Brussels metropolitan area
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The Brussels metropolitan area is the large urban region centered on Belgium’s capital, encompassing Brussels and its surrounding municipalities and commuter towns.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brussels metropolitan area canonical | 65 |
| Brussels urban area | 7 |
| Brussels Periphery | 1 |
| Brussels area | 1 |
| Brussels metropolitan commuting area | 1 |
| Brussels periphery | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | metropolitan area ⓘ |
| climate | oceanic climate ⓘ |
| containsAdministrativeUnit |
Brussels-Capital Region
ⓘ
Flemish Brabant ⓘ Walloon Brabant ⓘ |
| coreCity |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
City of Brussels
|
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| economicSector |
finance
ⓘ
information and communication ⓘ public administration ⓘ services ⓘ transport and logistics ⓘ |
| governedBy | multiple Belgian regional authorities ⓘ |
| hasCentralFunction |
major economic center of Belgium
ⓘ
major transport hub in Belgium ⓘ national capital region of Belgium ⓘ political center of Belgium ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive daily commuting flows
ⓘ
functional integration of surrounding municipalities ⓘ high population density core ⓘ radial motorway network ⓘ radial rail network ⓘ |
| hasStatisticalDefinition | defined differently by Belgian and EU statistical agencies ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure |
Brussels Airport
ⓘ
Brussels Metro ⓘ Brussels-South railway station ⓘ Port of Brussels ⓘ R0 Brussels Ring ⓘ
surface form:
R0 Brussels Ring Road
|
| hostsInstitutionType |
European institutions
ⓘ
surface form:
European Union institutions
NATO headquarters vicinity ⓘ international organizations ⓘ |
| includesMunicipalityType |
commuter town
ⓘ
peri-urban municipality ⓘ suburban municipality ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Dutch-speaking periphery
ⓘ
French-speaking periphery ⓘ bilingual French–Dutch core ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Benelux Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Benelux
Central Belgium ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | Belgian urban network ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| urbanForm |
commuter belt
ⓘ
polycentric urban region ⓘ |
| usesCurrency | euro ⓘ |
Referenced by (76)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
La Hulpe
subject surface form:
Anderlecht
this entity surface form:
Brussels periphery
subject surface form:
Brussels Airport
subject surface form:
Evere
subject surface form:
Jette
subject surface form:
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
subject surface form:
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
this entity surface form:
Brussels urban area
subject surface form:
Auderghem
subject surface form:
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
subject surface form:
Saint-Gilles
subject surface form:
Uccle
subject surface form:
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
subject surface form:
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
subject surface form:
Koekelberg
subject surface form:
Koekelberg
this entity surface form:
Brussels urban area
subject surface form:
Northern Brussels