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In 1831, Belgium was divided into 2,739 municipalities, including 20 within the current Brussels-Capital Region (which at that time did not exist). [5] In 1841, a 21st and 22nd municipality were created when Berchem-Sainte-Agathe formally separated from neighbouring Koekelberg and Jette-Ganshoren split into Jette and Ganshoren.
François Joseph Ferdinand Marchal, Histoire des Pays-Bas autrichiens (Brussels, Deprez-Parent) [14] M. E. Perrot, Revue de l'exposition des produits le l'industrie nationale en 1841 (Brussels) [15] Guide books. A. Ferrier, Guide pittoresque du voyageur en Belgique (3rd edition, Brussels, Société Belge de Librairie) [16]
The merger of Antwerp with the municipalities of Berchem, Borgerhout, Deurne, Hoboken, Ekeren, Merksem and Wilrijk in 1983 finally reduced the number of municipalities in Belgium to 589 and was the last reorganization of the municipalities for several decades because the merger of the 19 municipalities of Brussels was postponed indefinitely.
The municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region has two official names: a French and a Dutch (sometimes the same). For more information, see List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region . Subcategories
A week later, he is expelled from the country. [41] 1872 – The Church of Our Lady of Laeken is consecrated. The Brussels Stock Exchange building shortly after completion, 1873. 1873 The new building for the Brussels Stock Exchange is completed. The daily Old Market on the Place du Jeu de Balle/Vossenplein is established.
This is a list of cities in Belgium. City status in Belgium is granted to a select group of municipalities by a royal decree or by an act of law. In 2022, the five largest cities or municipalities in Belgium in terms of population were Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, and Brussels. [1]
Former municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region (3 P) H. ... Pages in category "History of Brussels" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Laeken is a former municipality in the north of the Brussels-Capital Region, annexed by the City of Brussels in 1921. It is home to, among others, the Royal Domain of Laeken, the Palace of Laeken , the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken , the Church of Our Lady of Laeken (whose crypt contains the tombs of the Belgian royal family ) and Laeken Cemetery ...