History of a street · 1190 Forest

Avenue Kersbeek

In Dutch: Kersbeeklaan

Avenue Kersbeek, in Forest, has 227 buildings on the Atlas map, for 241 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1970 to 1989, with 41% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. Almost everything there appears after 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18790
  • 1880 – 19133
  • 1914 – 19441
  • 1945 – 196960
  • 1970 – 198993
  • 1990 – 200957
  • since 201013

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 232: 1902. 4 buildings in the street are dated by the heritage inventory.

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
Descriptive name
Theme
Places and destinations

Kersbeek est le nom d'un bois qui appartenait aux seigneurs de Stalle. (remark in French, as published)

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