Broxeele
Encyclopedia
Broxeele is a commune
in the Nord department in northern France
.
It is 20 km (12.4 mi) south of Dunkirk and also 20 km (12.4 mi) west of the Belgian
border.
Broec sele (modern name: Broksele), which means "house (with one room) in the marsh
" (in 1072: Brocsela). The name Brussels
has exactly the same etymology.
Broxeele and Brussels are sister cities and the city of Brussels has given a replica of Manneken Pis
to Broxeele.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Nord department in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
It is 20 km (12.4 mi) south of Dunkirk and also 20 km (12.4 mi) west of the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
border.
Name
The name is derived from the DutchDutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
Broec sele (modern name: Broksele), which means "house (with one room) in the marsh
Marsh
In geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland that is subject to frequent or continuous flood. Typically the water is shallow and features grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, other herbaceous plants, and moss....
" (in 1072: Brocsela). The name Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
has exactly the same etymology.
Broxeele and Brussels are sister cities and the city of Brussels has given a replica of Manneken Pis
Manneken Pis
, is a famous Brussels landmark. It is a small bronze fountain sculpture depicting a naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin. It was designed by Jerome Duquesnoy and put in place in 1618 or 1619...
to Broxeele.