The City of Brussels (French: Bruxelles-Ville [bʀyˈsɛl ˈvil] or Ville de Bruxelles [ˈvil də bʀyˈsɛl], Dutch: Stad Brussel [ˈstɑt ˈbrʏ.səl], German: Stadt Brüssel [ʃtat ˈbʁʏ.səl]) is the largest municipality of the Brussels-Capital Region, and the official capital of Belgium.