Laeken
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' (French, ) or ' (Dutch, ) is a residential suburb in the north-western part of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. It belongs to the municipality of the City of Brussels and is mostly identified by the Belgian postal code: 1020. Prior to 1921, it was a separate municipality.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bruxelles - Brussel
- Region
- Brussels Capital
- Country
- België / Belgique / Belgien
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Laeken
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Neighbourhood
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Laeken (Belgium).svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Laken.blason.jpg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Former Townhall Laeken Brussels 2103-08.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Former Municipal Hall of Laeken
- Settlement.image_map
- Carte-Laeken.jpg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location within Belgium
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Belgium
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Belgium
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Brussels-Capital Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Arrondissement
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Brussels-Capital
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- City of Brussels
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 9.25
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- 0 Château Royal de Laeken 2.JPG
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- Commons category
- Laeken/Laken
- postal code
- 1020
- time of earliest written record
- 1080-00-00
- native label
- Laken
- nickname
- Résidence Royale
- P12749
- Nicholas V of Werle
- P12674
- Paul Gordan
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Etymology
- Main sights
- Royal Palace
- Royal Greenhouses
- Church of Our Lady
- Laeken Cemetery
- Chinese Pavilion and Japanese Tower
- Other places of interest
- Areas
- Notable inhabitants
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
' (French, ) or ' (Dutch, ) is a residential suburb in the north-western part of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. It belongs to the municipality of the City of Brussels and is mostly identified by the Belgian postal code: 1020. Prior to 1921, it was a separate municipality.
==Toponymy==
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