Brussels, Belgium

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Brussels, Belgium is the capital city of Belgium and a major political center of Europe, hosting key institutions such as the European Union and numerous international organizations.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city
municipality
area about 32.6 square kilometres
capitalOf Belgium
Brussels-Capital Region
Flemish Community
French Community of Belgium
country Belgium
demonym Brussels resident
Bruxellois
foundedAs fortified settlement on the Senne River
hasAirport Brussels Airport
Brussels South Charleroi Airport (serving metropolitan area)
hasMetroSystem Brussels Metro
hasRailwayStation Bruxelles-Central / Brussel-Centraal
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord
hasTramNetwork Brussels tram system
hosts European Parliament (Brussels seat)
isFamousFor Atomium
Belgian chocolate
Belgian waffles
European institutions district (European Quarter)
Grand Place / Grote Markt
Manneken Pis
isSeatOf Benelux Secretariat-General
Council of the European Union
Eurocontrol
European Commission
European Committee of the Regions
European Council
European Economic and Social Committee
European Union
NATO headquarters
Secretariat of the Benelux Parliament
Western European Union (historical)
World Customs Organization
locatedIn Belgium
Brussels-Capital Region
locatedInContinent Europe
officialLanguage Dutch
French
partOf Benelux
population over 180000 (municipality)
populationMetro over 2000000
river Senne
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
UNLOCODE BE BRU

Referenced by (478)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
AFB ("Brussels")
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party ("Brussels")
Arthur D. Little, Inc. ("Brussels")
Assar Architects ("Brussels")
Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations ("Brussels")
BESIX ("Brussels")
Belgian Air Force ("Brussels")
Belgian Armed Forces ("Brussels")
Belgian Land Component ("Brussels")
Belgian Ministry of Defence ("Brussels")
Benelux Union ("Brussels")
Brussels Airlines ("Brussels")
Central European Free Trade Agreement ("Brussels")
Coimbra Group ("Brussels")
Committee of the Regions ("Brussels")
Common Market ("Brussels")
Conference of European Churches ("Brussels")
Council of the European Union ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Budget ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Climate Action ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Communication ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Competition ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Energy ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Environment ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Informatics ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for International Partnerships ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Research and Innovation ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union ("Brussels")
Directorate-General for Trade ("Brussels")
EFMD
ERC Executive Agency ("Brussels")
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council ("Brussels")
Eurocities ("Brussels")
Eurocontrol ("Brussels")
Eurogroup ("Brussels")
European Atomic Energy Community ("Brussels")
European Commission ("Brussels")
European Conservatives and Reformists Party ("Brussels")
European Conservatives and Reformists Party ("Brussels")
European Data Protection Supervisor ("Brussels")
European Economic Community ("Brussels")
European Economic and Social Committee ("Brussels")
European External Action Service ("Brussels")
European People’s Party ("Brussels")
European Research Council ("Brussels")
European Research Council ("Brussels")
European University Association
European University Association ("Brussels")
Eurostar ("Brussels")
Foreign Affairs (Belgium) ("Brussels")
General Secretariat of the Council ("Brussels")
Groen ("Brussels")
Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities
Harmonized System Committee ("Brussels")
International Union of Radio Science ("Brussels")
La Défense ("Brussels")
Legal Service (European Commission) ("Brussels")
Luchtcomponent ("Brussels")
NATO
NATO Assistant Secretaries General ("Brussels")
NATO International Military Staff
NATO International Staff
NATO Military Committee
NATO Parliamentary Assembly ("Brussels")
New Direction – The Foundation for European Reform ("Brussels")
New Flemish Alliance ("Brussels")
