DUCHY OF BRABANT 2 Brabant

DUCHY OF BRABANT

2 Brabant

Duchy of Brabant, European Region of Brabant

( Hertogdom Brabant, Euregio Hertogdom Brabant )

Duchy of Brabant in Belgium and the Netherlands, an old duchy,

a future European region; its capital is Brussels.

( Hertogdom Brabant in België en Nederland, een oud hertogdom,

een toekomstige Europese regio, waarvan Brussel de hoofdstad is )

Here you can see duke Jan I of Brabant ( hertog Jan I ) at the battle of Worringen ( Woeringen ) (1288), now the outskirts of Cologne (Keulen, Köln) in Germany.

Modern Duchy of Brabant ( hertogdom Brabant vandaag )

Nowadays, the Brabantine (Brabantic, Brabantian) port of Antwerp is very important for the Rhineland. The airport of Zaventem in Brabant is very interesting for the E.U., because of its situation, just near Brussels.

Future Duchy of Brabant ( toekomstig hertogdom Brabant )

The duchy of Brabant could be in future times a European Region, respecting the Belgian/Dutch border, but having a high grade of autonomy within the E.U.

Languages in the Duchy of Brabant ( talen in het hertogdom Brabant )

The great majority of the inhabitants of Brabant speaks Netherlandic ( Nederlands ): in NL, in North Brabant ( Noord-Brabant ), in B, in Antwerp or Central ( Midden-Brabant ) or Middle Brabant, Flemish or South Brabant ( Zuid-Brabant ) and Brussels. In the very South, the inhabitants make use of French in Brussels and Walloon or Roman Brabant Romaans Brabant ).

Provinces in the Duchy of Brabant ( provincies in het hertogdom Brabant )

The province of North Brabant ( Noord-Brabant )is very important for Dutch economy; it has real cities, like Eindhoven and Breda. Its capital is the charming town of 's-Hertogenbosch, founded by the Brabantine dukes .

The city of Antwerp is the capital of the province of Antwerp ( Antwerpen ) or Central Brabant or Middle Brabant. The city of Antwerp is the second agglomeration in Belgium. Other towns in Middle Brabant are Mechelen, Lier and Tunhout.

Leuven (Louvain) in Flemish Brabant 8 Vlaams-Brabant ) or South Brabant has got a famous university, founded in the 15th century. Nice towns in South Brabant are Grimbergen, Halle, Diest and Zoutleeuw .

Walloon Brabant ( Waals-Brabant )or Roman Brabant is known as the richest province in Belgium and also famous because of the Battle of Waterloo. There most interseting town here is called Nivelles, but its little capital is Wavre .

Brussels (Brussel,Netherlandic or Dutch; Bruxelles, French) is both a city and a Belgian bilingual region. Some people can still speak (Netherlandic) Brussels Brabantic . Brussels became the capital of Brabant, because duke Jan I (John I) liked Brussels more than Leuven. So it is because of duke Jan, that Brussels became the capital of the European Union. Erasmus of Rotterdam was fond of Brabant. This humanist has got his museum in nice Anderlecht center.

THE DUCHY OF BRABANT AND ITS CAPITAL BRUSSELS ARE REALLY INTERESTING ...

( Het Hertogdom Brabant en zijn hoofdstad Brussel zijn werkelijk interessant ... )

General Brabant links

http://brabant.20m.com/

E - NL - F - D

www.brabant.im

Hertogdom Brabant Duchy, Antwerp Brabant, Brussels Brabant, Duke of Brabant (Hertog van Brabant ) Visit Brabant ( Bezoek Brabant )

http://euregio-brabant.webs.com/hertogdom-brabant

Benelux Hertogdom Brabant Duchy

www.benelux-hertogdom-brabant.tk

Euregio Brabant

http://www.euregio-brabant.com/

Hertogdom Brabant

www.hertogdom-brabant.com

Provincie Brabant

Brabant-Antwerpen, Brabantantwerp

www.angelfire.com/planet/brabant/1

Duchy of Brabant/Hertogdom Brabant, Euregion of Brabant/Euregio Brabant,Brabantine Provinces/Brabantse Provincies/Provincie Brabant, Brabant Links

Brabantia erit in orbe ultima

brabantia

www.brabant.wv.to/

European Region Duchy of Brabant

Hertogdom Brabant/Duchy of Brabant, Euregio Brabant Province

Hertogdom-Brabant

Duchy of Brabant Holiday Destination

Brabant-Vakantieland Hertogdom Brabant

http://hertogdom-brabant.tripod.com/id2.html

Brabant

Autosticker Brabant 900

www.autosticker-brabant.tk

Vakantieland Brabant-Vakantieland

www.brabant-vakantieland.tk/

Hertogdom Brabant Markgraafschap Antwerpen

www.hertogdom-brabant.tk

Hertogdom Brabant

www.hertogdom-brabant.be/

Euregio Brabant

euregio-brabant

Brabant

http://brabant.2link.be

Euregio Brabant

Hertogdom Brabant

www.hertogdom-brabant.eu

Province of Brabant / Provincie Brabant: Province of North Brabant/Provincie Noord-Brabant, Province of Antwerp/Provincie Antwerpen, Province of Flemish Brabant/Provincie Vlaams-Brabant, Brussels/Brussel, Province of Walloon Brabant/Provincie Waals-Brabant

http://hertogdom-brabant.tripod.com/id5.html

http://janruw.100webspace.net/brabantse_provincies.html

http://provincie-brabant.50megs.com/

www.provincie-brabant.tk

Province of Antwerp or Central Brabant/Middle Brabant - Antwerpen/Midden-Brabant

www.midden-brabant.tk

www.antwerpen.tk

Province of Flemish Brabant / South Brabant - Vlaams-Brabant/Zuid-Brabant

www.zuid-brabant.tk

www.vlaams-brabant.tk

www.provincie-zuid-brabant.tk

www.provincie-vlaams-brabant.tk