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The following is a timeline of the history of Brussels, Belgium. Prehistory. 10,000–2600 BCE ... Comparative Case Studies of European City-Regions. Routledge.
As Belgium's economic capital and a top financial centre in Western Europe with Euronext Brussels, Brussels is classified as an Alpha global city. [32] It is also a national and international hub for rail, road and air traffic, [33] and is sometimes considered, together with Belgium, as Europe's geographic, economic and cultural crossroads.
Belgium made part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. [147] 1815: 16 June: Battle of Ligny: Napoleon Bonaparte's last victory. 18 June: Battle of Waterloo: final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte. 1820: Publication of J. B. Romberg's A New Picture of Brussels and its Environs [148] 1822: Société Générale founded 1823
For most of its history, what is now Belgium was either a part of a larger territory, such as the Carolingian Empire, or divided into a number of smaller states, prominent among them being the Duchy of Lower Lorraine, the Duchy of Brabant, the County of Flanders, the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, the County of Namur, the County of Hainaut and the County of Luxembourg.
1957 – Delhaize inaugurates the first supermarket on the European continent at the Place Eugène Flagey/Eugène Flageyplein. [62] The Atomium and cable car during the 1958 Brussels World's Fair . 1958 The city becomes one of the seats of the European Community. The Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Trinity is consecrated.
Brussels is considered the de facto capital of the European Union, having a long history of hosting a number of principal EU institutions within its European Quarter. [2] [3] The EU has no official capital but Brussels hosts the official seats of the European Commission, Council of the European Union, and European Council, as well as a seat (officially the second seat) of the European Parliament.
The City of Brussels [a] is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, [b] as well as the capital of the French Community of Belgium, the Flemish Region (from which it is separate) and Belgium. [2] The City of Brussels is also the administrative centre of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal ...
Belgium, [a] officially the Kingdom of Belgium, [b] is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. It covers an area of 30,689 km 2 (11,849 sq mi) [4] and has a population of more than 11.7 million ...