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East Flanders

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
East Flanders Du. Oost-Vlaanderen , Fr. Flandre Orientale, province (1991 pop. 1,335,793), 1,147 sq mi (2,971 sq km), NW Belgium, bordering on the Netherlands in the north. The chief towns are Ghent (the capital), Sint-Niklaas , Aalst , and Oudenaarde . The low-lying province is drained by the Scheldt, Dender, and Leie rivers. It has productive farms and growing industries. Manufactures include textiles, leather, steel, chemicals, and food processing. The population is mostly Dutch-speaking. For the history of East Flanders, see Flanders . Author not available,... Read more
Flanders
Flanders , former county in the Low...River. It is divided among East Flanders and West Flanders provs...became the first count of Flanders. In the divisions (9th cent.) of the Carolingian empire, Flanders became a fief of the French...cent.) their domains to the east; these ... Read more
Flanders
Flanders a region in the south-western...where it forms the provinces of East and West Flanders), France, and the Netherlands...Front round the town of Ypres. Flanders Mare a nickname of Anne of Cleves...he swore they had brought him a Flanders mare.’ Flanders poppy a... Read more

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