Koekelberg

Koekelberg
Koekelberg
State :	Belgium
Region :	Brussels capital
Province :	("de-provincialized" since January 1st, 1995)
District :	Brussels capital
Coordinates :	50 ° 52 ′  N , 4 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 52 ′  N , 4 ° 20 ′  E
Area :	1.17 km²
Residents:	21,990 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	18,795 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	1081
Prefix:	02
Mayor:	Philippe Pivin (LB / MR )
Local government address :	Place Henri Vanhuffel 6 1081 Koekelberg Vanhuffelplein 6 1081 Koekelberg
Website:	www.koekelberg.be

Koekelberg ( ˈkukəlbɛrç , listen ^{? / I} ) has 21,990 inhabitants (January 1, 2019) on an area of ​​just 1.17 square kilometers, making it the smallest of the 19 municipalities in the after Saint-Josse-ten-Noode / Sint-Joost-ten-Node bilingual Brussels-Capital Region in Belgium .

The national basilica of the Sacred Heart , one of the largest churches in the world , is known across the country on the hill of the same name . It was built in the Art Deco style in the first half of the 20th century and stands at the end of a monumental street axis. In front of the basilica is the Elisabethpark .

Tram line 19 goes through Koekelberg. The underground lines 2 and 6 also meet at Simonis station .

Twin cities

Sister cities of Koekelberg are in France the city of Hyères in the Var department and in Spain the city of Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Andalusia.

Web links

Commons : Koekelberg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality of Koekelberg (Dutch, French)

National Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur / Heilig Hart

Town hall of the municipality of Koekelberg, Place Henri Vanhuffel