Antwerp Province - België

Antwerp Province is the most northern of the Belgian provinces and part of Flanders, the Dutch speaking part of the country. It's the most populous province with an population of around 1.8 million. Also the province has 3 subdivions which are called arrondissements and their names are Antwerp, Mechelen and Turnhout. The Arrondissement of Antwerp comprise ofcourse the capital of the province, the world famous city of Antwerp. The river Scheldt (Schelde) runs trough this part and the important Port of Antwerps can be found here. The area is very urbanized. The Arrondissement of Mechelen can be found in the south of the province and comprise the medieval city of Mechelen with it's gothic cathedral dominate the skyline. Beside Mechelen is also the city of Lier an visit worth. The Arrondissement of  Turnhout is in the eastern part of the province. The city of Turnhout is largest in the area called the Campine (de Kempen) the natural region comprise of extensive moors, tracts of sandy heath, and wetlands. The Campine is mostly in the Antwerp province and there are parts in the Belgian province of Limburg and Dutch province of North Brabant. The entire Antwerp province is very suitable for an holiday or at least an visit. So lets take an look at the flag. 

The flag has 24 squares which 8 are red, 6 are white, 6 are yellow and 4 are blue. The colors are derived from the main 3 cities of the Arrondissements. Antwerp is the most important and their colors are red and white. Mechelen is the second import one and their colors are red and yellow. At last the colors blue and white are from Turnhout. The province of Antwerp was once part of the Dukedom of Brabant and the use of squared flags is an typical Brabant custom, the Dutch province of North Brabant use the same design only with the colors red and white. The flag looks like an tablecloth from an Italian pizza restaurant with the extra colors of blue and yellow.