Flemish Brabant
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| - | [[Image:Hell.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Hieronymus Bosch]] hailed from [[Duchy of Brabant|Brabant]]]] | ||
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| - | The '''Duchy of Brabant''' was a historical region in the [[Low Countries]]. It consisted of not only the three modern-day [[Belgium|Belgian]] provinces of [[Flemish Brabant]], [[Walloon Brabant]] and [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]] as well as the [[Brussels-Capital Region]], but also the present-day [[Netherlands|Dutch]] province of [[North Brabant]]. In [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] times, Brabant was situated in the Roman provinces of [[Belgica]] and [[Germania Inferior]] and inhabited by [[Celts|Celtic tribes]], until [[Germanic peoples]] replaced them and made an end to [[Roman Empire|roman imperial rule]]. Its most important cities were [[Brussels]] (Brussel), [[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (Antwerpen), [[Leuven]], [[Breda (Netherlands)|Breda]], [['s-Hertogenbosch]], [[Lier, Belgium|Lier]] and [[Mechelen]]. The region's name is first recorded as the Carolingian shire ''pagus Bracbatensis'', located between the rivers [[Scheldt]] and [[Dijle]], from ''bracha'' "new" and ''bant'' "region". | + | |
| + | '''Flemish Brabant''' is a province of [[Flanders]], one of the three regions of [[Belgium]]. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]], [[Limburg (Belgium)|Limburg]], [[Liège (province)|Liège]], [[Walloon Brabant]], [[Hainaut (province)|Hainaut]] and [[East Flanders]]. Flemish Brabant also completely surrounds the [[Brussels-Capital Region]]. Its capital is [[Leuven]]. It has an area of 2,106 km² which is divided into two administrative districts (''arrondissementen'' in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]) containing 65 municipalities. | ||
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Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also completely surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital is Leuven. It has an area of 2,106 km² which is divided into two administrative districts (arrondissementen in Dutch) containing 65 municipalities.
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