But the high water table of Flanders and France’s aversion to building forts behind its Belgian ally left the Franco-Belgian border with only scanty fixed defenses.

另一方面，佛兰德斯的高水位的和法国人对于在比利时盟友后面建设堡垒的厌恶使得法国和比利时边境只建有寥寥几个固定防御点.

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The belfry is a prominent feature of Belgian gothic architecture especially in Flanders.

钟楼是比利时哥德式建筑的一个显着特征，特别是在法兰德斯地区。

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The belfry is a prominent feature of Belgian Gothic architecture, especially in Flanders.

钟楼是比利时哥德式建筑的一个显著特征，特别是在法兰德斯地区。

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Houtem Jaarmarkt is an annual trading fair taking place in the village of Sint-Lievens-Houtem in the south-eastern Belgian province of East Flanders.

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Brussels, historically a Dutch-speaking city, is officially bilingual (admittedly with a French-speaking majority now) but is also the capital of Dutch-speaking Flanders in addition to being the Belgian capital.

ECONOMIST: Spreading democracy?

Perhaps it is the Flemings' minority mentality that accounts for one of the oddest and most disquieting features of Belgian politics: the strength of the far right in prosperous Flanders.

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