Brussels (bel)

Brussels

Brussels ranks 114th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ljubljana, Havana, and Shanghai. Memorable people born in Brussels include Andreas Vesalius, Leopold II of Belgium, and Mary of Burgundy. Memorable people who died in Brussels include Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Jacques-Louis David, and Jules Bordet. Brussels has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and painters. Brussels is located in Belgium.

Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country. It is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, and is separate from the Flemish Region (Flanders), within which it forms an enclave, and the Walloon Region (Wallonia), located less than 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south. Read more on Wikipedia