57 Facts About Brussels Capital Region

The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region and the Walloon Region.

Brussels Capital Region is a hub for rail, road and air traffic, and is sometimes considered, together with Belgium, as the geographic, economic and cultural crossroads of Europe.

Historically Dutch-speaking, Brussels Capital Region saw a language shift to French from the late 19th century.

Brussels Capital Region is known for its cuisine and gastronomic offer, as well as its historical and architectural landmarks; some of them are registered as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The names of all the municipalities in the Brussels-Capital Region are of Dutch origin, except for Evere, which is Celtic.

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The official founding of Brussels Capital Region is usually said to be around 979, when Duke Charles of Lower Lorraine transferred the relics of the martyr Saint Gudula from Moorsel to Saint Gaugericus' chapel.

Brabant was integrated into this composite state, and Brussels flourished as the Princely Capital of the prosperous Burgundian Netherlands, known as the Seventeen Provinces.

Brussels Capital Region was captured by France in 1746, during the War of the Austrian Succession, but was handed back to Austria three years later.

The Free University of Brussels Capital Region was established in 1834 and Saint-Louis University in 1858.

Brussels Capital Region became one of the major European cities for the development of the Art Nouveau style in the 1890s and early 1900s.

Brussels-Capital Region was formed on 18 June 1989, after a constitutional reform in 1988.

In recent years, Brussels Capital Region has become an important venue for international events.

City of Brussels is the capital of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community.

Unlike most of the municipalities in Belgium, the ones located in the Brussels-Capital Region were not merged with others during mergers occurring in 1964,1970, and 1975.

That would lower the number of politicians needed to govern Brussels Capital Region, and centralise the power over the city to make decisions easier, thus reduce the overall running costs.

Brussels-Capital Region is one of the three federated regions of Belgium, alongside the Walloon Region and the Flemish Region.

Brussels-Capital Region is governed by a parliament of 89 members and an eight-member regional cabinet consisting of a minister-president, four ministers and three state secretaries.

The Brussels Capital Region Agglomeration was an administrative division established in 1971.

Brussels Capital Region Agglomeration had a separate legislative council, but the by-laws enacted by it did not have the status of a legislative act.

Early building in Brussels Capital Region was sporadic and uncontrolled, with little planning.

Brussels Capital Region has, since World War II, become the administrative centre of many international organisations.

Brussels Capital Region is third in the number of international conferences it hosts, becoming one of the largest convention centres in the world.

Treaty of Brussels Capital Region, which was signed on 17 March 1948 between Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, was a prelude to the establishment of the intergovernmental military alliance which later became the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

In general, the population of Brussels Capital Region is younger than the national average, and the gap between rich and poor is wider.

Brussels Capital Region is part of a wider diamond-shaped conurbation, with Ghent, Antwerp and Leuven, which has about 4.

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Nowadays, Brussels Capital Region is home to a large number of immigrants and emigre communities, as well as labour migrants, former foreign students or expatriates, and many Belgian families in Brussels Capital Region can claim at least one foreign grandparent.

Brussels Capital Region was historically Dutch-speaking, using the Brabantian dialect, but over the two past centuries French has become the predominant language of the city.

Today, the Brussels-Capital Region is legally bilingual, with both French and Dutch having official status, as is the administration of the 19 municipalities.

The ethnic and national self-identification of Brussels Capital Region' inhabitants is nonetheless sometimes quite distinct from the French and Dutch-speaking communities.

Historically, Brussels Capital Region has been predominantly Roman Catholic, especially since the expulsion of Protestants in the 16th century.

The pre-eminent Catholic cathedral in Brussels Capital Region is the Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudula, serving as the co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Mechelen–Brussels Capital Region.

Brussels Capital Region has a large concentration of Muslims, mostly of Moroccan, Turkish, Syrian and Guinean ancestry.

Architecture in Brussels Capital Region is diverse, and spans from the clashing combination of Gothic, Baroque, and Louis XIV styles on the Grand Place to the postmodern buildings of the EU institutions.

Brussels Capital Region has had a distinguished artist scene for many years.

The Belgian Comic Strip Center combines two artistic leitmotifs of Brussels Capital Region, being a museum devoted to Belgian comic strips, housed in the former Magasins Waucquez textile department store, designed by Victor Horta in the Art Nouveau style.

Brussels Capital Region is well known for its performing arts scene, with the Royal Theatre of La Monnaie and the Kaaitheater among the most notable institutions.

Brussels Capital Region' identity owes much to its rich folklore and traditions, among the liveliest in the country.

Brussels Capital Region is known for its local waffle, its chocolate, its French fries and its numerous types of beers.

Brussels Capital Region is home to Union Saint-Gilloise, the most successful Belgian club before World War II, with 11 titles.

House prices have increased in recent years, especially with the increase of young professionals settling down in Brussels Capital Region, making it the most expensive city to live in Belgium.

Brussels Capital Region is rated as the 34th most important financial centre in the world as of 2020, according to the Global Financial Centres Index.

Saint-Louis University, Brussels Capital Region was founded in 1858 and is specialised in social and human sciences, with 4,000 students, and located on two campuses in the City of Brussels Capital Region and Ixelles.

Also a dozen of university colleges are located in Brussels Capital Region, including two drama schools, founded in 1832: the French-speaking Conservatoire Royal and its Dutch-speaking equivalent, the Koninklijk Conservatorium.

Brussels Capital Region has a number of public or private-owned libraries on its territory.

Science and technology in Brussels Capital Region is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes.

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The Brussels-Capital Region is home to several national science and technology institutes including the National Fund for Scientific Research, the Institute for the Encouragement of Scientific Research and Innovation of Brussels, the Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium and the Belgian Academy Council of Applied Sciences.

Brussels Capital Region is home to a thriving pharmaceutical and health care industry which includes pioneering biotechnology research.

However, all hospital emergency services in the Capital Region are required to be bilingual, since patients transported by emergency ambulance cannot choose the hospital they will be brought to.

Brussels Capital Region has an extensive network of both private or public transportation means.

Brussels-Capital Region is served by two airports which are located outside of the administrative territory of the region.

Brussels-Capital Region has three main train stations: Brussels-South, Brussels-Central and Brussels-North, which are the busiest of the country.

Brussels Capital Region-South is served by direct high-speed rail links: to London by Eurostar trains via the Channel Tunnel ; to Amsterdam by Thalys and InterCity connections; to Amsterdam, Paris, and Cologne by Thalys; and to Cologne and Frankfurt by the German ICE.

Train rails in Brussels Capital Region go underground, near the centre, through the North–South connection, with Brussels Capital Region Central Station being largely underground.

In medieval times, Brussels Capital Region stood at the intersection of routes running north–south and east–west.

Today, Brussels Capital Region has the most congested traffic in North America and Europe, according to US traffic information platform INRIX.

Brussels Capital Region is the hub of a range of national roads, the main ones being clockwise: the N1, N2, N3, N4 N5, N6, N7, N8 and N9.

Brussels Capital Region has an orbital motorway, numbered R0 and commonly referred to as the Ring.