Grand Duchy of Flandrensis

Grand Duchy of Flandrensis
Micronation
Flag of Flandrensis
Flag
Coat of arms of Flandrensis
Coat of arms
Motto: No humans, only nature
Anthem: "Long Live Flandrensis"
Location of Flandrensis
StatusCurrent
Official languagesDutch, English
Demonym(s)Flandriaan, Flandrensian
Organizational structureConstitutional monarchy
• Head of State
Niels Vermeersch
Establishment
• Declared
4 September 2008
Area claimed
• Total
14,890 km2 (5,750 sq mi)
Population
• Census
741 (as of 2021)[1]
Purported currencyFlandri[2][3][4]
Time zoneGMT-8

The Grand Duchy of Flandrensis (Dutch: Groothertogdom Flandrensis) is a micronation which has some claims of territories in Antarctica. It was created in 2008 by the Belgian Niels Vermeersch.

Its was founded on September 4, 2008 as a temporary hobby for two weeks.[5] The micronation is inspired by the medieval County of Flanders (Pagus Flandrensis).[6][7] Flandrensis was regarded by the founder first as a hobby-micronation, and later as an ecological venture, to raise awareness of ice melting and climate change.[8]

References

  1. ↑ (in Dutch) BAUDET, M., Voyage dans les micronations, ces pays de fantaisie qui réinventent la démocratie, Le Monde, 16 August 2021
  2. ↑ (in Dutch) DAMIAANS, R., DILLEN, R., Uw krant op bezoek bij Europese micronaties Deel 1: Flandrensis, Het Belang van Limburg, 20 July 2012, page 20-21
  3. ↑ (in Dutch) DAMIAANS, R., DILLEN, R., Dwergstaten Deel 1: Flandrensis, Gazet van Antwerpen, 23 July 2012, page 8-9
  4. ↑ (in Dutch) GHEERAERT, T., Diplomatieke rel om een deel van Antarctica, Het Wekelijks Nieuws, 05 September 2013, page 10-11
  5. ↑ (in French) Oeuillet, J., Le business des vanités : enquête sur les arnaques à la noblesse, Ed. du Moment, 16 April 2015, pages 207, ISBN 978-2-35417-370-8
  6. ↑ (in Dutch) VANSTEENKISTE, A., "Hoogledenaar is Groothertog van micronatie Flandrensis", Het Nieuwsblad, 13 September 2012, page 22-22
  7. ↑ (in Dutch) VERHAEGHE, H., Middagpost West-Vlaanderen Archived 2012-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, Radio 2, 13 September 2012 (interview with Niels Vermeersch)
  8. ↑ (in Dutch) STROCHLIC, N., Ieder zijn eigen koninkrijk, National Geographic, April 2016, page 8-9
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