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  Brabant, Netherlands (Duchy) - LoveToKnow 1911
The chief city of Brabant, Brussels, became under the Habsburg regime the residence of the court and the capital of the Netherlands.
During the whole period of Austrian rule the province of Brabant succeeded in maintaining, to a very large extent unimpaired, the immunities and privileges to which it was entitled under the provisions of its ancient charter of liberty, the Joyous Entry.
The important part played by Brabant at this crisis of the history of the southern Netherlands was marked in 1831 by the adoption of the ancient Brabancon colours to form the national flag, and of the lion of Brabant as the armorial bearings of Belgium.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Brabant,_Netherlands_(Duchy)   (1234 words)

  
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linkebeek (municipality, province of flemish brabant, belgium)
linter (municipality, province of flemish brabant, belgium)
tervuren (municipality, province of flemish brabant, belgium)
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 Brabant - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The territory of the Duchy of Brabant corresponded approximately to that of the present Dutch province North Brabant and three provinces and one region of Belgium: Antwerp, Walloon Brabant, Flemish Brabant and Brussels-Capital Region.
At the French occupation of the Southern Netherlands in 1795 the duchy of Brabant was dissolved.
It was divided between the départements of Deux-Nèthes (present province of Antwerp) and Dyle (the later province of Brabant).
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 a short history of Brabant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In 1406 Duchess Johanna of Brabant, was succeeded by Antoon of Burgundy.
During the rule of Napoleon I Bonaparte, from 1795 - 1814, the remaining southern estates of Brabant were split in the Département de la Dyle (later the Belgian province of Brabant) and the Département des Deux-Nethes (now the Belgian province of Antwerpen).
Due to the recent administrative division of Belgium into Federal state consisting of Flanders, the Walloon provinces and capital Brussels, the province of Brabant was split up once more into Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and the region Brussels Capital.
www.aegee.tue.nl /brabant/brab1.html   (583 words)

  
 Flemish Brabant
Province of Belgium, part of the Dutch-speaking Flemish community and region, bounded by Antwerp to the north, Limbourg and Liège to the east, Walloon Brabant and Hainaut to the south, and East Flanders to the west; area 2,106 sq km/813 sq mi; population (2003 est) 1,025,800.
It was incorporated into Burgundy in 1430, and became part of the Habsburg Empire on the marriage of Mary of Burgundy to Emperor Maximilian I. In 1556, control of the duchy passed to the Habsburg Philip II of Spain.
Brabant became an autonomous Belgian province in 1995, based on the division of the Flemish and Walloon communities.
www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0017971.html   (390 words)

  
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Province, Municipalities, Water-Boards, Departments for the environment, Public Prosecutors and the Police.
North-Brabant is a province in southern Holland (the Netherlands), borders on Belgium in the South.
The provinces have the permitting authority for the big plants and the municipal-businesses (in North-Brabant: 1700).
www.inece.org /2ndvol1/devries.htm   (4315 words)

  
 Brabant (Former province, Belgium)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In 1288, Duke of Brabant Jean I (1253-1294, Duke in 1267) defeated the Duke of Limburg in Woeringen, near Cologne, and succeeded him as the Duke of Limburg, controlling therefore the fortified city of Maastricht.
The province of Brabant was officially replaced by the two provinces of Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant on 1 January 1995.
The Province of Brabant used, unofficially, colours taken from the arms.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/be-brab.html   (534 words)

  
 Flemish Brabant (Province, Belgium)
In the Middle Ages, the main language spoken in Brabant was medieval Dutch, called Dietsch or Thiois, whereas the southern part of the Duchy was called the "Roman Pays", where several Latin dialects were spoken.
The flag and arms of the Province of Flemish Brabant were adopted by the Provincial Council on 17 January 1995 and confirmed on 16 April 1996 by the Executive of Flanders.
The escutcheoh is the coat of arms of Leuven, the capital of the province, but also the capital of the old Duchy of Lotharingia.
www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/be-vbr.html   (368 words)

  
 Brabant - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Belgian Brabant occupies the southern part of the former duchy of Brabant.
The Brussels capital region is surrounded by, but not part of, Flemish Brabant.
Province of Brabant, near the town of Wavre.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-brabntb1el.html   (183 words)

  
 Brabant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brabant (landgraviat), the part of the shire between the rivers Dender and Dijle (from 1085/1086 up to 1183/1184);
Duchy of Brabant: territory covering approximately the present Dutch province North Brabant, the three Belgian provinces Antwerp, Walloon Brabant and Flemish Brabant, and the Brussels-Capital Region.
Along the international border between the Netherlands and Belgium there are a few enclaves and exclaves, as relicts of the old duchy of Brabant: the municipalities Baarle-Hertog (Belgium) and Baarle-Nassau (Netherlands).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brabant   (233 words)

