Flanders (UK: /ˈflɑːndərz/, US: /ˈflæn-/; Dutch: Vlaanderen [ˈvlaːndərə(n)]; French: Flandre [flɑ̃dʁ]; German: Flandern [ˈflandɐn]) is the Dutch-speaking community and region of Belgium.
De Vlaamse Leeuw (Dutch: [də ˈvlaːmsə ˈleːu], "The Flemish Lion") is the official anthem of Flanders.
The words of this anthem were written in July 1847 by Hippoliet Van Peene . The music, by Karel Miry, is apparently influenced by Robert Schumann's Sonntags am Rhein.