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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.
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Vinony's link graph records 230 inbound references to Laeken, and connects out to Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium and French.
It sits within the topics 1921 disestablishments in Belgium, City of Brussels and Former municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region.
Vinony links it to 35 Wikipedia language editions.
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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 · Español
Laeken (Laeken en francés o Laken en neerlandés y alemán) es un barrio residencial al noroeste de Bruselas (código postal : B-1020), Bélgica, que hasta 1921 era una ciudad independiente de la Región de Bruselas-Capital. Cuenta con seis estaciones de metro , una biblioteca pública, un cementerio y otros edificios importantes, entre ellos el famoso Atomium, el parque de la exposición universal, (Kinépolis, Mini-Europe, y The Village), la residencia de los duques de Brabante, los (abiertos unos pocos días al año, construidos por Alphonse Balat con ayuda de Victor Horta), la iglesia neogótica de Nuestra Señora. Alberga también el Castillo Real de Laeken donde reside la familia real belga desde la ascensión del rey Leopoldo I y donde Napoleón I firmó la declaración de guerra contra Rusia. El Castillo Real de Laken fue construido entre 1782 y 1784 por Charles De Wailly, en 1890 fue destruido parcialmente y restaurado por Charles Girault.
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