Laeken Cemetery
Cemetery in Laeken, Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Laeken Cemetery (French: Cimetière de Laeken; Dutch: Begraafplaats van Laken) in Brussels, Belgium, is the city's oldest cemetery still in function and the resting place of the Belgian royal family. It is known as the Belgian Père Lachaise, after Paris' famous cemetery, because it is the burial place of the rich and the famous and for the abundance of its funerary heritage.
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Established | 1275 |
Location | Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region |
Country | Belgium |
Coordinates | 50°52′46″N 4°21′11″E |
Type | Public, non-denominational |
Size | 6.3 hectares (16 acres) |
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