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1877 In Belgium
Events in the year 1877 in Belgium. Incumbents :Monarch: Leopold II of Belgium, Leopold II :Prime Minister of Belgium, Head of government: Jules Malou Events * Musical Instrument Museum (Brussels), Musical Instrument Museum established in the Royal Conservatory of Brussels * Plantin-Moretus Museum established in Antwerp * 16 January – Extradition agreement with the Netherlands signed in Brussels. * 14 March – Trade agreement with United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, Romania signed in Brussels. * 9 July – Law on secret ballot introduces use of voting booths at Belgian polling stations. * 19 August – Plantin-Moretus Museum opens to the public. Publications ;Periodicals * ''Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium, Annuaire de l'Académie royale de Belgique'', 43 (Brussels, F. Hayez) * ''Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium, Bulletins de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique'', 46 (Bru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |