Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital
The Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital is the only administrative arrondissement in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. Because it is the only administrative arrondissement in the Brussels Region, its territory coincides with that of the latter.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 1,190,000 residents
- Description: 1 of 43 administrative arrondissements of Belgium
- Also known as: “Arrondissement Brussel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sonian Forest and Grand Place.
Sonian Forest
The Sonian Forest to the southeast of Brussels is a vast area of pristine nature dominated by beech and oak trees. It is a paradise for outdoor activities, and a much-needed leisure area where citizens of the crowded city can relax and regain their breath.
Grand Place
Square
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The Grand-Place or Grote Markt is the central square of Brussels, Belgium. It is surrounded by opulent Baroque guildhalls of the former Guilds of Brussels and two larger edifices; the city's Flamboyant Town Hall, and the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House building, containing the Brussels City Museum.
Stoclet Palace
Castle
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The Stoclet Palace is a mansion in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by the Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann for the Belgian financier Adolphe Stoclet, and built between 1905 and 1911, in the Vienna Secession style.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brussels and Pentagon.
Brussels
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Brussels is the capital of Belgium and one of the three administrative regions within the country, together with Flanders and Wallonia. Apart from its role within its country, it is also an internationally important city, hosting numerous international institutions, and in particular the headquarters of NATO and the core institutions of the European Union.
Pentagon
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The Pentagon is the historical center of Brussels. It derives its name from the pentagonal shape of the inner beltway that surrounds the area. The Pentagon of Brussels encompasses many charming and beautiful attractions, with deeply ornate buildings on the Grand-Place/Grote Markt, and a fish-and-crustacean overdose of St.
Schaarbeek
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Schaerbeek or Schaarbeek is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-eastern part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Etterbeek, Evere and Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.
Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital
- Category: administrative arrondissement of Belgium
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بروكسل العاصمة”
- Armenian: “Բրյուսել-մայրաքաղաք”
- Asturian: “Distritu de Bruxeles-Capital”
- Azerbaijani: “Brüssel paytaxt”
- Belarusian: “адміністрацыйная акруга Брусель-Сталіца”
- Belarusian: “Брусэль-Сталіца”
- Breton: “Arondisamant Brusel-Kêrbenn”
- Bulgarian: “Брюксел-Столица”
- Catalan: “districte de Brussel·les-Capital”
- Cebuano: “Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad”
- Chinese: “布魯塞爾首都區”
- Chinese: “布鲁塞尔首都区”
- Czech: “Arrondissement Brusel-hlavní město”
- Dimli (individual language): “Ware yê Merkezê Brukseli”
- Dutch: “Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad”
- Dutch: “Brussel-Hoofdstad”
- Dutch: “Brussels Gewest”
- Esperanto: “Arondismento Bruselo-Ĉefurbo”
- Estonian: “Pealinna Brüsseli ringkond”
- French: “arrondissement administratif de Bruxelles-Capitale”
- French: “Arrondissement administratif de Bruxelles-Capitale”
- French: “Arrondissement de Bruxelles-Capitale”
- French: “Arrondissement de Bruxelles”
- French: “Bruxelles-Capitale”
- French: “Région Bruxelloise”
- Galician: “distrito de Bruxelas-Capital”
- German: “Arrondissement Brüssel-Hauptstadt”
- German: “Bezirk Brüssel-Hauptstadt”
- German: “Brüssel-Hauptstadt”
- Greek: “Διοικητικό διαμέρισμα των Βρυξελλών”
- Irish: “Arrondissement na Bruiséile-Príomhchathair”
- Italian: “arrondissement di Bruxelles-Capitale”
- Italian: “Arrondissement di Bruxelles-Capitale”
- Japanese: “ブリュッセル首都圏行政区”
- Latin: “Circumdarium administrativum Bruxellanum Capitale”
- Limburgan: “Brussel-Hoofsjtad (arrendissement)”
- Limburgan: “Brussel-Hoofsjtad”
- Luxembourgish: “Arrondissement Bréissel-Haaptstad”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Arrondiment de Brussèlas Capitala”
- Persian: “شهرستان بروسل”
- Persian: “شهرستان بروکسل”
- Polish: “Okręg Stołeczny Brukseli”
- Portuguese: “Arrondissement de Brussels-Capital”
- Romanian: “arondismentul Bruxelles-Capitala”
- Russian: “Административный округ Брюссель-Столица”
- Russian: “Брюссель-Столица”
- Russian: “Брюссельский столичный регион”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Bruxelles (arondisman)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Bruxelles”
- Swedish: “Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad”
- Swedish: “Brussel-Hoofdstad”
- Tatar: “Брюссель башкала округы”
- Turkish: “Arrondissement Brüksel-Başkent”
- Ukrainian: “Адміністративний округ Брюссель-Столиця”
- Ukrainian: “округ Брюссель-Столиця”
- Vietnamese: “Brussels-Thủ đô”
- Vietnamese: “Bruxelles-Thủ đô”
- Western Frisian: “Arrondissemint Brussel-Haadstêd”
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Notable Places Nearby
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