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Koekelberg (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium) |
 | | The municipality of Koekelberg (17,703 inhabitants on 31 December 2004; 114 hectares, therefore one of the most crowded Belgian municipalities)) is one of the 19 municipalities forming the region of Brussels-Capital. |
 | | The upper part of Koekelberg, a plateau dominating Brussels, was urbanized later and attracted the upper classs; mansions, family houses and apartment buildings were built in a much less crowded environment than in the lower city. |
 | | Koekelberg is mostly known for its basilica, the fifth biggest church in the world (length, 141 m; width, 107 m; height, 100 m), surrounded by Parc Elisabeth. |
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