Flanders

Japanese: Flanders
Flanders

The region of Flanders, which stretches from the northern tip of France to the western part of Belgium, is bounded by the North Sea, the Scheldt River, and the Artois Hills. In Dutch it is called Vlaanderen, and in English it is called Flanders. It reached its zenith in the Middle Ages under the County of Flanders, and formed a historical unity.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Flanders" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…フランス北端部からベルギー西部にかけての地方で,北海,スヘルデ川,アルトアArtois丘陵に囲まれた地域を指す。オランダ語ではフランデレンVlaanderen,英語ではフランダースFlanders。中世にフランドル伯領のもとで最盛期を経験し,歴史的なまとまりをなした。…

※「Flanders」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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