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Tour & Taxis

former railway station, now mixed-use neighbourhood in Brussels, Belgium
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Tour & Taxis

Summary

Tour & Taxis is a neighbourhood of Brussels[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of neighbourhood_of_brussels entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tour & Taxis received the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards[3].
  • Tour & Taxis is located in Brussels[4].
  • Tour & Taxis is located in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean[5].
  • Tour & Taxis is in the country of Belgium[6].
  • Tour & Taxis's image is recorded as Tour et Taxis - Brussels Skyline (cropped).jpg[7].
  • Tour & Taxis's instance of is recorded as neighbourhood of Brussels[8].
  • Princely House of Thurn and Taxis is named after Tour & Taxis[9].
  • Tour & Taxis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 281968617[10].
  • Tour & Taxis's IdRef ID is recorded as 164912924[11].
  • Tour & Taxis's location is recorded as north extension of Brussels[12].
  • Tour & Taxis's location is recorded as Laeken[13].
  • Tour & Taxis's postal code is recorded as 1000[14].
  • Tour & Taxis's postal code is recorded as 1210[15].
  • Tour & Taxis's Commons category is recorded as Tour & Taxis, Brussels[16].
  • Tour & Taxis's located in time zone is recorded as Europe/Brussels[17].
  • Tour & Taxis's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.8665091, 'lon': 4.3470849}[18].
  • Tour & Taxis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0125yg18[19].
  • Tour & Taxis's official website is recorded as https://tour-taxis.com/[20].
  • Tour & Taxis's page banner is recorded as Brussels Skyline (cropped).jpg[21].
  • Tour & Taxis's time of earliest written record is recorded as +1516-00-00T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Tour & Taxis's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tour & Taxis'}[23].
  • Tour & Taxis's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'nl-be', 'text': 'Thurn & Taxis'}[24].
  • Tour & Taxis's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tour et Taxis'}[25].
  • Tour & Taxis's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nl-be', 'text': 'Thurn en Taxis'}[26].
  • Tour & Taxis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'T&T'}[27].

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Geography

Tour & Taxis is in the country of Belgium[6]. Located in include Brussels[4], a big city[28], in Belgium[29], founded in 1795[30] and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean[5], a municipality of Belgium[31], in Belgium[32], founded in 1785[33].

Designation and Status

Tour & Taxis's instance of is recorded as neighbourhood of Brussels[8].

History and Context

Princely House of Thurn and Taxis is named after Tour & Taxis[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tour & Taxis include Tour and Taxis railway station[34], a railway station[35], in Belgium[36].

Why It Matters

Tour & Taxis ranks in the top 8% of neighbourhood_of_brussels entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Tour and Taxis railway station[34], a railway station[35], in Belgium[36].

FAQs

What awards did Tour & Taxis receive?

Honors received include European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards[3].

Related Entities

Belgium Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  9. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] ↑ . 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. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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MLA “Tour & Taxis.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/tour-taxis.
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