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'''Flanders''' ([[Dutch]]: ''Vlaanderen'') is the  northern region of [[Belgium]] in which the predominant language is [[Dutch language|Dutch]]; the chief city is [[Antwerp]]; other major towns and cities include [[Bruges]], [[Zeebrugge]], [[Ostend]], [[Ghent]] and [[Mechelen]]. The Belgian capital, [[Brussels]], is a separate bi-lingual region which forms an enclave within Flanders. Southern Belgium is occupied by the [[French]]-speaking region of [[Wallonia]].

'''Flanders''' ([[Dutch]]: ''Vlaanderen'') is the  northern region of [[Belgium]] in which the predominant language is [[Dutch language|Dutch]]; the capital of the region is [[Brussels]], although Brussels itself has an independent regional government, and the government of Flanders only oversees some cultural aspects of Brussels life. Other major towns and cities include [[Antwerp]], [[Ghent]], [[Bruges]], [[Ostend]] and [[Mechelen]]. The Belgian capital, Brussels, is a separate bi-lingual region which forms an enclave within Flanders. Southern Belgium is occupied by the [[French]]-speaking region of [[Wallonia]].

Flanders was the scene of very heavy fighting between British/Canadian and German armies during the [[First World War]], most notably during the three Battles of [[Ypres]] in 1914, 1915 and 1917. It was most memorably described by the Canadian war poet John McCrae (1872-1918) in 1915:

Flanders was the scene of very heavy fighting between Belgian/British/Canadian and German armies during the [[First World War]], most notably during the three Battles of [[Ypres]] in 1914, 1915 and 1917. It was most memorably described by the Canadian war poet John McCrae (1872-1918) in 1915:

:''In Flanders fields the poppies blow

:''In Flanders fields the poppies blow