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Brussels on map
Where is Brussels on map. Brussels on map (Belgium) to print. Brussels on map (Belgium) to download. Brussels-Capital Region, French Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Flemish Brusselse Hoofdstedelijke Gewest, region, north-central Belgium. The region is coextensive with Greater Brussels, a metropolitan area that contains the capital city of Brussels (Brussels on map). The officially bilingual Brussels-Capital Region was one of three self-governing regions created during the federalization of Belgium in the 1980s and ’90s; the other two were the French-speaking Wallonia (Walloon Region) and the Flemish-speaking Flanders (Flemish Region).
Brussels, Flemish Brussel, French Bruxelles, city, capital of Belgium. It is located in the valley of the Senne (Flemish: Zenne) River, a small tributary of the Schelde (French: Escaut) as its mentioned in Brussels on map. Greater Brussels is the country largest urban agglomeration. It consists of 19 communes, or municipalities, each with a large measure of administrative autonomy. The largest commune—which, like the greater metropolitan area, is named Brussels—contains the historic core of the city and the so-called “European Quarter,” where the institutions of the European Union (EU) are located. Greater Brussels officially became the Brussels-Capital Region in 1989, during the federalization of Belgium.
Brussels is located in Belgium (Bruxelles-Capitale, Brussels Capital) and time zone Europe/Brussels. Places nearby are Dilbeek, Wemmel and Diegem as you can see in Brussels on map. The capital region of Brussels is geographically located in the northern centre of Belgium which is surrounded by the countries like Germany, Luxembourg, France and the Netherlands in Western Europe.