North Atlantic Council ("Brussels")
North Atlantic Council
PASP ("Brussels")
Party of European Socialists ("Brussels")
Permanent Technical Committee ("Brussels")
Policy Commission (World Customs Organization) ("Brussels")
Political Affairs and Security Policy Division ("Brussels")
RAF Second Tactical Air Force ("Brussels (wartime forward HQ)")
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium ("Brussels")
SNCB/NMBS ("Brussels")
Second International ("Brussels")
Secretariat-General of the European Commission ("Brussels")
Secretary‑General of the European Parliament ("Brussels")
Toyota Motor Europe ("Brussels")
UNICA ("Brussels")
UNICA – Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe ("Brussels")
Universitaire Associatie Brussel ("Brussels")
Vlaams Belang ("Brussels")
Western European Union ("Brussels")
World Customs Organization ("Brussels")
headquartersLocation
Altiero Spinelli building ("Brussels")
Belvédère Castle ("Brussels")
Boulevard Léopold III ("Brussels")
Boulevard Léopold III, 1110 Brussels, Belgium ("Brussels")
Brussels Park ("Brussels")
Brussels Park ("City of Brussels")
Brussels Town Cemetery ("Brussels")
Brussels tram system ("City of Brussels")
Brussels-Luxembourg railway station ("Brussels")
Brussels-Luxembourg railway station ("City of Brussels")
Brussels-Schuman railway station ("Brussels")
Brussels-Schuman railway station ("City of Brussels municipality")
Bruxelles-Central / Brussel-Centraal ("Brussels")
Bruxelles-Central / Brussel-Centraal ("City of Brussels")
Bruxelles-Central / Brussel-Centraal ("Brussels city centre")
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid ("Brussels")
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord ("Brussels")
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord ("City of Brussels")
Bureau of the Senate (Belgium) ("Brussels")
Castle of Laeken ("City of Brussels")
Castle of Laeken ("Brussels")
Church of Our Lady of Laeken ("City of Brussels")
Church of Our Lady of Laeken ("Brussels")
Committee of Permanent Representatives ("Brussels")
Committee on Institutional Affairs ("Brussels")
Constitutional Court of Belgium ("Brussels")
Coudenberg ("Brussels")
Coudenberg ("City of Brussels")
Coudenberg ("central Brussels")
Council of the European Union Justus Lipsius building ("Brussels")
Council of the World Customs Organization ("Brussels")
Court of Cassation of Belgium ("Brussels")
Crisis Management and Planning Directorate ("Brussels")
ERM ("Brussels")
EUCO
Egmont Palace ("Brussels")
Emerging Security Challenges Division ("Brussels")
Espace Léopold complex ("Brussels")
Esplanade Solidarność 1980 ("Brussels")
Etterbeek campus ("Brussels")
Eurogroup Working Group
European Council ("Brussels")
European Parliament (Brussels seat) ("Brussels")
European Quarter ("Brussels")
European Quarter ("City of Brussels")
European Quarter of Brussels ("City of Brussels")
Faculty of Applied Sciences (Royal Military Academy, Belgium) ("Brussels")
Faculty of Arts and Philosophy (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) ("Brussels")
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) ("Brussels")
Faculty of Social and Military Sciences ("Brussels")
Finance Committee (World Customs Organization) ("Brussels")
Flemish Parliament ("Brussels")
Grand Place / Grote Markt ("Brussels")
Grand Place / Grote Markt ("City of Brussels")
International School of Brussels
Jette campus ("Brussels")
Justus Lipsius building ("Brussels")
József Antall building ("Brussels")
KMS ("Brussels")
LERU Policy Committee ("Brussels")
Leopold Quarter ("Brussels")
Leopold Quarter ("City of Brussels")
Manneken Pis ("City of Brussels")
NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium ("Haren, Brussels")
National Congress of Belgium ("Brussels")
Network Manager Operations Centre ("Brussels")
Palace of the Nation ("City of Brussels")
Paleizenplein ("Brussels")
Paleizenplein ("City of Brussels")
Paul-Henri Spaak building ("Brussels")
Place de la Nation / Natieplein ("Brussels")
Place des Palais ("Brussels")
Place des Palais ("City of Brussels")
Place du Luxembourg ("Brussels")
Place du Luxembourg ("City of Brussels")
Public Diplomacy Division ("Brussels")
Royal Domain of Laeken ("City of Brussels")
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken ("City of Brussels")
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken ("Brussels")
Royal Military Academy (Belgium) ("Brussels")
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium ("Brussels")
