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Heysel or Heizel (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...

, pronounced ˈɦɛizəl), is an area in Brussels and may in particular refer to:
  • Heysel Park
    Heysel Park
    The Heysel Exhibition Park is the place in the north of the centre of Brussels, Belgium, where the Brussels International Exposition and the Expo '58 took place....

    , a part of Brussels
  • Heysel Metro Station, one of the metro stations on line 6 (formerly 1A) of the Brussels Metro
  • Heysel Stadium, see King Baudouin Stadium
    King Baudouin Stadium
    The King Baudouin Stadium is a sports ground in north-west Brussels, Belgium. It was inaugurated on 23 August 1930 as the Stade du Jubilé or Jubelstadion in the presence of Prince Leopold. It was built to embellish the Heysel plateau in view of the Brussels International Exposition...

  • Heysel Stadium disaster
    Heysel Stadium disaster
    The Heysel Stadium disaster occurred on 29 May 1985 when escaping fans were pressed against a wall in the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, as a result of rioting before the start of the 1985 European Cup Final between Liverpool of England and Juventus of Italy...

    of May 29, 1985
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