Silly, Belgium
Encyclopedia
Silly is a Walloon municipality
located in the Belgian
province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Silly had a total population of 7,995. The total area is 67.68 km² which gives a population density
of 118 inhabitants per km².
The name of the town derives from its stream, called the Sille (French
) or Zulle (Dutch
), and has no relation to the English word.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in 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...
province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Silly had a total population of 7,995. The total area is 67.68 km² which gives a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 118 inhabitants per km².
The name of the town derives from its stream, called the Sille (French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
) or Zulle (Dutch
Dutch 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...
), and has no relation to the English word.