德語文化區

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比利時德語文化區旗

德語文化區，(德語：Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens；縮寫為DGB)，是比利時三個文化區之一；並兼是"東比利時州"（德語：Ost-Kantone，英語：East Canton）的主要部份。原居民能操當地方言的德語。德語文化區面積約八百五十四平方公里，人口約七萬一千，文化區首府設在歐本。行政區區劃上，德語文化區是在列日省境內，與德國、荷蘭、法國鄰國接攘。

現今東比利時州範圍包括：德語文化區、法語文化區的馬爾梅蒂和Weismes城鎮。

1920年前，東比利時州原是德國境內普魯士一部份，但第一次世界大戰後，比利時經凡爾賽條約指示而吞拼這‘償還州’/(cantons rédimés)。 The peace treaty of Versailles demanded the "questioning" of the local population about their political status. This process was not carried out as an anonymous plebiscite. Instead those locals who were unwilling to become Belgians and who wanted the region to remain a part of Germany were required to register themselves along with their full name and address. In fact the Belgian military administration prevented an equitable carrying out of this "questioning" and the process was a farce as many locals feared reprisals or even expulsion after enlisting.

比利時德語文化區

In the mid-1920s there were negotiations between Germany and Belgium and the kingdom of Belgium seemed to be inclined to sell the region in fact back to Germany. At this point the French government fearing for the complete postwar order intervened at Brussels and the Belgian-German talks were called off.

The new cantons had been part of Belgium for just 20 years when in 1940 they were retaken by Germany in World War II. The majority of people of the east cantons welcomed this as they considered themselves German. Following the defeat of Germany in 1945 the cantons were once again annexed by Belgium, and as a result of alleged collaboration with Nazi-Germany an attempt was made to 'un-Germanize' the local population by the Belgian and Wallonian authorities.

Starting in the early 1960s Belgium was divided into four linguistic areas, the Dutch speaking Flemish area, the French speaking area, the bilingual capital of Brussels, and the German speaking area of the east cantons. In 1973, three communities and three regions were established and granted internal autonomy. The legislative Council of the German Speaking Community, Rat der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft, was set up. Today the German-Speaking Community has a fair degree of autonomy, especially in language and cultural matters, but it still remains part of the region of French speaking Wallonia. There has been much argument in the past few years that the German-Speaking Community should also become its own region. Many German-speakers would welcome this. They also demand more fiscal and financial autonomy; fiscal autonomy is still nearly zero for now. One of the proponents of full regional autonomy for the German-speaking Community is the current Minister-President Karl-Heinz Lambertz.