The largest municipality in area and population is the City of Brussels, covering 32.6km 2 (12.6sqmi) and with 145,917 inhabitants; the least populous is Koekelberg with 18,541 inhabitants. The smallest in area is Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, which is only 1.1km 2 (0.4sqmi), but still has the highest population density in the region, with 20,822/km 2 (53,930/sqmi). Watermael-Boitsfort has the lowest population density in the region, with 1,928/km 2 (4,990/sqmi). Philip died in 1506, and he was succeeded by his son Charles V who then also became King of Spain (crowned in the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula) and even Holy Roman Emperor at the death of his grandfather Maximilian I in 1519. Charles was now the ruler of a Habsburg Empire "on which the sun never sets" with Brussels serving as one of his main capitals. [56] [57] It was in the Coudenberg Palace that Charles V was declared of age in 1515, and it was there in 1555 that he abdicated all of his possessions and passed the Habsburg Netherlands to King Philip II of Spain. [58] This palace, famous all over Europe, had greatly expanded since it had first become the seat of the Dukes of Brabant, but it was destroyed by fire in 1731. [59] [60] The Grand-Place after the 1695 bombardment by the French army

After the creation of the Brussels-Capital Region, the Brussels Agglomeration was never formally abolished, although it no longer has a purpose. Transportation in Brussels". www.internations.org. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018 . Retrieved 3 August 2018.

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Palais des Beaux-Arts – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French) . Retrieved 26 October 2023.

Quai du Commerce – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French) . Retrieved 26 October 2023. The new flag and emblem were presented in a Bill tabled on 2 October 2014 at the Parliament ( text). The Preamble explains that the change in the corporate image of the Region was initiated on 12 July 2012 by the Government. The new communication should be based on the thematic "be. Brussels" and a modernized version of the iris. anc. Grand Hospice / Institut Pacheco – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French) . Retrieved 26 October 2023.Rue du Houblon – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French) . Retrieved 26 October 2023. A whopping 27% of the population of the city is foreign, making it one of the world’s most international cities. 10. 3 Official Languages 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

Rue du Marché aux Porcs – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French) . Retrieved 26 October 2023. Another famous museum included in the group is the Magritte Museum. Here you can find an extensive collection of paintings by the surrealist Belgian René Magritte. Opened in 2009, this museum is a must-see for anyone interested in surrealism. In the same Ordinance, Appendices 1 to 7 shall be substituted by Appendices 1 to 3 attached to the present Ordinance. It’s not the only one! There are also towns called Brussels elsewhere in the world – two in America and two in Canada. 9. 27% Foreign PopulationKrause, Suzanne (2015-06-20). "Moules-Frites: Eine kleine Kulturgeschichte des belgischen Nationalgerichts". Deutschlandfunk (in German) . Retrieved 2020-03-19.