koopakten
Koopakten is a Flemish term that means "townships" or "parishes". Historically, the region now known as Flanders, a part of modern-day Belgium, was divided into a series of rural townships that were often small and autonomous. These townships were granted certain rights and freedoms by the ruling powers, including the right to govern their own internal affairs.
Each koopakten was typically a small, distinct administrative division, often comprising several villages or hamlets. They
The concept of koopakten began to decline in the late Middle Ages, as the power of the