[OSM-talk-be] Brussel - Bruxelles

[Ben Laenen]

wannes wrote:
> 2009/8/3 Ben Laenen <benlaenen at gmail.com>
> > btw, while checking the history of the place node
> > (http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/17401554/history) I've seen the
> > name
> > has apparently been changed some days ago to include German as well (and
> > Dutch
> > and French switched place as well), so it's now "Bruxelles - Brussel -
> > Brüssel". Now I don't exactly see a reason here why German should be
> > included...
>
> Because it's an official language in Belgium? (and we do /not/ want to
> discriminate anyone :-)  )
> http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talen_in_Belgi%C3%AB

Yeah, of course I know Belgium has German as official language (hence it's 
name tag is "België - Belgique - Belgien"), but German isn't an official 
language in Brussels.

Ben