Koekelberg
Koekelberg | ||
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 Koekelberg's Municipal Hall seen from the Place Henri Vanhuffel/Henri Vanhuffelplein | ||
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  Koekelberg Location in Belgium
Koekelberg municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region Region Brussels-Capital | | |
| Arrondissement | Brussels-Capital | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Ahmed Laaouej (PS) | |
| • Governing party/ies | PS, Ecolo-Groen, Alternative Humaniste | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi) | |
| Population (2020-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 21,959 | |
| • Density | 19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi) | |
| Postal codes | 1081 | |
| NIS code | 21011 | |
| Area codes | 02 | |
| Website | www.koekelberg.be | |
Koekelberg (French:
As of 1 January 2022[update], the municipality had a population of 22,023 inhabitants, the smallest in the region.[2] The total area is 1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi), which gives a population density of 15,543/km2 (40,260/sq mi).[2]
The municipality is dominated by the
Politics
The current city council was elected in the October 2018 elections.[4] The current mayor of Koekelberg is Ahmed Laaouej, a member of PS, who is in coalition on the municipal council with Ecolo - Groen and Alternative Humaniste.
Main sights
- The Municipal Hall of Koekelberg, located on the Place Henri Vanhuffel/Henri Vanhuffelplein. Built in 1882, it was fitted with a geometric Art Deco facade designed by the architect Henri-Aimé Jacobs in 1938.[5]
- The Completed only in 1969, and combining Art Deco with neo-Byzantine elements, its cupola provides a panoramic view of Brussels and its outskirts.
- Lefever House, an early 20th-century (1913) Art Nouveau town house built by the architect Fernand Lefever, which has been listed as a protected monument since 2006.[6]
- Finally, the municipality maintains several green areas, including Elisabeth Park and Victoria Park.
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Lefever House (1913) -
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Elisabeth Park
References
Citations
- ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020". Statbel.
- ^ a b "Koekelberg | IBSA". ibsa.brussels. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ a b Stéphany 2006, p. 63.
- ^ "Résultats officiels des élections communales 2018" (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "maison communal – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Maison personnelle de l'architecte Fernand Lefever – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
Bibliography
- Stéphany, Pierre (2006). "Bruxelles. La basilique de Koekelberg". La Belgique en cent coups d'oeil (in French). Tielt: Lanno Publishers. ISBN 2-87386-445-1.
External links
Media related to Koekelberg at Wikimedia Commons- Official site (in French and Dutch)
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