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Brussels

Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country. It is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, and is separate from the…

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Founded
979
Area code
02
Capital
City of Brussels
City charter granted
10 June 1229
Community
French Community Flemish Community
Country
Belgium

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Toponymy

History

Geography

As a capital

Municipalities

Brussels-Capital Region

French and Flemish communities

Brussels and the European Union

International institutions

Demographics

Architecture

Culture

Cuisine

Shopping

Sports

Economy

Media

Education

Transport

Security and emergency services

Parks and green spaces

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Brussels

Nodes848
Edges847
Triples1179
Avg. degree2
Density0.002358
Components1

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Brussels

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related to Road network · 49
Brussels → Aachen, Breda, Chaussée, E-W, E19, E40, E411, Europe, European, Gand/Gentsesteenweg, Grand-Place, Herbes/Grasmarkt, In, INRIX, It, Koksijde, Lille, Luxembourg, Maastricht, Marché
related to Early modern · 42
Brussels → After, Anthony, Battle, Bold, Brabant, Burgundian, Burgundian Netherlands, Burgundy, Cathedral, Charles, Coudenberg Palace, Countess, Duke, Dukes, Europe, Flanders, Gudula, Habsburg, Habsburg Empire, Habsburg Netherlands
related to Visual arts and museums · 40
Brussels → Anthony, Armed Forces, Art, Belgium, BELvue Museum, Bruegel, Brussels Card, Brussels Museums Nocturnes, Brussels-Capital Region, December, Dyck, February, Fine Arts, Flemish, History, It, Jacob Jordaens, March, Military History, MIM
related to As a capital · 39
Brussels → Article, Audit, Belgian, Belgian Constitution, Belgian Federal Parliament, Belgians, Belgium, Belgium's, Brussels Park, Brussels-Capital Region, Cassation, City, Constitutional Court, Council, Court, Despite, Dutch, French, It, Justice
related to Middle Ages · 35
Brussels → Around, As, Because, Brabant, Bruges, Cathedral, Charles, Cologne, Coudenberg/Koudenberg, Count, Counts, County, Dukes, Flanders, Flemish, France, Germany, Ghent, Gudula, Holy Roman Empire
related to Nationalities · 33
Brussels → According, African, Among, Arthur Rimbaud, Attracted, Belgian, Belgian Statistical Office, Brussels-Capital Region, By, Citizens, Eastern European, Etterbeek, European, European Union, Flanders, France, From, Georges Boulanger, In, Ixelles
related to Football · 30
Brussels → Anderlecht, AS Auderghem, Belgian, Belgian Pro League, Bruxelles, Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Crossing Club, Crossing Club Molenbeek, European, FC Ganshoren, Forest, It, Ixelles SC, KV Wosjot Woluwe, Laeken, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Other Brussels, Racing Jet, Racing White Daring Molenbeek, RCS
related to Media · 30
Brussels → As English, Belga, Belgian, Belgium, BeTV, Bruzz, BX1, De Morgen, Dutch-language, English, English-language, Euronews, European, La Libre, Le Soir, Orange Belgium, Proximus, RTBF, RTL-TVI, Some
related to Science and technology · 29
Brussels → Applied Sciences, Arts, BACAS, Belgian Academy Council, Belgian Federal Science Policy, Belgium, Encouragement, Europe, Heysel Plateau, Iguanodon, In, Innovation, Institute, ISRIB, Laeken, Leopold Park, National Fund, Natural Sciences, NFSR, Office
related to history · 28
Brussels → According, Charles, Duke, During, East Flanders, Following, Frankish Empire, Grand-Place/Grote Markt, Holy Roman Emperor, Lower Lorraine, Lower Lotharingia, Moorsel, Pentagon, Plattesteen, Roman, Saint Gaugericus, Saint Gudula, Senne, Stone Age, Taxis

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region city belgium french also belgian brussels-capital flemish dutch centre located world de municipalities one international capital european many well

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BrusselsArea code021.00infobox
BrusselsCapitalCity of Brussels1.00infobox
BrusselsCity charter granted10 June 12291.00infobox
BrusselsCommunityFrench Community Flemish Community1.00infobox
BrusselsCountryBelgium1.00infobox
BrusselsCounty establishedc. 8701.00infobox
BrusselsDemonymsBrusselian, Brusseler1.00infobox
BrusselsDemonymsfr Bruxellois(e)1.00infobox
BrusselsDemonymsnl Brusselaar/Brusselse1.00infobox
BrusselsElevation13 m (43 ft)1.00infobox
BrusselsFounded9791.00infobox
BrusselsFounded byCharles, Duke of Lower Lorraine1.00infobox
BrusselsGeoTLD.brussels1.00infobox
BrusselsHDI (2021)0.953 @media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-the…1.00infobox
BrusselsISO 3166 codeBE-BRU1.00infobox
BrusselsMunicipalitiesAnderlecht1.00infobox
BrusselsMunicipalitiesAuderghem / Oudergem1.00infobox
BrusselsMunicipalitiesBerchem-Sainte-Agathe / Sint-Agatha-Berchem1.00infobox
BrusselsMunicipalitiesBruxelles-Ville / Brussel-Stad1.00infobox
BrusselsMunicipalitiesEtterbeek1.00infobox
BrusselsMunicipalitiesEvere1.00infobox
BrusselsMunicipalitiesForest / Vorst1.00infobox
BrusselsMunicipalitiesGanshoren1.00infobox
BrusselsMunicipalitiesIxelles / Elsene1.00infobox
BrusselsMunicipalitiesJette1.00infobox
BrusselsMunicipalitiesKoekelberg1.00infobox
BrusselsMunicipalitiesMolenbeek-Saint-Jean / Sint-Jans-Molenbeek1.00infobox
BrusselsMunicipalitiesSaint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis1.00infobox
BrusselsMunicipalitiesSaint-Josse-ten-Noode / Sint-Joost-ten-Node1.00infobox
BrusselsMunicipalitiesSchaerbeek / Schaarbeek1.00infobox

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