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- Belgium is divided into ten provinces. A special position has the city of Brussels as capital
• Provinces in the Autonomous Belgian Region of Flanders
– Antwerp
– Limburg
– East Flanders
– West Flanders
– Flemish Brabant
• Provinces in the Autonomous Belgian Region of Wallonia
– Walloon Brabant
– Hainaut
– Liège
– Luxembourg
– Namur
• Capital region
– Brussels
Source:
Volker Preuss
(German: Antwerpen, Flemish: Antwerpen, French: Anvers)
Area: 1.107 sq. mi.
Inhabitants: 1.857.986 (2019)
Capital: Antwerp
The province of Antwerp consists of central territories of the former Duchy of Brabant and the north of the former Diocese of Liège. In the unofficial scutcheon-flag of the province that is not reflected. This flag shows regional heraldry, to the left the heraldry of the Margrave County of Antwerp: a silvery castle on red (City of Antwerp), above the eagle of the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation, on the right the heraldry of Mechelen, three red poles on gold with the crest of the empire, and in the bottom the heraldry of Turnhout, a blue pile on silver. The in 1997 adopted official flag of the Province of North Brabant is reminiscent to the flag of the Dutch Province of North Brabant and shows 24 fields, but in gold, white and blue, a combination of the colors of Antwerp (white and red), Mechelen (Red and Gold) and Turnhout (Blue and White). In the between 1928 and 1997 used flag with the three vertical stripes the blue was missing.
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Flags of the World,
Wikipedia (D),
Atlas zur Geschichte
since 1997,
Flag of the Province of Antwerp,
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Wikipedia (NL),
World Statesmen
1928–1997,
Flag of the Province of Antwerp,
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Wikipedia (NL),
World Statesmen
Unofficial scutcheon flag of the Province of Antwerp,
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World Statesmen
Flag of the Margraviate of Antwerp,
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Flag of the City of Antwerp,
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(Flemish: Limburg, French: Limbourg)
Area: 935 sq. mi.
Inhabitants: 874.048 (2019)
Capital: Hasselt
The Province of Limburg consits of territories of the former County of Loon and the former Duchy of Limburg. This is reflected in the in 1996 introduced flag of the Province of Limburg. That shows in principle the Heraldry of the Duchy of Limburg, a red, two-tailed lion on silver, but with a central shield. This is the coat of arms of the County of Loon. There is still in use an unofficial version, which dates back to before 1996, in which the central shield lacks and goes in this way back to the flag of the Duchy. The Duchy of Limburg became in 1355 a possession of Luxembourg, in 1406 a Burgundian possession and came in 1555 as heir to the House of Habsburg. The County of Loon became in 1366 a part of the Diocese of Liege.
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Flags of the World,
Wikipedia (D),
Atlas zur Geschichte
since 1996,
Flag of the Province of Limburg,
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Wikipedia (NL),
World Statesmen
Unofficial flag of the Province of Limburg,
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World Statesmen
(German: Ostflandern, Flemish: Oost-Vlaanderen, French: Flandre-Orientale)
Area: 1.151 sq. mi.
Inhabitants: 1.515.064 (2019)
Capital: Gent (French: Gand)
The Province of East Flanders consists of the eastern territories of the former County of Flanders. This is only reflected by the black lion on the in 1998 introduced flag of the Province of East Flanders, which is from the historical yellow flag of Flanders. The flag of the Province of East Flanders shows a green bunting with four white stripes. One of them is four times wider as the others. The colour green stands for the landscape and the stripes for the four great rivers of the region: Scheldt (Escaut), Lys, Dender (Dendre) and Durme. The green flag appers some unauthentic, therefore it is in practice often used the historical flag of Flanders for private purposes. For informations about Flanders and its history => click here.
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Flags of the World,
Wikipedia (NL),
Atlas zur Geschichte
since 1998,
Flag of the Province of East Flanders,
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Wikipedia (NL),
World Statesmen
Historical flag of Flanders as unofficial flag of the Province of East Flanders,
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World Statesmen
(German: Westflandern, Flemish: West-Vlaanderen, French: Flandre-Occidentale)
Area: 1.214 sq. mi.
Inhabitants: 1.195.796 (2019)
Capital: Bruges (Flemish: Brugge, French: Bruges, German: Brügge)
The province of West Flanders consists of the central territories of the former County of Flanders. This is reflected in the in 1997 introduced flag. It shows the emblem of the old County of Flanders, as it was known to the 15th century: yellow and blue gyronny, with a red heart-shield. Probably under the rule of the Habsburgs (since 1482), the county of Flanders was handed over a new coat of arms. It showed a black, red armored lion on gold, a symbolism that is still very common and widely known, not least as the symbol of Flanders as a federal unit of the today's Belgium. Therefore, in West Flanders are oftenly used unofficial flags (often square), which show both arms like they appearin crest in the Province of West Flanders. For informations about Flanders and its history => click here.
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Flags of the World,
Wikipedia (NL),
Atlas zur Geschichte
since 1997,
Flag of the Province of West Flanders,
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Wikipedia (NL),
World Statesmen
Unofficial scutcheon flag of the Province of West Flanders,
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World Statesmen
(German: Flämisch-Brabant, Flemish: Vlaams-Brabant, French: Brabant flamand)
Area: 813 sq. mi.
Inhabitants: 1.146.175 (2019)
Capital: Leuven (Flemish: Leuven, French: Louvain, German: Löwen)
The province of Flemish Brabant consists of central and southern territories of the Former Duchy of Brabant.
