History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Place du Châtelain

In Dutch: Kasteleinsplein

Place du Châtelain, in Ixelles, has 36 buildings on the Atlas map, for 47 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 92% of its buildings appear in that period.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18790
  • 1880 – 191333
  • 1914 – 19442
  • 1945 – 19691
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 14: 1895. 5 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
Commemorative name
Theme
Belgian state
Named in
1894

Référence au passé d'une partie de Ixelles qui formait une châtellenie, c'est-à-dire qu'une partie de ses terres étaient placées sous la juridiction d'un seigneur châtelain. La place fut achevée en 1903. Quartier à thème autour de la noblesse : rue du Bailli, rue et place du Chatelain, rue de l'Amazone, rue du Tabellion, rue du Page, rue du Mail, rue du Prévot. (remark in French, as published)

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

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