3. Coat of Arms of Brussels Motto: L'Union fait la force Eendracht maakt macht
4. Brussels (French: Bruxelles , Dutch: Brussel , German: Brüssel ) is the capital of Belgium, and the administrative heart of the European Union. Growing from a 10th century fortress town founded by Charlemagne's grandson into a city of over one million inhabitants, Brussels is also capital of the Brussels-Capital Region, of Flanders and of the French Community of Belgium.