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium ("City of Brussels")
Royal Palace of Brussels ("Brussels")
Royal Palace of Brussels ("City of Brussels")
Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat ("Brussels")
Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat ("City of Brussels")
Schuman roundabout ("Brussels")
Senate of Belgium ("Brussels")
Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege, Brussels ("Brussels")
Stuyvenberg Castle ("Brussels")
United States Ambassador to NATO ("Brussels")
United States Ambassador to the European Union ("Brussels")
Universitaire Associatie Brussel ("Brussels")
Vrije Universiteit Brussel ("Brussels")
Willy Brandt building ("Brussels")
locatedIn
Alexander De Croo ("Brussels")
Altiero Spinelli ("Brussels")
Anna van Egmond ("Brussels")
Auguste Piccard ("Brussels")
Charles Rogier ("Brussels")
Fernand Khnopff ("Brussels")
Governor-General of the Habsburg Netherlands ("Brussels")
Isabella of Austria ("Brussels")
Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy ("Brussels")
Jacques-Louis David ("Brussels")
James Ensor ("Brussels")
Jean Monnet
Jenny von Westphalen ("Brussels")
Karl Marx ("Brussels")
Louis de Potter ("Brussels")
Margaret of Parma ("Brussels")
Margaret of Parma ("Brussels")
Mary of Hungary ("Brussels")
Multatuli ("Brussels")
NATO Secretary General ("Brussels")
Olympia Mancini ("Brussels")
President of the Eurogroup ("Brussels")
President of the European Council ("Brussels")
Prince Laurent of Belgium ("Brussels")
Princess Astrid of Belgium ("Brussels")
Théo van Rysselberghe ("Brussels")
United States Ambassador to Belgium ("Brussels")
William I of the Netherlands ("Brussels")
residence
Alexander De Croo ("Brussels")
Altiero Spinelli ("Brussels")
Auguste Rodin ("Brussels")
Fernand Khnopff ("Brussels")
Frans Timmermans ("Brussels")
François Englert ("Brussels")
Frits Bolkestein ("Brussels")
Herman De Croo ("Brussels")
Jacques-Louis David ("Brussels")
James Ensor ("Brussels")
Jean Monnet ("Brussels")
Jeroen Dijsselbloem ("Brussels")
Klaus Regling ("Brussels")
Kristalina Georgieva ("Brussels")
Lord Mandelson ("Brussels")
Marcelino Oreja ("Brussels")
Pascal Lamy ("Brussels")
President of the European Council ("Brussels")
Robert Brout ("Brussels")
Secretary‑General of the European Parliament ("Brussels")
Theo van Gogh
Ursula von der Leyen ("Brussels")
Étienne Constantin de Gerlache ("Brussels")
workLocation
Altiero Spinelli building ("Brussels")
Atomium ("City of Brussels")
Berlaymont building ("City of Brussels")
Bruxelles-Central / Brussel-Centraal ("Brussels")
ERM ("Brussels")
Egmont Palace ("Brussels")
Espace Léopold complex ("City of Brussels")
Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences and Solvay Business School ("Brussels")
Faculty of Engineering (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) ("Brussels")
Faculty of Law and Criminology (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) ("Brussels")
Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy ("Brussels")
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) ("Brussels")
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences ("Brussels")
International School of Brussels ("Brussels")
Jette campus ("Brussels")
Justus Lipsius building ("Brussels")
József Antall building ("Brussels")
NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium ("Brussels")
Place des Palais ("Brussels")
Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege, Brussels ("Brussels")
Vrije Universiteit Brussel ("Brussels")
city
Atomium ("Brussels")
BEL 20 ("Brussels")
Belgian National Day receptions ("Brussels")
Belgian Revolution ("Brussels")
Berlaymont building ("Brussels")
Brexit ("Brussels")
Buildings of the European Parliament ("Brussels")
Committee of Governors of the Central Banks of the Member States of the EEC ("Brussels")
Heysel Stadium disaster ("Brussels")
Manneken Pis ("Brussels")
Palace of the Nation ("Brussels")
States General of the Habsburg Netherlands ("Brussels")
U.S. Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair (Expo 58) ("Brussels")
Union of Brussels ("Brussels")
location
Belgium ("Brussels")
Benelux Union ("Brussels")
Brussels-Capital Region ("City of Brussels")
Burgundian Netherlands ("Brussels")
Duchy of Brabant ("Brussels")
Flanders ("Brussels")
Flemish Community ("Brussels")
French Community ("Brussels")
Habsburg Netherlands ("Brussels")
Seventeen Provinces ("Brussels")
