Place:Anderlecht, Brabant, Belgium

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NameAnderlecht
Alt namesAnderlacumsource: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 19
Scheutsource: Family History Library Catalog
Scheutveldsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates50.833333°N 4.333333°E
Located inBrabant, Belgium
Also located inBrussels-Capital Region, Belgium    
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source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Anderlecht is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Dilbeek and Sint-Pieters-Leeuw. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).

There are several historically and architecturally distinct districts within Anderlecht. , the municipality had a population of around 120,887. The total area is , which gives a population density of .[1] Its upper area is greener and less densely populated.

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