The flag of the Province of Flemish Brabant shows the Heraldry of the Duchy of Brabant: a golden, red armed lion on black. Further appears a central heart-shield with three horizontal stripes in red, white and red. The heart-shield is often interpreted as the symbol of Austria because Brabant was from 1745 to 1795 under the rule of the Austrian Habsburgs. In reality it is the emblem of the Dukes of Leuven, their heraldry goes back to old Lower Lorraine. For more informations about Brabant and its history => click here.
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Flags of the World,
Wikipedia (NL),
Atlas zur Geschichte
since 1995,
Flag of the Province of Flemish Brabant,
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Wikipedia (NL),
World Statesmen
(German: Wallonisch-Brabant, Flemish: Waals-Brabant, French: Brabant Wallon)
Area: 422 sq. mi.
Inhabitants: 403.599 (2019)
Capital: Wavre (Walloon: Åve, Flemish: Waver)
The province of Walloon Brabant consists in the southern territories of the former Duchy of Brabant. The in 1995 introduced flag of the Province of Walloon Brabant shows the image of the coat of arms of the province: a black peak in gold, on the peak the heraldry of the Duchy of Brabant, a golden, red armed lion on black. In the golden triangles to the left and zje right, a red Gallic cock, the symbol of Wallonia. For more informations about Brabant and its history => click here.
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Flags of the World,
Wikipedia (NL),
Atlas zur Geschichte
since 1995,
Flag of the Province of Walloon Brabant,
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Wikipedia (NL),
World Statesmen
(German: Hennegau, Flemish: Henegouwen, French: Hainaut)
Area: 1.462 sq. mi.
Inhabitants: 1.344.241 (2019)
Capital: Mons (Flemish: Bergen, French: Mons, German: Bergen)
The Province of Hainaut is mostly placed on the territory of the historic County of Hainaut. The flag of the Province of Hainaut is considered as unofficial, because an official introduction never occured. It shows the image of the coat of arms of the County of Hainaut between 1299 and 1345, quartered on gold the Lions of Flanders (black) and Holland (red), because the Counts of Hainault could acquire the County of Holland out of a Flemish heritage. For more informations about Hainaut and its history => click here.
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Flags of the World,
Wikipedia (NL),
Atlas zur Geschichte
Flag of the Province of Hainaut,
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Wikipedia (NL),
World Statesmen
(German: Lüttich, Flemish: Luik, French: Liège)
Area: 1.491 sq. mi.
Inhabitants: 1.106.992 (2019)
Capital: Liège
The Province of Liège is mostly palced on central territories of the historic Diocese of Liège and smaller areas of the historical Duchies of Luxembourg and Limburg. The flag of the Province of Liège is considered as unofficial, because an official introduction never occured. It shows the image of the in 1921 introduced coat of arms of the province. The design is strongly reminiscent of the flag of the former Diocese of Liège. In the fields the heraldry of Liège, Bouillon, Franchimont, Horn and Loon. For more informations about the Diocese of Liège and its history => click here.
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Flags of the World,
Wikipedia (NL),
Atlas zur Geschichte
Flag of the Province of Liège,
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Wikipedia (NL),
World Statesmen
(German: Luxemburg, Flemish: Luxemburg, French: Luxembourg)
Area: 1.714 sq. mi.
Inhabitants.: 284.638 (2019)
Capital: Arlon (Flemish: Aarlen, French: Arlon, German: Arel)
The Province of Luxembourg is placed in the western territories of the historical Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, which had to be ceded to Belgium in 1839. The flag of the province of Luxembourg was introduced in 1955. It remembers the flag of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the historic motherland of the region, and shows in the middle of the coat of arms of Luxembourg, but crowned with a princely crown. The residents use oftenly the flags of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. For more informations about Luxembourg, its flags and its history => click here.
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Flags of the World,
Wikipedia (NL),
Atlas zur Geschichte
since 1955,
Flag of the Province of Luxembourg
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Wikipedia (NL),
World Statesmen
The flag of the State Grand Duchy of Luxemburg as unofficial flag of the Belgian Province of Luxembourg.
The merchant flag of the State Grand Duchy of Luxemburg as unofficial flag of the Belgian Province of Luxembourg.
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(German: Namur, Flemish: Namen, French: Namur, Walloon: Nameur)
Area: 1.415 sq. mi.
Inhabitants: 494.325 (2019)
Capital: Namur
The Province of Namur is much larger than the territories of the historic County of Namur, added by the southern territories of the former Diocese of Liège. The in 1953 introduced flag of the province shows the colors black and red. They may originate from the historical coat of arms of the County of Namur (a black lion and a red diagonal bar). The old scutcheon-flag was probably abolished because of its Flemish appearance. Ostensibly it is still unofficially and occasionally in use.
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Flags of the World,
Wikipedia (NL),
Atlas zur Geschichte
since 1953,
Flag of the Province of Namur,
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Wikipedia (NL),
World Statesmen
Unofficial scutcheon flag of the Province of Namur,
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(German: Brüssel, Flemish: Brussel, French: Bruxelles)
Region Brüssel-Capital (German),
russels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (Flemish),
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (French),
Area: 62 sq. mi.
Inhabitants: 1.218.255 (2020)
The flag of the Brussels-Capital Region originally featured a golden iris on a dark blue background. On 9th of January in 2015 a new flag was adopted by the Brussels capital parliament. The colors now go back to those of the European flag because Brussels is officially the capital of Europe. The iris was strongly stylized and a gray heart was added. The gray heart is the logo of the Brussels capital parliament.
Source, by: Wikipedia (NL)
since 2015,
Flag of the Region Brussels-Capital,
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1991–2015,
Flag of the Region Brussels-Capital,
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