The Freedom Quarter (French: Quartier des Libertés; Dutch: Vrijheidswijk) is a quarter of Brussels, Belgium. It is situated between the Belgian Parliament and the Rue Royale/Koningsstraat, not far from the crossroads with the Small Ring.[1] In the 19th century, it was known as Notre-Dame-aux-Neiges/Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Sneeuw.[2]
Freedom Quarter
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Neighbourhood | |
 Place de la Liberté/Vrijheidsplein | |
  Freedom Quarter Location within Brussels   Freedom Quarter Freedom Quarter (Belgium) | |
| Coordinates: 50°50′59″N 4°22′00″E / 50.84972°N 4.36667°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region | Brussels-Capital Region |
| Municipality | City of Brussels |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1000 |
| Area codes | 02 |
See also
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References
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edit- ^ "Quartier des Libertés | screen.brussels". screen.brussels (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Bruxelles-Capitale 1998.
Bibliography
edit- Le quartier Notre-Dame-aux-Neiges. Bruxelles, ville d'Art et d'Histoire (in French). Vol. 24. Brussels: Éditions de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale. 1998.
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