Southern provinces of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands ("Brussels")
United Kingdom of the Netherlands ("Brussels")
capital
Albert I of Belgium ("Brussels")
Albert II of Belgium ("Brussels")
Claude Lévi-Strauss ("Brussels")
Isabella of Austria ("Brussels")
Jacques Piccard ("Brussels")
Leopold III of Belgium ("Brussels")
Mary of Hungary ("Brussels")
Philippe of Belgium ("Brussels")
Pierre Deligne ("Brussels")
Prince Laurent of Belgium ("Brussels")
Ursula von der Leyen ("Brussels")
William III of the Netherlands ("Brussels")
placeOfBirth
Chief of Defence (Belgium) ("Brussels")
Federal Government of Belgium ("Brussels")
Flemish Parliament ("Brussels")
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ("Brussels")
President of the Eurogroup ("Brussels")
President of the European Commission ("Brussels")
President of the Senate (Belgium) ("Brussels")
Prime Minister of Belgium ("Brussels")
United States Ambassador to Belgium ("Brussels")
United States Ambassador to NATO ("Brussels")
United States Ambassador to the European Union ("Brussels")
seat
Agriculture and Fisheries Council ("Brussels")
Council of Ministers (Belgium) ("Brussels")
ERC Scientific Council ("Brussels")
Eurogroup ("Brussels")
European Parliament political groups ("Brussels")
Foreign Affairs Council ("Brussels")
General Affairs Council ("Brussels")
Political and Security Committee ("Brussels")
Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council ("Brussels")
the Council ("Brussels")
meetsAt
Alexandre Kojève ("Brussels")
Anna van Egmond ("Brussels")
Fernand Khnopff ("Brussels")
Giacomo Puccini ("Brussels")
Jacques-Louis David ("Brussels")
Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria ("Brussels")
Paul Otlet ("Brussels")
Pyotr Wrangel
Robert Brout ("Brussels")
Étienne Constantin de Gerlache ("Brussels")
placeOfDeath
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor ("Brussels")
King Baudouin of Belgium ("Brussels")
Leopold II of Belgium ("Brussels")
Paul Otlet ("Brussels")
Princess Astrid of Belgium ("Brussels")
birthPlace
Council of Ministers of the European Union ("Brussels")
EUCO ("Brussels")
Environment Council ("Brussels")
Eurogroup Working Group ("Brussels")
Federal Parliament of Belgium ("Brussels")
meetsIn
Brussels Airport ("Brussels")
Brussels Metro ("Brussels")
Bruxelles-Central / Brussel-Centraal ("Brussels")
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord ("Brussels")
LGV Est européenne ("Brussels")
serves
Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council ("Brussels")
NATO Secretary General
Special Envoy of the Government of Belgium for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention ("Brussels")
Standing Committee (NATO Parliamentary Assembly) ("Brussels")
basedIn
Isabella Clara Eugenia ("Brussels")
Leopold II of Belgium ("Brussels")
Olympia Mancini ("Brussels")
Philip William, Prince of Orange ("Brussels")
deathPlace
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace ("Brussels")
Covington & Burling ("Brussels")
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty ("Brussels")
Sidley Austin LLP ("Brussels")
hasOfficeIn
Maximilian I of Mexico ("Brussels")
Paola Ruffo di Calabria ("Brussels")
Philip William, Prince of Orange ("Brussels")
Princess Astrid of Belgium ("Brussels")
marriagePlace
Boulevard Léopold III ("Brussels city centre")
Brussels suburban rail network ("Brussels")
Brussels–Namur railway line ("Brussels")
connects
Belgian railway network ("Brussels")
Eurostar ("Brussels")
Thalys ("Brussels")
connectsCity
Boulevard Léopold III, 1110 Brussels, Belgium ("Brussels city centre (via inner ring area)")
Schuman roundabout ("Brussels city centre")
XPG ("Brussels")
connectsTo
Egmont Group ("Brussels")
International Union of Radio Science ("Brussels")
Mensheviks ("Brussels")
foundedAt
Constitutional Court of Belgium ("Brussels")
Council of Ministers of the European Union ("Brussels")
EEC ("Brussels")
headquarters
Brussels Airport ("City of Brussels")
La Hulpe ("Brussels")
Waterloo ("Brussels")
locatedNear
French Community ("Brussels")
States General of the Habsburg Netherlands ("Brussels")
Wilmès I caretaker government ("Brussels")
seatOfGovernment
Brussels-Capital Region ("City of Brussels")
Duchy of Brabant ("Brussels")
contains
UNICA ("Brussels")
UNICA – Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe ("Brussels")
foundedInCity
Paleizenplein ("City of Brussels authorities")
