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Municipalities of Belgium

Index Municipalities of Belgium

Belgium comprises 589 municipalities (gemeenten; communes; Gemeinden) grouped into five provinces in each of two regions and into a third region, the Brussels-Capital Region, comprising 19 municipalities that do not belong to a province. [1]

56 relations: Administrative division, Ancien Régime, Antwerp, Antwerp (district), Arrondissements of Belgium, Belgium, Berchem, Borgerhout, Brussels, Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, Constitution of Belgium, De facto, Decree, Deurne, Belgium, District, Districts of Antwerp, Dutch language, Ekeren, English language, Eupen-Malmedy, Executive (government), Federal Government of Belgium, Flemish Region, French Directory, French language, Fusion of the Belgian municipalities, Gaston Eyskens, German-speaking Community of Belgium, Herstappe, Het Nieuwsblad, Hoboken, Antwerp, Law, List of cities in Belgium, List of most populous municipalities in Belgium, List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, List of municipalities of the Flemish Region, List of municipalities of the Walloon Region, List of postal codes in Belgium, Luxembourg, Merksem, Monolingualism, Motion of no confidence, Municipalities with language facilities, Municipality, Netherlands, Ordinance (Belgium), Provinces of Belgium, Public Centre for Social Welfare, Region, State reform in Belgium, ..., Unitary Law, United Kingdom of the Netherlands, Urban area, Wallonia, Wilrijk, World War I. Expand index (6 more) »

Administrative division

An administrative division, unit, entity, area or region, also referred to as a subnational entity, statoid, constituent unit, or country subdivision, is a portion of a country or other region delineated for the purpose of administration.

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Ancien Régime

The Ancien Régime (French for "old regime") was the political and social system of the Kingdom of France from the Late Middle Ages (circa 15th century) until 1789, when hereditary monarchy and the feudal system of French nobility were abolished by the.

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Antwerp

Antwerp (Antwerpen, Anvers) is a city in Belgium, and is the capital of Antwerp province in Flanders.

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Antwerp (district)

Antwerp District coincides with the old city of Antwerp.

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Arrondissements of Belgium

Arrondissements of Belgium are subdivisions below the provinces of Belgium.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe bordered by France, the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.

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Berchem

Berchem is a southern district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

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Borgerhout

Borgerhout is the smallest district of Antwerp.

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Brussels

Brussels (Bruxelles,; Brussel), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the de jure capital of Belgium.

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Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium

Belgium is a federal state comprising three communities, three regions, and four language areas.

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Constitution of Belgium

The Constitution of Belgium dates back to 1831.

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De facto

In law and government, de facto (or;, "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, even if not legally recognised by official laws.

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Decree

A decree is a rule of law usually issued by a head of state (such as the president of a republic or a monarch), according to certain procedures (usually established in a constitution).

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Deurne, Belgium

Deurne is the second largest district of the municipality of Antwerp, Belgium, (right after the Antwerp town district) and has 69,408 inhabitants.

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District

A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by local government.

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Districts of Antwerp

The Belgian city of Antwerp consists of nine former municipalities (called deelgemeenten) which have the special status of district.

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Dutch language

The Dutch language is a West Germanic language, spoken by around 23 million people as a first language (including the population of the Netherlands where it is the official language, and about sixty percent of Belgium where it is one of the three official languages) and by another 5 million as a second language.

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Ekeren

Ekeren is a northern district of the municipality of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Eupen-Malmedy

Eupen-Malmedy or Eupen-Malmédy is a small, predominantly German-speaking region in eastern Belgium.

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Executive (government)

The executive is the organ exercising authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state.

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Federal Government of Belgium

The Federal Government of Belgium (Federale regering, Gouvernement fédéral, Föderalregierung) exercises executive power in the Kingdom of Belgium.

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Flemish Region

The Flemish Region (Vlaams Gewest,; Région flamande) is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region.

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French Directory

The Directory or Directorate was a five-member committee which governed France from 1795, when it replaced the Committee of Public Safety.

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French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Fusion of the Belgian municipalities

The fusion of the Belgian municipalities (French: fusion des communes, Dutch: fusie van Belgische gemeenten) was a Belgian political process that rationalized and reduced the number of municipalities in Belgium between 1975 and 1983.

