Laken
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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
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Laeken
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Neighbourhood
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Laeken (Belgium).svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- 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
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- City of Brussels
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 9.25
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
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- Commons category
- Laeken/Laken
- postal code
- 1020
- category for people born here
- Category:Born in Laeken
- topic's main category
- Category:Laeken
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Laeken
- time of earliest written record
- 1080-00-00
- native label
- Laken
- nickname
- Résidence Royale
- P12749
- Nicholas V of Werle
- P12674
- Paul Gordan
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · Deutsch
Laeken [ˈlaːkən] ist ein Stadtteil im Norden der Stadt Brüssel in der Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt. Laken ist die offizielle niederländische Schreibweise, die alte brabantische Form war Laeken, was heute noch der französischen Schreibweise entspricht. Laeken war bis zu seiner Eingemeindung im März 1921 eine selbständige Gemeinde, die noch heute die eigene Postleitzahl 1020 bewahrt. Laeken war zweimal Standort einer Weltausstellung auf dem Heysel-Plateau, 1935 und 1958. Laeken ist die Wiege der internationalen Christlichen Arbeiterjugend (CAJ).
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