Francization of Brussels
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The Francization of Brussels refers to the evolution, over the past two centuries, of this historically Dutch-speaking city into one where French has become the majority language and lingua franca. Th
Bilingual French and Dutch street signs in Brussels
Brussels in 1555, still a small city that had not yet grown to fill its walls, the present-day Small Ring
First page of Verlooy's Dissertation on the disregard of the native language in the Netherlands (1788), regarded as the first work dealing with the language problem in Flanders.
Under French rule, the use of Dutch was forbidden in Brussels' Town Hall.
Kraainem
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Kraainem is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality only comprises the town of Kraainem proper. On January 1, 2006, Kraainem had a total p
Avenue Baron Albert d'Huart
"Balance" in Kraainem, a memorial to the town's rich industrial legacy