History of a street · 1030 Schaerbeek

Avenue Britsiers

In Dutch: Britsierslaan

Avenue Britsiers, in Schaerbeek, has 9 buildings on the Atlas map, for 11 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 44% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 44% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18790
1880 – 19134
1914 – 19442
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19892
1990 – 20091
since 20100

No building in the street is dated by the heritage inventory: the years are estimates by district.

Today's buildings, grouped by the period when the Atlas map first shows building on their plot. Approximate reconstruction.

Where its name comes from

Kind of name: Commemorative name
Theme: Local notables

Antonius Urbanus Britsiers (1844-1911), industriel qui a fait fortune. A sa mort, il légua une très grande somme d'argent aux hospices de Schaerbeek. (remark in French, as published)

Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.