Flanders

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Flanders is the Dutch-speaking northern region of Belgium, known for its rich medieval cities, strong economy, and distinct cultural identity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf community
linguistic region
region
borderedBy Brussels-Capital Region
France
Netherlands
North Sea
Wallonia
capital Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
contains Antwerp
Bruges
Ghent
Hasselt
Kortrijk
Leuven
Mechelen
Ostend
Ypres
country Belgium
demonym Flemish
executiveBody Flemish Government
hasCoatOfArms Coat of arms of Flanders
hasCulturalHeritage Old Masters
surface form: Flemish Primitives

medieval guild houses
hasFlag Flag of Flanders
hasMajorPort Port of Antwerp
surface form: Port of Antwerp-Bruges
hasOfficialName Flemish Community
Flanders self-linksurface differs
surface form: Flemish Region

Flanders self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vlaanderen
hasOfficialReligion none (secular state)
hasSubdivision Antwerp Province
East Flanders
Flemish Brabant
Limburg (Belgium)
West Flanders
headOfGovernment Minister-President of Flanders
historicalRegionOf Belgium
Low Countries
knownFor Flemish architecture
Flemish art
Flemish cuisine
distinct cultural identity
medieval cities
strong export-oriented economy
languageRegionOf Flemish Community
surface form: Dutch-speaking Belgians
largestCity Antwerp
legislativeBody Flemish Parliament
locatedIn Belgium
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
majorEconomicSector logistics
manufacturing
port activities
services
majorReligion Roman Catholicism
officialLanguage Dutch
partOf Belgium
Regions of Belgium
surface form: European Union NUTS 1 region BE2
sharesInstitution Flemish Community
Flanders self-linksurface differs
surface form: Flemish Region
usesCurrency euro

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PTB-PVDA activeIn Flanders
this entity surface form: County of Flanders
Flemish lion associatedWith Flanders
Charles I of Spain birthPlace Flanders
this entity surface form: County of Flanders
Delano family countryOfOrigin Flanders
subject surface form: Philippe de Lannoy
this entity surface form: County of Flanders
Meuse flowsThrough Flanders
War of Devolution hasLocation Flanders
Flanders hasOfficialName Flanders self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vlaanderen
Flanders hasOfficialName Flanders self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Flemish Region
Low Countries hasPart Flanders
Seventeen Provinces hasPart Flanders
this entity surface form: County of Flanders
Belgium hasRegion Flanders
Flemish Baroque hasRegion Flanders
Van der Koop hasRegionOfUse Flanders
Nine Years' War hasTheatre Flanders
this entity surface form: County of Flanders
this entity surface form: County of Flanders
this entity surface form: Dutch-speaking Belgium
Brakel locatedIn Flanders
this entity surface form: Flemish Ardennes
Bruges locatedIn Flanders
City of Bruges locatedIn Flanders
Furnes (Veurne) locatedIn Flanders
this entity surface form: Flemish Region
Furnes (Veurne) locatedIn Flanders
Gavere-Semmerzake locatedIn Flanders
Ghent locatedIn Flanders
Ghent University locatedIn Flanders
this entity surface form: Flemish Region
Ghent University locatedIn Flanders
Port of Antwerp locatedIn Flanders
sp.a / Vooruit locatedIn Flanders
subject surface form: Vooruit
Battle of Nieuwpoort location Flanders
Battle of Oudenarde location Flanders
this entity surface form: Flanders, Belgium
Maison Guiette locationRegion Flanders
this entity surface form: Flemish Region