Jet ( Fr. Jette [ˈʒɛt] ), or Ette ( Dutch Jette [ˈjɛtə] ) is one of the nineteen communes that together comprise the Brussels-Capital Region . Jet is located in the northwestern part of the Brussels agglomeration. The population of the commune is 43.5 thousand people.)
| Commune | |||||
| Jett | |||||
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| fr. Jette , the Netherlands. Jette | |||||
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| A country |  Belgium | ||||
| Region | Brussels Capital Region | ||||
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| History and Geography | |||||
| Area | 5.04 km² | ||||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 43,564 people ( 2007 ) | ||||
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| Telephone code | +32 2 | ||||
| Postcode | 1090 | ||||
| jette.be (Fr.) (nid.) | |||||
![Coat of arms [d]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Armoiries_Jette.png/90px-Armoiries_Jette.png)
The Jet borders with the following communes (clockwise): City of Brussels , Molenbeek-Saint-Jean , Kukelberg , Ganshoren , Asse and Wemmel (the last two communes are not Brussels, but Flemish ).
In Jeta, there is the campus of the medical faculty of the Dutch-speaking Free University of Brussels .
Attractions
- Town Hall, built at the beginning of the XX century
- Old Forge, which operated until 1960 (Wemmelsesteenweg, 306)
- The building of the railway station, built in 1892
- Abbot Palace (18th century), the only surviving part of Digem Abbey
- Neo-Gothic St. Peter's Church, built in 1877-1880
Museums
- Museum in the abbot's palace
- Rene Magritte Museum, located in the house where he lived
- Atelier 340 Museum [1] , an independent museum of modern art
Transport
In Zhety there is an existing railway station serving two lines: line 50 Brussels- Ghent and line 60 Jet- Dendermonde .
Jet has one metro station - Belgica. In fact, it is located on the border of Jeta and Molenbek-Saint-Jean .