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<div>'''Flanders''' (Flemish: ''Vlaanderen'') is the northern region of [[Belgium]] in which the predominant language is [[Flemish]]; 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]].<br />
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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:<br />
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:''In Flanders fields the poppies blow<br />
:''Between the crosses, row on row,<br />
:''That mark our place; and in the sky<br />
:''The larks, still bravely singing, fly<br />
:''Scarce heard amid the guns below.<br />
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:''We are the Dead. Short days ago<br />
:''We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,<br />
:''Loved and were loved, and now we lie<br />
:''In Flanders fields.<br />
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:''Take up our quarrel with the foe:<br />
:''To you from failing hands we throw<br />
:''The torch; be yours to hold it high.<br />
:''If ye break faith with us who die<br />
:''We shall not sleep,<br />
:''though poppies grow<br />
:''In Flanders fields.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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*[[Netherlands]]<br />
*[[Flemish Painting Schools]]<br />
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