Brabant

Brabant may refer to:

Historically:

• Duchy of Brabant (1183–1795), a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire (1430–1482), Habsburg Netherlands (1482–1581), and Southern Netherlands (1581–1795), covering parts of the Netherlands and Belgium
• Pagus of Brabant, a pagus (or Carolingian shire, the territory of a count) within the Frankish Empire, much of which became part of the counties of Flanders and Hainaut
• Landgraviate of Brabant (1085–1183), the part of the pagus between the rivers Dender and Dijle
• House of Brabant, a noble family from Lotharingia

In contemporary usage:

In Belgium:

• Province of Brabant, Belgium, which in 1995 was split up into two provinces and an autonomous region:

• Flemish Brabant, in the Flanders region
• Walloon Brabant, in the Wallonia region
• Brussels-Capital Region

• East Brabant, or Hageland, an area east of Brussels between the cities of Leuven, Aarschot, Diest and Tienen
• Klein-Brabant, the municipalities Bornem, Puurs and Sint-Amands in the Antwerp province of Flanders region

In the Netherlands:

• North Brabant province
• Brabantian, a dialect that formed the basis of the Dutch language

In France:

• Brabant-en-Argonne, commune in the Meuse department
• Brabant-le-Roi, commune in the Meuse department
• Brabant-lès-Villers, a commune between 1973–1982, an amalgamation of Brabant-le-Roi and Villers-aux-Vents

Outside Europe:

• Brabant, West Virginia, USA
• Brabant, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Brabant Island, Antarctica
• Le Morne Brabant, a mountain on Mauritius

Other uses:

• The Belgian (horse) is also known as a Brabant or Brabançon