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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
- 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
Show 10 more facts
- 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 · Français
Laeken [lɑːkən] (en néerlandais Laken) est une ancienne commune du nord de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, rattachée à la ville de Bruxelles en 1921. Elle conserve en grande partie son code postal originaire 1020. Laeken abrite notamment le domaine royal, le château de Laeken, les serres de Laeken (1873) ainsi que l'église Notre-Dame dont la crypte renferme les sépultures des souverains et le cimetière qui en dépend, connu pour sa richesse en monuments et sculptures. Sur le territoire de Laeken se trouvent également le plateau du Heysel, où se sont tenues les Expositions universelles de 1935 et 1958 et qui comprend le stade Roi Baudouin, l'Atomium, le Parc des Expositions de Bruxelles et Bruparck (Kinepolis, Mini-Europe, Océade et The Village), le Mutsaard, où se trouvent les musées d’Extrême-Orient (tour japonaise, pavillon chinois, musée d'art japonais), ainsi que le port de Bruxelles, à côté duquel a été érigé le Monument au Travail de Constantin Meunier.
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