Vilvoorde

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Vilvoorde is a city in the Flemish Region of Belgium, located just north of Brussels and known as part of the capital’s broader metropolitan area.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Houtem 0 1
Vilvoorde municipal council 0 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 02
belongsToCommunity Flemish Community
country Belgium
crossedByRiver Zenne
governingBody Vilvoorde self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vilvoorde municipal council
hasIndustrialHistory brewing industry
car assembly
textile industry
hasLandmark Hanssenspark
Kanaal Brussel-Schelde
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ten Troost church
Tuchthuis van Vilvoorde
hasMayor Hans Bonte
hasNeighbourhood Vilvoorde self-linksurface differs
surface form: Houtem

Koningslo
Peutie
hasRailwayStation Vilvoorde railway station
hasTwinTown Ballymun
Bucine
Ennepetal
Komló
Maurepas
Miercurea Ciuc
historicalRegion Duchy of Brabant
locatedIn Belgium
Flemish Brabant
Flemish Region
locatedNearAirport Brussels Airport
locatedNorthOf Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
locatedOn Kanaal Brussel-Schelde
surface form: Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal
mayorParty Vooruit
notableEvent closure of Renault Vilvoorde plant in 1997
officialLanguage Dutch
partOf Arrondissement of Halle-Vilvoorde
Brussels metropolitan area
postalCode 1800
regionCodeNUTS BE241
servedBy Belgian railway line 25
Belgian railway line 27
sharesBorderWith Brussels-Capital Region
Grimbergen
Machelen
Meise
Zemst
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
vehicleRegistrationCode VIL

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Senne flowsThrough Vilvoorde
Vilvoorde governingBody Vilvoorde self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vilvoorde municipal council
Vilvoorde hasNeighbourhood Vilvoorde self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Houtem
Middelburg hasTwinTown Vilvoorde
Alexander De Croo placeOfBirth Vilvoorde
William Tyndale placeOfDeath Vilvoorde