Brussels - capital of Belgium, has a population of nearly 1 million people. As a cultural and political center of Belgium, Brussels is also considered a "main gate" in the country: pass through the main routes leading deep into Belgium, from the port of La Mancha in the Flemish city. In addition, it is convenient for railway station, next from France to the Netherlands. Brussels took its name from "Bruksele" which means "city of the marshes, the town appeared in the 6 th century on the trade route between the cities of Cologne and Bruges / Ghent. During the reign of the Habsburgs city prospered and eventually became the capital of the Spanish Netherlands. In the 19 c...
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