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Metro, trams and buses [ edit ] Brussels Metro carriage at Erasme/Erasmus metro station Network map of the Brussels Metro Brussels is home to a thriving pharmaceutical and health care industry which includes pioneering biotechnology research. The health sector employs 70,000 employees in 30,000 companies. There are 3,000 life sciences researchers in the city and two large science parks: Da Vinci Research Park and Erasmus Research Park. There are five university hospitals, a military hospital and more than 40 general hospitals and specialist clinics. [266]

Over the years, the city has lured in many historic figures of renown, including Victor Hugo, Karl Marx, Paul Verlaine, Alexandre Dumas, Charles Baudelaire, Auguste Rodin, and many more. 24. Europe's Oldest Shopping Arcades The most common theory of the origin of the name Brussels is that it derives from the Old Dutch Bruocsella, Broekzele or Broeksel, meaning ' marsh ' ( bruoc / broek) and ' home, settlement ' ( sella / zele / sel) or ' settlement in the marsh '. [45] [46] Saint Vindicianus, the Bishop of Cambrai, made the first recorded reference to the place Brosella in 695, [47] when it was still a hamlet. The names of all the municipalities in the Brussels-Capital Region are also of Dutch origin, except for Evere, which is Celtic.Following independence, Brussels underwent many more changes. It became a financial centre, thanks to the dozens of companies launched by the Société Générale de Belgique. The Industrial Revolution and the opening of the Brussels–Charleroi Canal in 1832 brought prosperity to the city through commerce and manufacturing. [66] The Free University of Brussels was established in 1834 and Saint-Louis University in 1858. In 1835, the first passenger railway built outside England linked the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean with Mechelen. [67] The Place Royale/Koningsplein in the late 19th century The designer of the new emblem, Thierry Brunfaut, a graphic designer at the Base Design agency ( profile), explained to the French-speaking public radio RTBF that this is not a nice flag. He added that he had be commissioned to design a logo for a city marketing campaign and was never told the design would end on a flag. As of 1January2023 [update], the City of Brussels had a population of 194,291 inhabitants. The total area is 33.09km 2 (12.78sqmi) which gives a population density of 5,704/km 2 (14,770/sqmi). As of 2007, there were 75,998 registered non-Belgians in the City [5] In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).

Lambert I of Leuven, Count of Leuven, gained the County of Brussels around 1000, by marrying Charles' daughter. Because of its location on the banks of the Senne, on an important trade route between Bruges and Ghent, and Cologne, Brussels became a commercial centre specialised in the textile trade. The town grew quite rapidly and extended towards the upper town (Treurenberg, Coudenberg and Sablon/Zavel areas), where there was a smaller risk of floods. As it grew to a population of around 30,000, the surrounding marshes were drained to allow for further expansion. Around this time, work began on what is now the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula (1225), replacing an older Romanesque church. In 1183, the Counts of Leuven became Dukes of Brabant. Brabant, unlike the county of Flanders, was not fief of the king of France but was incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire. Brussels: Suspected gunman who killed two people before football match dies after being shot by police". Sky News . Retrieved 17 October 2023.

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There are three official languages spoken in Brussels – French, Dutch, and a small amount of German. French is the most widely spoken in the city, being the first language of around 80% of the population. 11. Birthplace of Potato Chips

Place du Jeu de Balle – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French) . Retrieved 26 October 2023. The new flag, inaugurated on 1 March 2015, should progressively replace the old flag on all official buildings. Historically, the City of Brussels was simply defined, being the area within the second walls of Brussels, the modern-day Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road). As the city grew, the surrounding villages grew as well, eventually growing into a contiguous city, though the local governments retained control of their respective areas. The Brussels local police, supported by the federal police, is responsible for law enforcement in Brussels. The 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region are divided into six police zones, [281] all bilingual (French and Dutch): Nowadays, in spite of the ultra-rapid urbanisation, the iris can still be found in its natural habitat in the Vale of Vuylbeek, in the Sonian Forest.

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The flag of the Region of Brussels-Capital ( photo), adopted on 9 January 2015 by the Parliament of the Region, is prescribed by an Ordinance promulgated on 12 February 2015 by the Executive of the Region and published on 19 February 2015 in the Belgian official gazette ( text), pp. 13,743-13,746, as follows: Article 2. A comprehensive bus and tram network covers the region. As of 2017 [update], the Brussels tram system consists of 17 tram lines (three of which – lines T3, T4 and T7 – qualify as premetro lines that partly travel over underground sections that were intended to be eventually converted into metro lines). [274] The total route length is 139km (86mi), [273] making it one of the largest tram networks in Europe. The Brussels bus network is complementary to the rail network. It consists of 50 bus routes and 11 night routes, spanning 445km (277mi). [273] In the early 13th century, the first walls of Brussels were built, [55] and after this, the city grew significantly. To let the city expand, a second set of walls was erected between 1356 and 1383. Traces of these walls can still be seen, although the Small Ring, a series of boulevards bounding the historical city centre, follows their former course. In 1830, the Belgian Revolution began in Brussels, after a performance of Auber's opera La Muette de Portici at the Royal Theatre of La Monnaie. [65] The city became the capital and seat of government of the new nation. South Brabant was renamed simply Brabant, with Brussels as its administrative centre. On 21 July 1831, Leopold I, the first King of the Belgians, ascended the throne, undertaking the destruction of the city walls and the construction of many buildings.