Leopold Quarter

The Leopold Quarter is a quarter of , Belgium. The term is sometimes confused with the European Quarter, as the area has come to be dominated by the institutions of the European Union and related organisations, although the two terms are not in fact…
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: neighbourhood in Brussels, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Leopoldskwartier”, “Leopoldswijk”, “Quartier Léopold”, and “Quartier Léopold - Leopoldswijk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Place du Luxembourg and Brussels-Luxembourg railway station.

Square
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The or Luxemburgplein, meaning "Luxembourg Square", is a square in the European Quarter of , Belgium. It is better known by local European bureaucrats and journalists by one of its nicknames, Place Lux or Plux.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the European Quarter of , Belgium, located under the Esplanade of the European Parliament. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium.

Museum
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The is the European Parliament's visitor centre, located in the Espace Léopold complex in , Belgium. Officially opened on 14 October 2011 by the Parliament's then-president, Jerzy Buzek, it hosts a permanent exhibition featuring numerous multimedia components that explain the workings of the European Parliament and other EU institutions.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matonge and Ixelles-Elsene.

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

Town
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Ixelles or Elsene is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located to the south-east of , it is geographically bisected by the .

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The in , is a large office area east of the center which is mostly taken up by the European Union. The district also houses the large Parc de Cinquantenaire and a beautiful, but expensive, residential area on its northern edge.

Leopold Quarter

Latitude
50.8392° or 50° 50′ 21″ north
Longitude
4.37258° or 4° 22′ 21″ east
Named after
Leopold I of Belgium
Open location code
9F26R9QF+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9970618946
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q1948732
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Slovenian—“Leopold Quarter” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Barri Leopold”
  • Catalan: “Leopold Districte”
  • Chinese: “利奥波德区”
  • Dutch: “Leopoldskwartier”
  • Dutch: “Leopoldswijk”
  • Dutch: “Leopoldwijk”
  • Esperanto: “Kvartalo Leopoldo”
  • French: “quartier Léopold”
  • French: “Quartier Léopold”
  • Italian: “Quartiere Europeo”
  • Slovenian: “Leopoldova četrt”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Saint Boniface and Royal Quarter.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mission of Switzerland to the European Union and Embassy of the Swiss Confederation (Switzerland).

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