Brussels is the de facto capital city of the European Union (EU) and the largest urban area in Belgium.
Brussels has grown from a 10th-century fortress town founded by Charlemagne's grandson into a metropolis of more than one million inhabitants.The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers a total area of 4,127 sq km, covering the Capital-Region and 103 surrounding municipalities, and has a population of almost 2.7...
