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Northeast Wisconsin saw a huge influx of immigrants from Belgium in the mid-1800s. It began in 1852 when two Belgian families decided to make the move to America. They were unhappy with the Belgian monarchy, and sought what is now known as the "American dream." [1] Belgians then flooded Brown, Door, and Kewaunee counties.
Brussels is a town in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,136 at the 2010 census. The population was 1,136 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Brussels , Misere , and Kolberg are located in the town.
Brussels is an unincorporated community located, in the town of Brussels, in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. Brussels is 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Sturgeon Bay. Brussels uses the ZIP code of 54204. [2] As of the 2010 census, there were 1,135 people, 403 households, and 303 families living in the town. Current 2017 population is 1134. [3]
The Namur Historic District, also known as the Namur Belgian-American District, is a historic district in southwestern Door County, Wisconsin. [3] The district includes the community of Namur and a rural landscape extending 3 miles (4.8 km) to its north. It contains one of the nation's highest concentrations of immigrant Belgian and Belgian ...
Belgian National Day (Dutch: Nationale feestdag van België; French: Fête nationale belge; German: Belgischer Nationalfeiertag) is the national holiday of Belgium commemorated annually on 21 July. It is one of the country's ten public holidays and marks the anniversary of the investiture of Leopold I as the first King of the Belgians in 1831.
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Belgian artist and filmmaker Johan Grimonprez, whose “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” won an award at this year’s Sundance, will be the guest of honor at the 37th edition of IDFA. The ...
Through these festivals and their giants, this concerns the set of gigantic manifestations specific to each country. In the case of Belgium, these are the festivities of Dendermonde ( Ommegang van Dendermonde ), Mechelen (Ommegang van Mechelen), Mons (the Ducasse de Mons , and the fight which is named the "Lumeçon"), Ath (the Ducasse d'Ath ...