Sablon area

The Sablon or Zavel is a neighbourhood and hill in the historic upper town of , Belgium. At its heart are two adjoining squares: the larger Grand Sablon or Grote Zavel square in the north-west and the smaller Petit Sablon or Kleine Zavel square and garden in the south-east, divided by the and the Rue de la Régence/Regentschapstraat.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: neighbourhood in the Pentagon, Brussels, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Sablon Quarter”, “Sablon, Brussels”, and “Zavel Quarter”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zuid and Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon.

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Bruxelles-Midi or Brussel-Zuid is the hub of train network in the south of . The station lacks a single common English term, and it's usually common to see both native names used interchangeably.

Church
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The , or the Church of Our Lady of the Sablon, is a church in the Sablon/Zavel district of , Belgium.

Government office
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The are a group of art museums in , Belgium. They are part of the institutions of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office and consist of six museums: the , the , the , the Modern Museum, the and the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Royal Quarter and Mont des Arts - Kunstberg.

Neighborhood
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The is a quarter in the historic upper town of , Belgium. It is situated between , the , the and the Sablon/Zavel. It is an excellent example of 18th-century urban architecture.

Locality
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is a locality.

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Matongé is a district in , the capital of , and home to its population originating from the Congo.

Sablon area

Latitude
50.84055° or 50° 50′ 26″ north
Longitude
4.35572° or 4° 21′ 21″ east
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Abbreviation
“Sablon”
Open location code
9F26R9R4+67
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8745207508
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
11395788
Wiki­data ID
Q949445
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Sablon area” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “萨布隆”
  • Dutch: “buurt Sablon”
  • Dutch: “Zavel”
  • Dutch: “Zavelwijk”
  • French: “Quartier des Sablons”
  • French: “quartier du Sablon”
  • French: “quartier Sablon”
  • French: “Sablon”
  • Galician: “Sablon”
  • German: “Sablon”
  • Italian: “Sablons (Bruxelles)”
  • Italian: “Sablons”
  • Slovenian: “sablon”
  • Spanish: “Sablon (Bruselas)”
  • Spanish: “Sablon”
  • Swedish: “Sablonkvarteren”
  • “Sablon”
  • “Sablon - Zavel”
  • “Zavel”
  • “Zoûvel”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as La Marolle - De Marol and Pentagon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sablon Antiques Market and Presbytery of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon.

Brussels: Must-Visit Destinations

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