castle Laken

The Palace of Laeken or Castle of Laeken is the official residence of the King and Queen of the Belgians and the Belgian royal family. It lies in the Brussels-Capital Region, 5 km north of the , in , and sits in a large private park called the Royal Domain of Laeken.
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  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of 54 metres (177 feet)
  • …stands 9 metres (30 feet) tall
  • …has a flat roof
  • Description: château and official residence of the monarch of the Belgians
  • Also known as
    “Castle of Laeken”
    “Castle of Schonenberg”
    “Château de Laeken”
    “Château de Laeken - Kasteel Van Laken”
    “Laeken Palace”
    “Palace of Laeken”
    “Royal Castle”
    “Royal Castle of Laeken”
    “Royal Palace of Laeken”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sainte-Anne Fountain and Belvédère Château.
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is a spring, which is situated 420 metres west of castle Laken.
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The is a residence of the Belgian… is situated 660 metres northwest of castle Laken.
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is a church, which is situated 410 metres west of castle Laken.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laken and Neder-Over-Heembeek.
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Laeken or is a residential suburb in the…
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is a former municipality…
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or Mutsaert, also known as the Pagoda Quarter…

castle Laken

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Latitude
50.8863° or 50° 53′ 11″ north
Longitude
4.35849° or 4° 21′ 31″ east
Open location code
9F26V9P5+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 903573223
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6948636
Wiki­data ID
Q1542585

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“castle Laken” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “القصر الملكي في لاكن”
  • Azerbaijani: “Laken sarayı”
  • Basque: “Laekengo jauregia”
  • Belarusian: “Лакенскі палац”
  • Belarusian: “Палац Лакен”
  • Bulgarian: “Дворец Лакен”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Laeken”
  • Catalan: “Castell Reial de Laeken”
  • Catalan: “Castell Reial de Laken”
  • Catalan: “Palau de Laeken”
  • Cebuano: “Schloss Laken”
  • Chinese: “拉肯城堡”
  • Chinese: “拉肯王家城堡”
  • Chinese: “拉肯皇家城堡”
  • Czech: “Laeken”
  • Czech: “Zámek Laeken”
  • Danish: “Laeken Slot”
  • Danish: “Laken Slot”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Laken”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Van Laken”
  • Dutch: “Koninklijk Kasteel van Laken”
  • Dutch: “Koninklijk Paleis van Laken”
  • Esperanto: “Reĝa Palaco de Laeken”
  • Estonian: “Laekeni kuningaloss”
  • Finnish: “Laekenin kuninkaallinen linna”
  • Finnish: “Laekenin linna”
  • French: “Chateau de Laeken”
  • French: “château de Laeken”
  • French: “Château de Laeken”
  • French: “Château de Schoonenberg”
  • French: “Domaine royal de Bruxelles”
  • French: “Palais royal de Laeken”
  • German: “Schloss Laeken”
  • German: “Schloss Laken”
  • Hebrew: “הטירה המלכותית של לאקן”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Laeken”
  • Italian: “Castello di Laeken”
  • Italian: “Castello reale di Laeken”
  • Japanese: “ラーケン宮殿”
  • Korean: “라컨궁”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Laeken”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Laken”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Schoonenberg”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Real de Laeken”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Real de Laken”
  • Portuguese: “Kasteel van Schoonenberg”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio de Laeken”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio de Laken”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio Real de Laeken”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio Real de Laken”
  • Russian: “Дворец Лакен”
  • Russian: “Лакен”
  • Russian: “Лакенский дворец”
  • Serbian: “Краљевска палата у Лакену”
  • Slovenian: “Kraljevi grad Laeken”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Laeken”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Real de Laeken”
  • Swedish: “Laekens slott”
  • Swedish: “Schloss Laken”
  • Thai: “พระราชวังลาเกิน”
  • Ukrainian: “Лакенський палац”
  • Uzbek: “Laeken saroyi”
  • Welsh: “Castell Brenhinol Laeken”

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