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Grand' Place (Grote Markt), Brussels.
The Brussels-Capital Region is located in north-central Belgium. Situated within the country's Central Plateaus, the city lies between the sandy lowlands to the north and the Ardennes highlands to the south.12
Geographically, Brussels is an enclave surrounded entirely by the Flemish Region. It is positioned just a few miles north of the linguistic boundary that separates the Flemish-speaking north from the French-speaking Wallonia in the south. The metropolitan area, known as Greater Brussels, extends beyond its 19 administrative municipalities to include parts of the province of Flemish Brabant.312