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The Low Countries is a term used to refer to a geographical region, especially during the Middle Ages. This region is around the deltas of the Rhine, the Scheldt and the Meuse (Maas). Today, the Low Countries consists of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the parts of Lower-Saxony (in Germany) that are in the region. Sometimes, the French Netherlands (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) are included as well.

The Dutch name of the Netherlands is Nederland, which literally means low country. The region was usually referred to as de Nederlanden.

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    The Low Countries from 1556 to 1648

  • Kenau Hasselaar op de wallen van Haarlem

    Kenau Simonsdochter Hasselaer defending the walls during the Siege of Haarlem (1572–1573)

  • De stadt Maastricht, door den prins van Parma (Alexander Farnese) met storm verovert, den 29 july des jaars 1579 (Jan Luyken, 1679)

    Sack of Maastricht by the Tercios de Flandes (Flemish Regiments) in 1579

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    Map of Ostend during the siege in 1601

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