Flemish people
Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders
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Summary
Flemish people is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,791 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Belgium[3], France[4], Netherlands[5]
- Ancestral home: Flanders[6]
- Subclass of: Germanic people[7], Western Europeans[8]
- Commons category: Flemish people[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Flemish people[10]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Flemish Dutch[14], Flemish Sign Language[15], West Flemish[16]
- Native label: Vlamingen[17], Vloamiengn[18]
- Different from: Flamands[19]
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Influence
Things named for Flemish people include Flemish Community[20], a community of Belgium[21], in Belgium[22], founded in 1980[23] and Fläming Heath[24], a hill chain[25], in Germany[26].
Why It Matters
Flemish people has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for it include Flemish Community[20], a community of Belgium[21], in Belgium[22], founded in 1980[23] and Fläming Heath[24], a hill chain[25], in Germany[26].