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The history of Wallonia, from prehistoric times to the present day, is that of a territory which, since 1970, has approximately coincided with the territory of Wallonia, a federated component of Belgium, which also includes the smaller German-speaking Community of Belgium (73,000 inhabitants). Wallonia is the name colloquially given to the Walloon Region. The French word Wallonie comes from the term Wallon, itself coming from Walh. Walh is a very old Germanic word used to refer to a speaker of Celtic or Latin (cf. Wales).

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  • The history of Wallonia, from prehistoric times to the present day, is that of a territory which, since 1970, has approximately coincided with the territory of Wallonia, a federated component of Belgium, which also includes the smaller German-speaking Community of Belgium (73,000 inhabitants). Wallonia is the name colloquially given to the Walloon Region. The French word Wallonie comes from the term Wallon, itself coming from Walh. Walh is a very old Germanic word used to refer to a speaker of Celtic or Latin (cf. Wales). (en)
  • L'histoire de la Wallonie peut être divisée en trois chapitres : * l'histoire de la Wallonie avant 1830 * l'histoire de la Wallonie de 1830 à 1914 * l'histoire de la Wallonie depuis 1914 (fr)
  • Dit artikel behandelt de geschiedenis van Wallonië. De geschiedenis van het 'Belgische Wallonië' wordt gekenmerkt door zijn Romaanse cultuurgeschiedenis, en door een vroege en spectaculaire industriële revolutie. (nl)
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  • The history of Wallonia, from prehistoric times to the present day, is that of a territory which, since 1970, has approximately coincided with the territory of Wallonia, a federated component of Belgium, which also includes the smaller German-speaking Community of Belgium (73,000 inhabitants). Wallonia is the name colloquially given to the Walloon Region. The French word Wallonie comes from the term Wallon, itself coming from Walh. Walh is a very old Germanic word used to refer to a speaker of Celtic or Latin (cf. Wales). (en)
  • L'histoire de la Wallonie peut être divisée en trois chapitres : * l'histoire de la Wallonie avant 1830 * l'histoire de la Wallonie de 1830 à 1914 * l'histoire de la Wallonie depuis 1914 (fr)
  • Dit artikel behandelt de geschiedenis van Wallonië. De geschiedenis van het 'Belgische Wallonië' wordt gekenmerkt door zijn Romaanse cultuurgeschiedenis, en door een vroege en spectaculaire industriële revolutie. (nl)
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  • History of Wallonia (en)
  • Histoire de la Wallonie (fr)
  • Geschiedenis van Wallonië (nl)
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