What You Can Do When In Brussels, Belgium's Capital City
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5 Facts You Might Not Know
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The Royal Palace of Brussels is bigger than Buckingham Palace. Although no one lives there, it serves as the setting for government functions and other public events. The structure as it is seen today is relatively new, dating from the early twentieth century.
2
In 2002, Belgium became the second country in the world to legalize euthanasia. A patient can only be euthanized if he is experiencing chronic emotional or physical pain that cannot be treated by any other means. He must be conscious when the request is made. People cannot seek euthanasia if they are not terminally ill or if they are merely unable to afford medications that would alleviate their pain.
3
The Festival of Cats, or Kattenstoet, occurs every third year in Ypres. The parade is the festival's main event. In the Middle Ages, real cats were thrown from the belfry tower, but now stuffed cats are dropped instead. Townspeople enjoy dressing like witches or cats to celebrate the festivities.
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The Smurfs first appeared in a Belgian comic strip illustrated by Peyo. Peyo was born Pierre Culliford in Brussels in 1928. He later chose to go by Peyo because it was a common mispronunciation of his nickname, Pierrot. Similarly, he developed his Smurf language based on the made-up words he would use to replace words he did not know when he was speaking in French.
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Even though Audrey Hepburn is more commonly identified as British, she was actually born in Brussels. She moved between England, the Netherlands and Belgium as a child, staying in the Netherlands and adopting a false name during World War II in order to avoid the Germans. She did not return to Belgium to live, although her work with UNICEF was inspired by her childhood experiences during the war and her flight from Belgium.
The capital of Belgium is Brussels. The currency of Belgium is the Euro(EUR) Flag of Belgium
Belgium belongs to the European continent
Airports in Belgium
Antwerpen - Deurne, Beauvechain, Kleine Brogel, Bruxelles National, Brasschaat, Bertrix Bel-Afb, Charleroi - Gosselies, Chievres, Koksijde, Florennes, Bierset, Oostende Airport, Spa - La Sauveniere, Sint-Truiden, St-Hubert, Goetsenhoven, Weelde Military, Genk, Brussels Airport, Flughafen Brüssel-Charleroi, and Flughafen Brüssel-Zaventem
The Country dialling code of Belgium is +32, and the TLD (Top-level domain) of Belgium is .be
Map of Belgium
Population
10,392,226
Languages spoken in Belgium
Dutch, French, German
Car brands from Belgium
Excelsior, Gillet, Mean, Metallurgique, and Minerva
Coordinates (in Latitude & Longitude) of Belgium
50 50 N, 4 00 E
Kilometers of coastline
66.5 kilometers
Square kilometers of land
30,278 square kilometers
Square kilometers of water
250 square kilometers
Birth rate
10.29 / 1000 population
Death rate
10.32 / 1000 population
Irrigated land
400 sq km
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A 64Km de Bruselas en la Región Valona se encuentra la ciudad de Mons. Mons es una ciudad pequeña, apenas llega a los 100.000 habitantes, pero su situación geográfica la convirtió en el escenario de muchos acontecimientos capitales de la historia de Europa fruto de los cuales esta ciudad goza de un importante un legado arquitectónico.
Grand Hornu es una de las visitas imprescindibles de la Región Valona y está intimamente ligado a la historia de Bélgica. La historia de este lugar comienza en 1816 cuando el industrial minero Henri De Gorge compra estos terrenos para extraer carbón. En torno a la explotación minera diseñó una ciudad industrial, construyendo 435 casas para los obreros que mantuvieron la actividad minera hasta 1954.
En 1971 comenzó la remodelación de la ciudad industrial de Grand Hornu y 30 años después en 2002 se instala en este impresionaate complejo arquitectónico de estilo Necoclásico, el Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de la Federación de Valonia-Bruselas. Por su estado de conservación y por su valor histórico la ciudad Industrial de Grand Hornu fue declarada Patrimonio Mundial por la UNESCO en el año 2012.
40 miles away Brussels in the Wallonia region is the city of Mons. Mons is a small town, with barely 100,000 inhabitants, but its geographical location made it the setting for many major events in European history. As a result, this city has an important architectural legacy.
Grand-Hornu is a must visit in the Wallonia Region and it’s closely linked to the history of Belgium. The history of this place began in 1816, when the industrial miner Henri De Gorge purchased land here to extract coal. He designed an industrial city around mining, and built 435 houses for the workers, who kept mining until 1954.
In 1971, they began remodeling project for Grand-Hornu, and 30 years later, in 2002, they added the Modern Art Museum of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation to this impressive neoclassical style complex. Due to bot hits historical value and its well-preserved state, the Industrial city of Grand Hornu was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2012.