. The pagus Flandrensis was a district along the North Sea coast from Bruges to the Yser River, first mentioned in the 8th century. The “Flanders” with politi-cal and economic power by the 10th century, however, was bordered by the Scheldt...

Historically, Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen) was a region overlapping parts of northern Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Today, Flanders often designates the Flemish Community, which includes the Brussels-Capital Region, or the Flemish Region, which...