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Beschikbaar in 13 talen" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-13" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">13 talen</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgiese_geweste" title="Belgiese geweste – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Belgiese geweste" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rannvroio%C3%B9_Belgia" title="Rannvroioù Belgia – Bretons" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Rannvroioù Belgia" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Bretons" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9gions_de_Belgique" title="Régions de Belgique – Frans" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Régions de Belgique" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="Frans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgijske_regije" title="Belgijske regije – Kroatisch" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Belgijske regije" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Kroatisch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regioni_del_Belgio" title="Regioni del Belgio – Italiaans" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Regioni del Belgio" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italiaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belsch_Regiounen" title="Belsch Regiounen – Luxemburgs" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Belsch Regiounen" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxemburgs" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgias_regioner" title="Belgias regioner – Noors - Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Belgias regioner" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Noors - Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiunile_Belgiei" title="Regiunile Belgiei – Roemeens" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Regiunile Belgiei" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Roemeens" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgijske_regije" title="Belgijske regije – Servo-Kroatisch" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Belgijske regije" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Servo-Kroatisch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B5" title="Региони Белгије – Servisch" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Региони Белгије" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Servisch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rejon_del_Belzo" title="Rejon del Belzo – Venetiaans" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Rejon del Belzo" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetiaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vls mw-list-item"><a href="https://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gewest_(Belgi%C3%AB)" title="Gewest (België) – West-Vlaams" lang="vls" hreflang="vls" data-title="Gewest (België)" data-language-autonym="West-Vlams" data-language-local-name="West-Vlaams" 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overheid</i> in <a href="/wiki/Belgi%C3%AB" title="België">België</a>. Het kan gezien worden als een <a href="/wiki/Deelstaat" title="Deelstaat">deelstaat</a> of <a href="/wiki/Regio" title="Regio">regio</a> en vormt naast de <a href="/wiki/Gemeenschap_(Belgi%C3%AB)" title="Gemeenschap (België)">gemeenschappen</a> de eerste decentrale laag in de <a href="/wiki/Bestuurlijke_indeling_van_Belgi%C3%AB" title="Bestuurlijke indeling van België">bestuurlijke indeling van België</a>. De gewestelijke overheid wordt ook wel de regionale overheid genoemd. </p><p>In tegenstelling tot de deelstaten in (andere) <a href="/wiki/Bondsstaat" class="mw-redirect" title="Bondsstaat">federaties</a> zijn de gewesten in België alleen bevoegd voor zogenaamde <a href="/w/index.php?title=Plaatsgebonden_aangelegenheden&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Plaatsgebonden aangelegenheden (de pagina bestaat niet)">plaatsgebonden aangelegenheden</a>, zoals ruimtelijke ordening en stedenbouw, economie, werkgelegenheid, landbouw, openbare werken, vervoer (gedeeltelijk), buitenlandse handel, gemeente- en provinciewet. Zaken die direct te maken hebben met de inwoners, de zogenaamde <a href="/w/index.php?title=Persoonsgebonden_aangelegenheden&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Persoonsgebonden aangelegenheden (de pagina bestaat niet)">persoonsgebonden aangelegenheden</a> (bijvoorbeeld onderwijs en cultuur), vallen onder de bevoegdheid van de <a href="/wiki/Gemeenschap_(Belgi%C3%AB)" title="Gemeenschap (België)">gemeenschappen</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/Bestand:Regions_of_Belgium_location.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Regions_of_Belgium_location.svg/260px-Regions_of_Belgium_location.svg.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="216" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Regions_of_Belgium_location.svg/390px-Regions_of_Belgium_location.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Regions_of_Belgium_location.svg/520px-Regions_of_Belgium_location.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1136" data-file-height="945" /></a><figcaption>Kaart van de gewesten van België</figcaption></figure> <p>Ieder gewest kan over deze toegekende materies autonoom beslissen (los van de <a href="/wiki/Belgische_federale_regering" title="Belgische federale regering">federale overheid</a>). De <a href="/wiki/Wetgevende_macht" title="Wetgevende macht">wetgevende macht</a> in een gewest is de (gewest)raad, die bij rechtstreekse verkiezingen wordt verkozen. De <a href="/wiki/Uitvoerende_macht" title="Uitvoerende macht">uitvoerende macht</a> in een gewest is de (gewest)regering. De <a href="/wiki/Vlaamse_Gemeenschap" title="Vlaamse Gemeenschap">Vlaamse Gemeenschap</a> en het <a href="/wiki/Vlaams_Gewest" title="Vlaams Gewest">Vlaams Gewest</a> werden zowel voor de wetgevende als voor de uitvoerende macht samengevoegd: zo ontstonden het <a href="/wiki/Vlaams_Parlement" title="Vlaams Parlement">Vlaams Parlement</a> en de <a href="/wiki/Vlaamse_regering" class="mw-redirect" title="Vlaamse regering">Vlaamse regering</a>. </p><p>Het grondgebied van België is onderverdeeld in de volgende gewesten: </p> <ul><li>Geel/Groen: <a href="/wiki/Vlaams_Gewest" title="Vlaams Gewest">Vlaams Gewest</a>: vijf provincies met in totaal 300 gemeenten</li> <li>Rood: <a href="/wiki/Waals_Gewest" class="mw-redirect" title="Waals Gewest">Waals Gewest</a>: vijf provincies met in totaal 262 gemeenten</li> <li>Blauw: <a href="/wiki/Brussels_Hoofdstedelijk_Gewest" title="Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest">Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest</a>: 19 gemeenten (geen provincie)</li></ul> <p>Het Vlaams en Waals Gewest bestaan sinds de grondwetswijziging van 1980, die wordt gezien als het echte startschot van het <a href="/wiki/Federalisme" title="Federalisme">federalisme</a> in België. In feite begon de decentralisatie vroeger, namelijk met de creatie van de <a href="/wiki/Cultuurgemeenschap" class="mw-redirect" title="Cultuurgemeenschap">cultuurgemeenschappen</a> (later de <a href="/wiki/Gemeenschap_(Belgi%C3%AB)" title="Gemeenschap (België)">gemeenschappen</a>), bij de eerste <a href="/wiki/Staatshervorming_(Belgi%C3%AB)" title="Staatshervorming (België)">staatshervorming</a> in 1970. België werd echter slechts in 1993 officieel een federatie. </p><p>Het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest bestaat sinds de grondwetswijziging van 1988, beide elementen in de naam geven het compromis weer tussen de Vlaamse visie op Brussel als een federaal bestuurde hoofdstad en de Franstalige visie als een volkomen gelijkwaardig gewest. Brussel heeft in de praktijk verregaande gewestelijke bevoegdheden die evenwel onder federale voogdij blijven vallen; het Vlaams en Waals gewest daarentegen bezitten voor gewestelijke bevoegdheden constitutionele autonomie. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Zie_ook">Zie ook</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gewesten_van_Belgi%C3%AB&amp;veaction=edit&amp;section=1" title="Bewerk dit kopje: Zie ook" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>bewerken</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gewesten_van_Belgi%C3%AB&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="De broncode bewerken van de sectie: Zie ook"><span>brontekst bewerken</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bestuurlijke_indeling_van_Belgi%C3%AB" title="Bestuurlijke indeling van België">Bestuurlijke indeling van België</a></li> <li><a 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