Belgium

BRUGES Submitted by Cloggie

Capital Brussels

Languages Flemish, French and German

Currency Euro

Belgium is well known for many things - its art, cathedrals, medieval cities, castles, fine chocolates and beers. The land is generally flat and crossed with waterways and dykes. Belgium is the home of both NATO and the European Union (EU).

USEFUL INFORMATION: I was told recently by a friendly Belgian policeman that many records were destroyed in Napoleon's time to avoid conscription into his army ... Caroline

Links

• IGI Batch Numbers for Belgium

• Digital Resources for The Netherlands and Belgium

• ArchiveNet Links to archives in Flanders and the Netherlands

• Spread of Surnames on The Civil Register in Belgium in 1998

• Cyndi's List - Belgium / Belgique / België

• Genealogy Resources in Belgium

• Dutch Genealogical Word List

• French Genealogical Word List

• Some old Belgian records use the French Revolutionary Calendar which has different names for months and uses a different numbering for years and days. French Revolutionary Calendar 1793 - 1806 and Cyndi's List - Calendars & Dates

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