Anderlecht
Sign in to saveAnderlecht (; ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Dilbeek and Sint-Pieters-Leeuw. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).
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Anderlecht is one of 19 municipalities that make up the Brussels-Capital Region in Belgium, situated in the southwestern part of the region. Like all Brussels municipalities, it is officially bilingual in French and Dutch and is bordered by several other municipalities including the City of Brussels and communities in both the Brussels-Capital Region and the surrounding Flemish area.
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- History
- Origins and medieval times
- 15th–18th centuries
- 19th century and later
- Geography
- Location
- Climate
- Districts
- Historical centre
- Cureghem/Kuregem
- Meir
- Veeweyde/Veeweide
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Anderlecht (; ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Dilbeek and Sint-Pieters-Leeuw. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).
There are several historically and architecturally distinct districts within Anderlecht. , the municipality had a population of 126,581 inhabitants. The total area is , which gives a population density of . Its upper area is greener and less densely populated.