Laeken
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' (French, ) or ' (Dutch, ) is a residential suburb in the north-western part of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. It belongs to the municipality of the City of Brussels and is mostly identified by the Belgian postal code: 1020. Prior to 1921, it was a separate municipality.
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Laeken, also known as Laken, is a village located in Brussels, Belgium. The area has been documented in written records since 1080. It carries the nickname "Résidence Royale" and is situated within the Brussels Capital region.
The village is associated with postal code 1020. While specific population figures for Laeken itself are not provided, a related location named Tour et Taxis in the Brussels Capital is listed with a population of 0. Laeken is referenced by 230 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 28 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
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- Locality
- Bruxelles - Brussel
- Region
- Brussels Capital
- Country
- België / Belgique / Belgien
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
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- Laeken
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- Neighbourhood
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- Flag of Laeken (Belgium).svg
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- Settlement.image_skyline
- Former Townhall Laeken Brussels 2103-08.JPG
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- Former Municipal Hall of Laeken
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- Carte-Laeken.jpg
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- Location within Belgium
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- Belgium
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Belgium
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Brussels-Capital Region
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- Arrondissement
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- Brussels-Capital
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- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- City of Brussels
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 9.25
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Etymology
- Main sights
- Royal Palace
- Royal Greenhouses
- Church of Our Lady
- Laeken Cemetery
- Chinese Pavilion and Japanese Tower
- Other places of interest
- Areas
- Notable inhabitants
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
' (French, ) or ' (Dutch, ) is a residential suburb in the north-western part of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. It belongs to the municipality of the City of Brussels and is mostly identified by the Belgian postal code: 1020. Prior to 1921, it was a separate municipality.
==Toponymy==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Laeken” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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