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Laeken
EntityQ730506· pop 37· linked from 230 articles

Also known as Laken

' (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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Place details

Locality
Bruxelles - Brussel
Region
Brussels Capital
Country
België / Belgique / Belgien
Population
0

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

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Laeken
Settlement.settlement_type
Neighbourhood
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Flag of Laeken (Belgium).svg
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Laken.blason.jpg
Settlement.image_skyline
Former Townhall Laeken Brussels 2103-08.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Former Municipal Hall of Laeken
Settlement.image_map
Carte-Laeken.jpg
Settlement.map_caption
Location within Belgium
Settlement.pushpin_map
Belgium
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Belgium
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Brussels-Capital Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Arrondissement
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Brussels-Capital
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Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
City of Brussels
Settlement.area_total_km2
9.25

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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections
Contents
  • 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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