Brabant
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Brabant may refer to:
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Historically:
- The Duchy of BrabantDuchy of BrabantThe Duchy of Brabant was a historical region in the Low Countries. Its territory consisted essentially of the three modern-day Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and Antwerp, the Brussels-Capital Region and most of the present-day Dutch province of North Brabant.The Flag of...
, a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire between 1183–1648 covering parts of the Netherlands and Belgium, ruled over by the Dukes of Brabant - Pagus of Brabant, a pagus (or Carolingian shire, the territory of a count) within the Frankish Empire, much of which became part of the counties of Flanders and Hainaut
- Landgraviate of Brabant, the part of the pagus between the rivers Dender and Dijle
- House of Brabant, a noble family from Lotharingia
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In Belgium:
- Province of BrabantProvince of BrabantBrabant was a province of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1815 until 1830 and a province of Belgium from 1830 until 1995, when it was split into the Dutch-speaking Flemish Brabant, the French-speaking Walloon Brabant and the bilingual Brussels-Capital Region.-United Kingdom of the...
, Belgium, which in 1995 was split up into two provinces and an autonomous region: - Flemish BrabantFlemish BrabantFlemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also completely surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital is Leuven...
, in the Flanders region - Walloon BrabantWalloon BrabantWalloon Brabant is a province of Wallonia in Belgium. It borders on the province of Flemish Brabant and the provinces of Liège, Namur and Hainaut . Its capital is Wavre...
, in the Wallonia region - Brussels-Capital Region
- East Brabant, or HagelandHagelandThe Hageland is a landscape in the Flemish Region of Belgium, situated in the eastern part of the Province of Flemish Brabant and extending into a western tip of the Province of Limburg. It is mainly comprised between the cities of Aarschot, Leuven, Tienen and Diest, and largely coincides with the...
, an area east of Brussels between the cities of Leuven, Aarschot, Diest and Tienen - Klein Brabant, the municipalities Bornem, Puurs and Sint-Amands in the Antwerp province of Flanders region
In the Netherlands:
- North BrabantNorth BrabantNorth Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...
province - BrabantianBrabantianBrabantian or Brabantish, also Brabantic , is a dialect group of the Dutch language. It is named after the historical Duchy of Brabant which corresponded mainly to the Dutch province of North Brabant, the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Flemish Brabant, as well as the institutional Region of...
, a dialect of the Dutch language
In France:
- Brabant-en-ArgonneBrabant-en-ArgonneBrabant-en-Argonne is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.This commune was fused with Récicourt 1 January 1973. It was then re-established as a commune 1 January 2004.-References:*, INSEE...
, commune in the Meuse department - Brabant-le-RoiBrabant-le-RoiBrabant-le-Roi is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-Geography:The village lies in the southern part of the commune, on the right bank of the ruisseau de Nausonce, a tributary of the Chée, which forms part of the commune's western border....
, commune in the Meuse department - Brabant-lès-Villers, a commune between 1973–1982, an amalgamation of Brabant-le-Roi and Villers-aux-VentsVillers-aux-VentsVillers-aux-Vents is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Meuse department...
Outside Europe:
- Brabant, West VirginiaBrabant, West VirginiaBrabant is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA. Brabant is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649....
, USA - Brabant, SaskatchewanBrabant, SaskatchewanBrabant is a hamlet in Saskatchewan....
, Canada - Brabant IslandBrabant IslandBrabant Island is the second largest island of the Palmer Archipelago within the British Antarctic Territory, lying between Anvers Island and Liège Island. Brabant Island is located at . Brabant Island is long in a north-south direction, wide, and rises to in Mount Parry...
, Antarctica - Le Morne BrabantLe Morne BrabantLe Morne Brabant is a peninsula at the extreme south-western tip of Mauritius and the most windward side of the island. It is highlighted by an eponymous single standing basaltic rock with a summit of 556 metres above sea level, the most imposing sight on Mauritius. The summit covers an area of...
, a mountain on Mauritius
Other uses:
- The Belgian (horse)Belgian (horse)The Belgian Draft horse or Belgian, also known as Belgian Heavy Horse, Brabançon, or Brabant, is a draft horse breed from the Brabant region of modern Belgium, where it is called the or Flemish: . It is one of the strongest of the heavy breeds...
is also known as a Brabant or Brabançon