Brussels, Belgium - Place de Brouckere-Plein, cars - RP postcard c.1930s

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  • Picture / Image:  Place de Brouckere-Plein - real photo postcard
  • Publisher: Belga Phot 
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Brussels (French: Bruxelles, [bʁysɛl] , officially the Brussels-Capital Region^[6][7] (French: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest),^[8] is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the de jure capital of Belgium.^[9] The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium^[10] and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the region of Flanders (in which it forms an enclave) or Wallonia.^[11][12] Compared to most regions in Europe, Brussels has a relatively small territory, with an area of 161 km² (62.31 sq mi). The region has a population of 1.2 million and a metropolitan area with a population of over 2.1 million, the largest agglomeration in Belgium.^[13][14][15] Brussels is also part of a large conurbation which extends between Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp, Leuven and Walloon Brabant and is home to over 5 million people.

Brussels has grown from a small rural settlement on the river Senne to become an important city-region in Europe. Since the end of the Second World War, Brussels has been a major centre for international politics and has become the home of numerous international organisations, politicians, diplomats and civil servants.^[16] Brussels is the de factocapital of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions (the other administrative centres are Luxembourg and Strasbourg).^[17][18][19] The name Brusselsis sometimes used metonymically to describe the EU and its institutions.^[20][21] The secretariat of the Benelux and the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO) are also located in Brussels.^[22][23] Today, it is classified as an Alpha global city.^[24]

Historically a Dutch-speaking city, Brussels has seen a language shift to French from the late 19th century onwards. Today, the majority language is French, and the Brussels-Capital Region is an officially bilingual enclave within the Flemish Region. All road signs, street names, and many advertisements and services are shown in both languages.^[25] Brussels is increasingly becoming multilingual, being home to many international institutions. English is spoken as a second language by nearly a third of the population, while a large number of migrants and expatriates speak other languages, namely Arabic, Spanish, German and Italian.^[26]

Despite what its name suggests, the Brussels-Capital Region is not the capital of Belgium in itself. Article 194 of the Belgian Constitution establishes that the capital of Belgium is the City of Brussels, the municipality within the capital region that once was the city's core.^[9]

The City of Brussels is the location of many national institutions. The Royal Palace, where the King of Belgium exercises his prerogatives as head of state, is situated alongside the Brussels Park (not to be confused with the Royal Castle of Laeken, the official home of the Belgian Royal Family). The Palace of the Nation is located on the opposite side of this park, and is the seat of the Belgian Federal Parliament. The office of the Prime Minister of Belgium, colloquially called Law Street 16 (Dutch: Wetstraat 16, French: 16, rue de la Loi), is located adjacent to this building. This is also the place where the Council of Ministers holds its meetings. The Court of Cassation, Belgium's main court, has its seat in the Palace of Justice. Other important institutions in the City of Brussels are the Constitutional Court, the Council of State, the Court of Audit, the Royal Belgian Mint and the National Bank of Belgium.

The City of Brussels is also the capital of both the French Community of Belgium^[10] and the Flemish Community.^[11] The Flemish Parliament and Flemish Government have their seats in Brussels,^[39] as do the Parliament of the French Community and the Government of the French Community.