Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Summary

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean is a municipality of Belgium^[1]. Molenbeek-Saint-Jean ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_belgium entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean was a member of Intercommunale d'Inhumation - Intercommunale voor Teraardebestelling^[3].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean was a member of Cremabru^[4].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean was a member of Brulocalis^[5].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean is located in Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital^[6].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean is in the country of Belgium^[7].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean is on the body of water Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal^[8].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean is on the body of water Brussels–Charleroi Canal^[9].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean is on the body of water Maelbeek - Maalbeek^[10].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean's head of government is recorded as Catherine Moureaux^[11].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean's image is recorded as Gemeentehuis St Jans Molenbeek.jpg^[12].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean's instance of is recorded as municipality of Belgium^[13].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean's instance of is recorded as city^[14].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean's official language is recorded as French^[15].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean's official language is recorded as Dutch^[16].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean's flag image is recorded as Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Belgium.svg^[17].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean's shares border with is recorded as Brussels^[18].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean's shares border with is recorded as Anderlecht^[19].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean's coat of arms image is recorded as Blason Molenbeek Saint Jean.svg^[20].
• John the Baptist is named after Molenbeek-Saint-Jean^[21].
• Maalbeek is named after Molenbeek-Saint-Jean^[22].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean's flag is recorded as flag of Molenbeek^[23].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oujda^[24].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean's twinned administrative body is recorded as Levallois-Perret^[25].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 130780451^[26].
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean's GND ID is recorded as 4823849-1^[27].

Body

Founding

+1785-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean^[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Sint-Jans-Molenbeek'}^[29] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Molenbeek-Saint-Jean'}^[30]. Part of include Brussels-Capital Region^[31], a region of Belgium^[32], in Belgium^[33], founded in 1989^[34]; Brussels Fire Department^[35], an emergency zone^[36], in Belgium^[37], founded in 1990^[38], headquartered in Brussels^[39]; and Police Zone Brussels-West^[40], a police zone^[41], in Belgium^[42], founded in 2000^[43]. Short names include {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Molenbeek'}^[44], {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Molem'}^[45], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Моленбек'}^[46].

Why It Matters

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_belgium entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).^[2] Molenbeek-Saint-Jean has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] Molenbeek-Saint-Jean is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]