Laeken Cemetery

Laeken Cemetery in , Belgium, is the city's oldest still in function and the resting place of the Belgian royal family. It is known as the Belgian Père Lachaise, after Paris' famous cemetery, because it is the burial place of the rich and the famous and for the abundance of its funerary heritage.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 8:30 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery in Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Begraafplaats van Laken”, “Cimetière de Laeken”, “Cimetière de Laeken - Begraafplaats van Laken”, “Laeken Municipal Cemetery”, “Laken Cemetery”, and “Laken Municipal Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Notre-Dame de Laeken and Former Church of Our Lady of Laeken.

Church
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The Church of Our Lady of Laeken is a Catholic parish church in the district of , Belgium. Built in neo-Gothic style, it was originally erected in memoriam of Queen Louise-Marie, wife of King Leopold I, to the design of the architect Joseph Poelaert. is situated 200 metres southeast of Laeken Cemetery.

Religious building
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is a religious building, which is situated 120 metres east of Laeken Cemetery.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 260 metres southeast of Laeken Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laken and Tour & Taxis.

Village
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Laeken or is a residential suburb in the north-western part of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. It belongs to the municipality of the and is mostly identified by the Belgian postal code: 1020.

Neighborhood
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Tour & Taxis is a large former industrial site in , Belgium. It is situated on the embankment of the in the , just north-west of the .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Laeken Cemetery

Latitude
50.87962° or 50° 52′ 47″ north
Longitude
4.35297° or 4° 21′ 11″ east
Open location code
9F26V9H3+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 16070497
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q2972538
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Laeken Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Лакенскія могілкі”
  • Belarusian: “Лякенскія могілкі”
  • Catalan: “Cementiri de Laeken”
  • Chinese: “拉肯墓園”
  • Czech: “Lakenský hřbitov”
  • Danish: “Laeken Kirkegård”
  • Dutch: “Begraafplaats van Laken”
  • Dutch: “Gemeentelijke begraafplaats van Laken”
  • French: “Cimetière communal de Laeken”
  • French: “cimetière de Laeken”
  • French: “Cimetière de Laeken”
  • German: “Friedhof Laken”
  • German: “Kirchhof von Laken”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Laeken Cemetery”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Laeken Cemetery”
  • Portuguese: “Cemitério de Laeken”
  • Romanian: “Cimitirul din Laeken”
  • Romanian: “cimitirul din Laken”
  • Romanian: “cimitirul Laeken”
  • Russian: “Лакенское кладбище”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio de Laeken”
  • Swedish: “Laekens begravningsplats”
  • Ukrainian: “Лакенський цвинтар”

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