Jette facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Jette
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| Country | Belgium | ||
| Region | Brussels | ||
| Community | Flemish Community French Community |
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| Arrondissement | Brussels | ||
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| • Total | 5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(January 2010)
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| • Total | 46,818 | ||
| • Density | 9,289/km2 (24,059/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes |
1090
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| Area codes | 02 | ||
Jette is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. In common with all the Brussels municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).
The Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Dutch-speaking university of Brussels has built its hospital and medical campus in Jette, while its other buildings are in the so-called Etterbeek campus actually located in Ixelles/Elsene.
Neolithic tools and remains of a Gallo-Roman villa have been found on the territory of Jette, proving the old age of the first settlements in this area. The fact that its first church was dedicated to Saint Peter also indicates early Christianization.
Sights
- The Jette city hall, Jules Van Ysendyck’s masterpiece, dates from the beginning of the 20th century.
- The only extant building of the Abbey of Dieleghem has been converted into a mostly historical museum.
- Jette has kept a few of its old pubs and breweries, as well as a blacksmith’s workshop that still operated until 1960.
- The René Magritte Museum was set up in the house where the famous painter lived and worked for twenty-four years.
Images for kids
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Jette railway station
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The mansion of the abbot is the only remaining building of Dieleghem Abbey
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René Magritte Museum
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See also
In Spanish: Jette para niños
