Officially the Brussels-Capital Region, a region of Belgium made up of 19 municipalities including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. Located in the central portion of the country, it forms an enclave within the Flemish Region and lies less than 4 kilometers from the Walloon Region, belonging to both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community.
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Brussels is Benelux's administrative centre and largest agglomeration.
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The first Art Nouveau houses and interior decoration appeared in Brussels in the 1890s, in the architecture and interior design of houses designed by Paul Hankar, Henry van de Velde, and especially Victor Horta, whose Hôtel Tassel was completed in 1893.
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The building that accommodates the Constitutional Court is situated in the centre of Brussels, at 7 Place Royale
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Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_total
1,249,597
Infobox: area_total_km2
162.42
Infobox, elevation_m
elevation_m = 13
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According to local legend, the origin of the settlement that was to become Brussels lies in Saint Gaugericus' construction of a chapel on an island in the river Senne around 580.
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50 50 48 N 4 21 09 E
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In 2024, 104 different languages were spoken by residents (72 in 2001). French was spoken "well to perfectly" by 81% (down from 96% in 2001) of the population, while for Dutch this percentage was only 22% (down from 33% in 2001), and advanced knowledge of English reached 47% (up from 33% in 2001).
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Wikidata Q239, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Benelux (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Benelux, Infobox / lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Benelux, Infobox / lead section
Administrative centre and largest agglomeration: Brussels
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