all its constitutional competencies to the
Flemish Community. The current Flemish authorities (
Flemish parliament,
Flemish government) therefore represent all Flemings, including those living in the Brussels-Capital Region. 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.
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Provinces of Flanders |
The Flemish region is divided into 5
provinces that form the Flemish region:#
Antwerp (Dutch:
Antwerpen)#
Limburg (
Limburg)#
East Flanders (
Oost-Vlaanderen)#
Flemish Brabant (
Vlaams-Brabant)#
West Flanders (
West-Vlaanderen)
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Flag of the Flemish Region |
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De Vlaamse Leeuw*
Count of Flanders*
Flemish authorities (Dutch:
Vlaamse overheid), in English
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Flanders on line (information in English, French, German and Dutch)
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Dag Vlaanderen*
Toerisme Vlaanderen*
French Flanders (only available in French)
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Frans-Vlaanderen (Dutch)*
http://noosphere.cc/flanders.html*
The Flemish region reaches 6 million inhabitants (Dutch)
