Schaerbeek

municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Organization municipality_of_belgium Q12887
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Schaerbeek

Summary

Schaerbeek is a municipality of Belgium[1]. Schaerbeek ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_belgium entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Schaerbeek was a member of Intercommunale d'Inhumation - Intercommunale voor Teraardebestelling[3].
  • Schaerbeek was a member of Cremabru[4].
  • Schaerbeek was a member of Brulocalis[5].
  • Schaerbeek is located in Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital[6].
  • Schaerbeek is in the country of Belgium[7].
  • Schaerbeek's head of government is recorded as Bernard Clerfayt[8].
  • Schaerbeek's head of government is recorded as Cécile Jodogne[9].
  • Schaerbeek's instance of is recorded as municipality of Belgium[10].
  • Schaerbeek's official language is recorded as French[11].
  • Schaerbeek's official language is recorded as Dutch[12].
  • Schaerbeek's shares border with is recorded as Evere[13].
  • Schaerbeek's shares border with is recorded as Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe[14].
  • Schaerbeek's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Josse-ten-Noode[15].
  • Schaerbeek's shares border with is recorded as Brussels[16].
  • Schaerbeek's shares border with is recorded as Etterbeek[17].
  • Schaerbeek's flag is recorded as flag of Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek[18].
  • Schaerbeek's twinned administrative body is recorded as Houffalize[19].
  • Schaerbeek's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beyoğlu[20].
  • Schaerbeek's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Schaerbeek[21].
  • Schaerbeek's postal code is recorded as 1030[22].
  • Schaerbeek is part of PolBruno Police Zone[23].
  • Schaerbeek is part of Brussels Fire Department[24].
  • Schaerbeek's Commons category is recorded as Schaerbeek[25].
  • Schaerbeek's local dialing code is recorded as 02[26].
  • January 1, 1800 marks the founding of Schaerbeek[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1800 marks the founding of Schaerbeek[27].

Identity

Official names include Commune de Schaerbeek[28] and Gemeente Schaarbeek[29]. Part of include PolBruno Police Zone[23], a police zone[30], in Belgium[31], founded in 2000[32] and Brussels Fire Department[24], an emergency zone[33], in Belgium[34], founded in 1990[35], headquartered in Brussels[36].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Schaerbeek include Schaarbeek railway station[37], a railway station[38], in Belgium[39], founded in 1887[40] and Schaerbeek Cemetery[41], a cemetery[42], in Belgium[43].

Why It Matters

Schaerbeek ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_belgium entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month).[2] Schaerbeek has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Schaerbeek is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for Schaerbeek include Schaarbeek railway station[37], a railway station[38], in Belgium[39], founded in 1887[40] and Schaerbeek Cemetery[41], a cemetery[42], in Belgium[43].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Schaerbeek. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/schaerbeek
MLA “Schaerbeek.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 2 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/schaerbeek.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_schaerbeek_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Schaerbeek}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/schaerbeek}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Schaerbeek — https://4ort.xyz/entity/schaerbeek (retrieved 2026-10-02)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/schaerbeek · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · JhowieNitnek · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native label → Schaarbeek, Schaerbeek, Schoûrebeik
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1705]]: Schoûrebeik"
  2. 11w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/41549|batch #41549]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.