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Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
, called the Vlaamse Leeuw ("Flemish Lion") or leeuwenvlag ("Lion flag"), is the flag of the Flemish Community
Flemish Community
The term Flemish Community has two distinct, though related, meanings:...
and Flemish Region
Flemish Region
The Flemish Region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. Colloquially, it is usually simply referred to as Flanders, of which it is the institutional iteration within the context of the Belgian political system...
. The flag was officially adopted by the Raad voor de Nederlandse Cultuurgemeenschap ("Counsil for the Dutch cultural community") in 1973, and later, in 1985, by its successor, the Flemish Parliament
Flemish Parliament
The Flemish Parliament constitutes the legislative power in Flanders, for matters which fall within the competence of Flanders, both as a geographic region and a cultural community of Belgium The Flemish Parliament (Dutch: , and formerly called Flemish Council or Vlaamse Raad) constitutes the...
. In 1990, also the coat of arms was adopted as an official symbol.
Variations
| The flag of Flanders is also used by the Flemish Movement Flemish movement The Flemish Movement is a popular term used to describe the political movement for emancipation and greater autonomy of the Belgian region of Flanders, for protection of the Dutch language, and for the over-all protection of Flemish culture and history.... . This variant, without red claws, is often used as well. It is known as the strijdvlag ("battle flag") and is not an official symbol. |
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| This is the flag of the Nord department of France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... , of which a part (namely French Flanders French Flanders French Flanders is a part of the historical County of Flanders in present-day France. The region today lies in the modern-day region of Nord-Pas de Calais, the department of Nord, and roughly corresponds to the arrondissements of Lille, Douai and Dunkirk on the Belgian border.-Geography:French... ) is historically part of Flanders. |
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The coat of arms of Flanders Coat of arms of Flanders The official arms of the Flemish Community are: Or, a lion rampant sable, armed and langued gules. Although the lion has been in use for about a century as symbol of the Flemish movement, it only became the official symbol of the Flemish Community in 1973... is identical to that of Meißen district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. |
See also
- Coat of arms of FlandersCoat of arms of FlandersThe official arms of the Flemish Community are: Or, a lion rampant sable, armed and langued gules. Although the lion has been in use for about a century as symbol of the Flemish movement, it only became the official symbol of the Flemish Community in 1973...
- List of Belgian flags
- Flag of BelgiumFlag of BelgiumThe national flag of Belgium contains three equal vertical bands of black , yellow, and red. The colours were taken from the colours of the Duchy of Brabant, and the vertical design may be based on the flag of France....
- Flag of WalloniaFlag of WalloniaThe Flag of Wallonia is called the bold rooster or Walloon Rooster . It is the emblem of Wallonia and of the French Community of Belgium. It features a red bold rooster, bold meaning its right leg is lifted and its mouth is closed, on a yellow background. Those colors come from the city of Liège...
- Flag of the Brussels-Capital RegionFlag of the Brussels-Capital RegionThe Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region consists of a yellow Iris with a white outline upon a blue background. It was adopted by the Capital Region in 1991.-Origins and symbolism:...