Waterloo

Summary

Waterloo is a municipality of Belgium^[1]. Waterloo has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Waterloo is located in Arrondissement of Nivelles^[3].
• Waterloo is in the country of Belgium^[4].
• Waterloo's head of government is recorded as Florence Reuter^[5].
• Waterloo's instance of is recorded as municipality of Belgium^[6].
• Waterloo's capital is recorded as Waterloo^[7].
• Waterloo's official language is recorded as French^[8].
• Waterloo's shares border with is recorded as Sint-Genesius-Rode^[9].
• Waterloo's shares border with is recorded as Braine-l'Alleud^[10].
• Waterloo's shares border with is recorded as Lasne^[11].
• Waterloo's shares border with is recorded as Beersel^[12].
• Waterloo's flag is recorded as flag of Waterloo^[13].
• Waterloo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rambouillet^[14].
• Waterloo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nagakute^[15].
• Waterloo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Differdange^[16].
• Waterloo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Korntal-Münchingen^[17].
• Waterloo's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Waterloo^[18].
• Waterloo's postal code is recorded as 1410^[19].
• Waterloo is part of Emergency zone Walloon Brabant^[20].
• Waterloo is part of Q111551994^[21].
• Waterloo's Commons category is recorded as Waterloo (Belgium)^[22].
• Waterloo's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[23].
• Waterloo's local dialing code is recorded as 02^[24].
• Waterloo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.716666666667, 'lon': 4.3833333333333}^[25].
• Waterloo's significant event is recorded as Battle of Waterloo^[26].
• Waterloo's official website is recorded as https://www.waterloo.be^[27].

Body

Identity

Waterloo's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Waterloo'}^[28]. Part of include Emergency zone Walloon Brabant^[20], an emergency zone^[29], in Belgium^[30], headquartered in Wavre^[31] and Q111551994^[21], a police zone^[32], in Belgium^[33].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Waterloo include Battle of Waterloo^[34], a battle^[35], in United Kingdom of the Netherlands^[36]; University of Waterloo^[37], a public research university^[38], in Canada^[39], founded in 1956^[40], headquartered in Waterloo^[41]; and Chaussée de Waterloo - Waterloosesteenweg^[42], a chaussee^[43], in Belgium^[44].

Why It Matters

Waterloo has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Waterloo is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for Waterloo include Battle of Waterloo^[34], a battle^[35], in United Kingdom of the Netherlands^[36]; University of Waterloo^[37], a public research university^[38], in Canada^[39], founded in 1956^[40], headquartered in Waterloo^[41]; and Chaussée de Waterloo - Waterloosesteenweg^[42], a chaussee^[43], in Belgium^[44].