  
 Teledemocracy in the Province
During that month-long experiment, some 100 residents of and organizations located in the province were invited to discuss aspects of land use for the region under the banner: the increasing scarcity of space in the province.
One of the salient issues in that province is the increasing scarcity of space, and that topic was selected as the focus for a month-long public debate.
An original intention by the organizers of the debate was to involve organizations in the province in the experiment so as to increase the diversity of opinions presented during the experimental period.
www.socsci.kun.nl /maw/cw/publications/tdinprov.html   (5374 words)

  
 Brabant-Antwerpen
Brabant beschikt natuurlijk niet over een eigen taal, hoewel duidelijk is dat de invloed van het Brabants op het Nederlands ooit veel groter is geweest.
Het hertogdom Brabant is verdeeld tussen twee staten : Nederland en België.
The province of Antwerp in Belgium is a part of the former duchy of Brabant and a necessary link of the European region of Brabant.
www.angelfire.com /planet/brabant/1   (1472 words)

  
 Vienna Province - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Vienna Province, one of the nine provinces of Austria.
Much of the province consists of the city of Vienna, which is the capital of Austria and the...
The internal political situation remained uneasy because of antagonisms between Socialist-dominated Vienna and the conservative provinces.
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 The Low Countries: 2.3.1 Province of Brabant wallon (1995-JAN-01/NOW)
The lion is copied from the arms of the old unitarian province, which in its turn has inherited it from the duchy of Brabant.
At the creation of the provinces of Brabant wallon and Vlaams-Brabant, there was a need for flags and arms for the two new provinces.
On January 1st, 1995, this province arose as the Walloon part of the old province of Brabant, namely the district of Nivelles.
home.online.no /~vlaenen/low_countries/be-bw.htm   (377 words)

  
 duchy of Brabant — FactMonster.com
The duchy of Brabant emerged (1190) from the duchy of Lower Lorraine.
The dukes of Brabant, who relied on the towns to finance their wars and luxurious lifestyles, granted them virtual self-government and an ever-increasing share in the management of the duchy.
Since 1840 the eldest son of the king of the Belgians has held the title duke of Brabant.
www.factmonster.com /ce6/history/A0808638.html   (331 words)

  
 North Brabant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (Maas) in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.
When the province was founded, its territory was expanded with a part of the province of Holland and the former territory of Ravenstein which had previously belonged to the Duchy of Cleves, as well as several small, formerly autonomous entities.
The province is bordered by the Meuse River in the north.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Brabant   (745 words)

  
 Radio Netherlands Worldwide - Independent thinking, independent voice - English - Battle state Brabant
Campaign leaders have taken to calling the southern province 'battle state' Brabant - it has the greatest number of undecided voters and it is being said whoever wins Brabant will be well on the way to winning the overall election race.
The prize is a big one: the size of the province means it will provide around 30 of the 150 members of parliament.
In addition, North Brabant is a diverse province with a long history of flexible voting attitudes, says political scientist Ruud Koole from Leiden University.
www.radionetherlands.nl /currentaffairs/ned061113mc   (475 words)

  
 Brabant Duchy of - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Brabant, Duchy of, former duchy comprising the present-day provinces of North Brabant, Netherlands, and of Antwerp and Brabant, Belgium.
The Treaty of Münster, 1648, established the independence of the Dutch provinces of the Austrian Netherlands, of which Brabant was a part, as the...
The name of the city is probably derived from Broekzelle, a Dutch word meaning “village of the marsh”.
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 The Low Countries: 2.7 Belgian Province of Brabant (1830/1994-DEC-31)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In the Middle Ages, it was occupied by Salic Franks, and was first a part of Austrasia, later of Lorraine, and since the 10th century, it formed the county of Leuven, which became the duchy of Brabant in the 12th century.
In the 13th century, it contained the present-day provinces of Antwerp, Brabant wallon, Northern Brabant and Vlaams-Brabant, and Brussel.
This province seized to exist as of January 1st, 1995, and was divided into Brabant Wallon and Vlaams-Brabant, and the city-region of Brussel, which in fact doesn't have a provincial level any more.
home.online.no /~vlaenen/low_countries/bepbb.htm   (228 words)

  
 Belgium
The colours of the Belgian flag were taken from the arms of Brabant, a province in the Low Countries (the Netherlands + Belgium), which extended from the Walloon province of Walloon Brabant, over Flemish Brabant (and Brussels) and Antwerpen in Flanders, and in the Netherlands the province of North-Brabant.
The arms of Brabant show on a fl field a yellow lion facing the viewer's left, with a red tongue and nails were red.
As in 1789, during the Brabantine Revolution, the Brabant colours fly everywhere, supplanting the orange Dutch cockade or the French flag.
www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/be.html   (1359 words)

