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Vlaanderen, French: Flandre) is the political 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. Over the course of history, the geographical territory that was called "Flanders" has varied. For centuries, Flanders has served as the crossroads between the French, German, and British civilizations. To the English speaking peoples, Flanders meant historically (from circa 1000 AD) the land situated along the North Sea from the Strait of Dover to the Scheldt estuary. The southern borders were generally ill defined] Over the last millennium, it was mostly the southern and western borders that receded to give the present day borders within northern Belgium. Flanders has figured prominently in European history. Between the early 17th century and 1945, the political outcomes of modern Spain, France, Britain, The Netherlands, Germany, and Austria were often decided by battles on the plains of Flanders. Even earlier in British and Irish history, the Flemings or Flemish were important allies of the Normans in their conquest of England (1066) and invasion of Ireland (1169–1171). Inset ofthe city of Gandaum - There is a border around the image. Image size is correct. Many sizes available.