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Gaston Eyskens

Gaston François Marie, Viscount Eyskens (1 April 1905 – 3 January 1988) was a Christian democratic politician and Prime Minister of Belgium.

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German-speaking Community of Belgium

The German-speaking Community of Belgium (Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens, DG; Communauté germanophone de Belgique; Duitstalige Gemeenschap van België) or Eastern Belgium (Ostbelgien; Belgique de l'est; Oost-België) is one of the three federal communities of Belgium.

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Herstappe

Herstappe is a Flemish municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg.

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Het Nieuwsblad

Het Nieuwsblad (The Newspaper) is a Belgian newspaper that mainly focusses on "a broad view" regarding politics, culture, economics, lifestyle, society and sports.

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Hoboken, Antwerp

Hoboken is a southern district of the arrondissement and city of Antwerp, in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

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Law

Law is a system of rules that are created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior.

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List of cities in Belgium

This is a list of cities in Belgium.

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List of most populous municipalities in Belgium

This is a list of the most populous municipalities in Belgium.

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List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region

The 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest) are the political subdivisions of Belgium's central region.

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List of municipalities of the Flemish Region

The Flemish Region of Belgium is divided into 308 municipalities, listed in the table below.

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List of municipalities of the Walloon Region

The Walloon Region of Belgium, commonly called "Wallonia", is divided into 262 municipalities, listed in the table below.

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List of postal codes in Belgium

For more see Postal codes in Belgium.

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Luxembourg

Luxembourg (Lëtzebuerg; Luxembourg, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in western Europe.

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Merksem

Merksem (former spelling: Merxem) is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

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Monolingualism

Monoglottism (Greek μόνοσ monos, "alone, solitary", + γλώττα glotta, "tongue, language") or, more commonly, monolingualism or unilingualism, is the condition of being able to speak only a single language, as opposed to multilingualism.

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Motion of no confidence

A motion of no confidence (alternatively vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, or (unsuccessful) confidence motion) is a statement or vote which states that a person(s) in a position of responsibility (government, managerial, etc.) is no longer deemed fit to hold that position, perhaps because they are inadequate in some respect, are failing to carry out obligations, or are making decisions that other members feel are detrimental.

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Municipalities with language facilities

There are 27 municipalities with language facilities in Belgium which must offer services to residents in Dutch, French or German, in addition to their official languages.

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Municipality

A municipality is usually a single urban or administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and state laws to which it is subordinate.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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Ordinance (Belgium)

Ordinance (Ordonnantie, ordonnance) in Belgium refers to legislation passed by the Brussels Parliament in exercise of its regional competences and by the United Assembly of the Common Community Commission.

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Provinces of Belgium

The country of Belgium is divided into three regions.

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Public Centre for Social Welfare

The Public Centre for Social Welfare is a public institution that exists in each of the 589 municipalities of Belgium.

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Region

In geography, regions are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and the environment (environmental geography).

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State reform in Belgium

The term State reform in the Belgian context indicates a process towards finding constitutional and legal solutions for the problems and tensions among the different segments of the Belgian population, mostly Dutch-speakers of Flanders and French-speakers of Wallonia.

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Unitary Law

The Law on Economic Growth, Social Progress and Fiscal Redressment (Loi d'expansion économique, de progrès social et de redressement financier, wet voor de economische expansie, de sociale vooruitgang en het financieel herstel), better known as the Unitary Law (Loi unique or Eenheidswet), was a Belgian law passed in 1961.

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United Kingdom of the Netherlands

The United Kingdom of the Netherlands (Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; Royaume-Uni des Pays-Bas) is the unofficial name given to the Kingdom of the Netherlands as it existed between 1815 and 1839.

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Urban area

An urban area is a human settlement with high population density and infrastructure of built environment.

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Wallonia

Wallonia (Wallonie, Wallonie(n), Wallonië, Walonreye, Wallounien) is a region of Belgium.

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Wilrijk

Wilrijk (former, original spelling: Wilrijck) is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Belgian province of Antwerp.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipalities_of_Belgium

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