Place du Luxembourg ("City of Brussels municipality")
governedBy
CD&V ("Brussels")
EIT Digital ("Brussels")
hasHeadquartersIn
German Academic Exchange Service ("Brussels")
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction ("Brussels")
hasOffice
European institutions ("Brussels")
European political parties ("Brussels")
headquarteredIn
Dender ("Brussels")
Lille ("Brussels")
nearbyCity
Brussels Town Cemetery ("City of Brussels")
Manneken Pis ("City of Brussels")
ownedBy
Isabella of Austria ("Brussels")
Prince Laurent of Belgium ("Brussels")
placeOfMarriage
Brussels South Charleroi Airport ("Brussels")
Brussels suburban rail network ("Brussels")
servesCity
Treaty Establishing the European Stability Mechanism ("Brussels")
Treaty of Accession 1972 (United Kingdom to the European Communities) ("Brussels")
signedAt
Belle Époque ("Brussels")
Iconoclastic Fury ("Brussels")
significantPlace
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property ("Brussels")
amendedAt
BESIX ("Brussels")
basedInCity
Margaret of England, Duchess of Brabant ("Brussels")
burialPlace
Belgians ("Brussels")
capitalCityOfCountry
Harmonized System Committee ("Brussels")
convenesIn
Senate of Belgium ("Brussels")
countryCapitalSeat
Global Forum on Migration and Development ("Brussels")
firstMeetingHeldIn
Senne ("Brussels")
flowsThrough
Brussels Airlines ("Brussels")
focusCity
European Conservatives and Reformists Party ("Brussels")
foundedIn
SWIFT
foundingLocation
Belgian Land Component ("Brussels")
garrison
Army of Flanders ("Brussels")
garrisonLocation
French Community ("Brussels")
governmentLocation
Lord of the Netherlands ("Brussels")
hasCapital
Flemish Baroque ("Brussels")
hasCenter
Saint Giles ("Brussels")
hasChurchDedicatedIn
Catalan diaspora ("Brussels")
hasCommunityIn
European Union ("Brussels")
hasInstitutionSeat
Europe ("Brussels")
hasInternationalOrganizationHeadquarters
Francophonie ("Brussels")
hasKeyCity
Ursula von der Leyen ("Brussels")
hasLivedIn
Europe ("Brussels")
hasMajorCity
Senne ("Brussels")
hasMajorCityOnRiver
Casteau ("Brussels")
hasNearbyCity
Institution of Engineering and Technology ("Brussels")
hasOfficeLocation
Belgium ("Brussels-Capital Region")
hasRegion
European Parliament ("Brussels")
hasSeat
Justice (Belgium) ("Brussels")
hasSeatIn
Lord of the Netherlands ("Brussels")
hasSeatOfGovernment
Low Countries ("Brussels")
historicalCapital
Senne ("Brussels")
influencedUrbanDevelopmentOf
Belgium ("Brussels")
largestCity
Egmont Palace ("City of Brussels")
locatedInAdministrativeEntity
Federal Parliament of Belgium ("Brussels")
locatedInCapital
Europa building ("Brussels")
locatedInCity
Schuman roundabout ("City of Brussels")
locatedInMunicipality
Mars Being Disarmed by Venus ("Brussels")
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Vilvoorde ("Brussels")
locatedNorthOf
La Haye Sainte ("Brussels")
locatedSouthOf
Assar Architects ("Brussels")
locationCity
Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought ("Brussels")
locationOfAwarding
Brussels Town Cemetery ("City of Brussels")
maintainedBy
Art Nouveau ("Brussels")
majorCenter
Federal Parliament of Belgium ("City of Brussels")
meetsInCity
COBRA movement ("Brussels")
namedAfter
Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV station ("Brussels")
offersServiceTo
Secretaries of State of Belgium ("Brussels")
officeLocation
Belgian monarchy ("Brussels")
officialResidenceCity
Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV) ("Brussels")
operatedIn
Assar Architects ("Brussels")
operatesIn
Euronext ("Brussels")
operatesInCity
Atomium ("City of Brussels")
owner
French Community ("Brussels")
parliamentLocation
Brussels revision of 1948 ("Brussels")
placeAdopted
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks) ("Brussels")
placeFounded
Merger Treaty ("Brussels")
placeSigned
Brussels–Namur railway line ("Brussels")
primaryCityServed
Prime Minister of Belgium ("Brussels")
residenceLocatedIn
United States Ambassador to NATO ("Brussels")
residesIn
ECR Group ("Brussels")
seatOfBody
European Parliament ("Brussels")
secondaryHeadquartersLocation
Adria Airways ("Brussels")
servedCity
Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union ("Brussels")
signedLocation
Union of Brussels ("Brussels")
signingPlace
Atomium ("Brussels")
symbolOf
Brussels–Namur railway line ("Brussels")
terminus
Duke of Brabant ("Brussels")
territorialAssociation
Máxima ("Brussels")
workedIn

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