Schaerbeek
municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
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Summary
Schaerbeek is a municipality of Belgium[1]. Schaerbeek ranks in the top 3% of municipality of belgium entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,064 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Intercommunale d'Inhumation - Intercommunale voor Teraardebestelling[3], Cremabru[4], Brulocalis[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital[6]
- Country: Belgium[7]
- Head of government: Bernard Clerfayt[8], Cécile Jodogne[9]
- Official language: French[10], Dutch[11]
- Shares border with: Evere[12], Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe[13], Saint-Josse-ten-Noode[14], Brussels[15], Etterbeek[16]
- Flag: flag of Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Houffalize[18], Beyoğlu[19]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Schaerbeek[20]
- Postal code: 1030[21]
- Part of: PolBruno Police Zone[22], Brussels Fire Department[23]
- Commons category: Schaerbeek[24]
- Local dialing code: 02[25]
- Inception: January 1, 1800[26]
- Coordinate location: 50.8675, 4.373611111111111[27]
- Separated from: Sint-Stevens-Woluwe[28]
- Official website: http://www.schaerbeek.be[29], https://www.1030.be/[30], http://www.schaarbeek.be/[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Schaerbeek[32]
- Email address: mailto:info@1030.be[33]
- Population: 133,010[34], 132,799[35]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek[36]
- Phone number: +32-2-244-75-11[37]
- Official name: Commune de Schaerbeek[38], Gemeente Schaarbeek[39]
- Nickname: Cité des Ânes[40], Ezelstad[41]
- Motto text: Pertinax sed Fructifer[42]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Schaerbeek include Schaarbeek railway station[43], a railway station[44], in Belgium[45], founded in 1887[46] and Schaerbeek Cemetery[47], a cemetery[48], in Belgium[49].
Why It Matters
Schaerbeek has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Schaerbeek is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for Schaerbeek include Schaarbeek railway station[43], a railway station[44], in Belgium[45], founded in 1887[46] and Schaerbeek Cemetery[47], a cemetery[48], in Belgium[49].