  
 Walloon Brabant (Province, Belgium)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The flag and arms of the Province of Walloon Brabant were adopted by the Provincial Council on 2 January 1995.
The flag is a banner of the province arms, prescribed in 13:15 proportion (like the Belgian national flag) but often used in 2:3 proportion.
After the split of Brabant, the flag of the Governor of Walloon Brabant was designed according to the 1936 template.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/be-wbr.html   (312 words)

  
 Walloon Emigration to Wisconsin>
We do not know whether it was the saga of these two families or the example of their Luxembourg compatriots which set off the movement of emigration from Brabant and Hesbaye to the New World; the sources, and particulary the oral traditions, show an exemplary discretion on this subject.
This emigration expanded considerably in 1855 and 1856, involving in particular the populations of the East of Brabant Wallon (the cantons of Jodoigne, Perwez and Wavre) of the Namur region of Hesbaye (the cantons of Eghezée and Gembloux) and, to a lesser extent, those of the Hesbaye liégeoise.
The giants of Walhain (Belgium) participated in the inauguration of the monument to the Walloons at Robinsonville.
www.uwgb.edu /wisfrench/library/history/belges/wibelges.htm   (1617 words)

  
 Provincie Vlaams-Brabant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Flemish Brabant, the youngest of the five provinces of Flanders, was created in 1995 when the single province of Brabant was split into three: a Flemish part, a Walloon part, and the capital region of Brussels.
Flemish Brabant is proud to present to you the magnificent cultural heritage city of Leuven and two very remarkable regions – the Green Belt and the Hageland.
But no matter where you are, you can wander and cycle freely, recharge your cultural batteries, or simply enjoy the delicious food and drink that the region has to offer.
www.vlaamsbrabant.be /vlbrEn/homeEn.jsp?page=497   (151 words)

  
 Monarchie - Duke of Brabant
The title of "Duke of Brabant" was granted for the first time in the Belgian dynasty to Prince Leopold, eldest son of King Leopold I.
After King Albert I was sworn in, it was decided that the title of "Duke of Brabant" would henceforth be given to the King's eldest son, or if he had no son, by the eldest grandson of the Sovereign.
In 1993, after King Albert II was sworn in as the sixth King of the Belgians, it was his eldest son, Prince Philippe, who was given the title of "Duke of Brabant".
www.monarchie.be /en/monarchy/history/brabant.html   (206 words)

  
 Brabantse Dag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Brabant Day (Brabantse Dag) is a cultural festival so diverse and full of creativity that even fifteen days are not enough.
This is a parade of two kilometres, unique in the Netherlands, which is based on the centuries-old history of the grand duchy of Brabant.
Heeze is a friendly town in the southeast of the province of Brabant, near to Eindhoven and the Belgian border.
www.brabantsedag.nl /smallcmsv2/index.php?id=48   (400 words)

  
 Arts and Crafts Office of the Walloon Brabant Province/ presentation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Arts and Crafts Office of the Walloon Brabant Province is an association created in 1995 on the initiative of the young Walloon Brabant Province.
The Office des Métiers d'Art de la Province du Brabant wallon aims to promote high-quality crafts in general and the works of artisans in the Walloon Brabant and Brussels region in particular.
by the Walloon Brabant Province and the Walloon Region.
www.oma-bw.org /EN/indexEN.htm   (234 words)

  
 Some sites of historical-geographic interest
Historical geography of the region of the former duchy of Brabant
The Stichting Brabants Heem unites more than 110 local history circles in the Dutch province of North-Brabant (and some in the Belgian province of Antwerp), that have together about 23.000 members.
A fast route to the cultural heritage of the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant is the Erfgoedhuis.
users.bart.nl /~leenders/other.html   (1658 words)

  
 Amsterdam Coffeeshop Directory - Noord Brabant
North Brabant remains a stronghold of Catholicism in a predominantly Protestant country.
The remainder of historic Brabant is in present-day Belgium.
The provincial capital's name is often shortened to Den Bosch.
www.coffeeshop.freeuk.com /Database/Streets/NBrabant.html   (31 words)

  
 Belgium
The colours of the Belgian flag were taken from the arms of Brabant, a province in the former Low Countries (today Belgium and the Netherlands), which extended from the Walloon province of Walloon Brabant, over the Flemish provinces of Flemish Brabant (and Brussels) and Antwerpen, and up to the Dutch province of North-Brabant.
The arms of Brabant show on a fl field a yellow lion facing the viewer's left, with a red tongue and nails.
The lion of Brabant features on the arms of the Kingdom of Belgium and the provincial arms of Walloon Brabant and Flemish Brabant, as well as on the arms of the Dutch province of North-Brabant.
www.fotw.net /flags/be.html   (1591 words)

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