History of a street · 1000 Brussels
Place Sainte-Catherine
In Dutch: Sint-Katelijneplein
Place Sainte-Catherine, in Brussels, has 21 buildings on the Atlas map, for 35 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 62% of its buildings appear in that period.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18490
- 1850 – 18790
- 1880 – 191313
- 1914 – 19444
- 1945 – 19692
- 1970 – 19891
- 1990 – 20091
- since 20100
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 15: 1883. 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
- Buildings
- Named in
- 1873
La rue doit son nom à la présence de l'Eglise Sainte-Catherine. Fusion des dénominations Place de la grue, quai au sel et Quai aux semences (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Further reading: City of Brussels Archives
On this street
- Docks of the old port — lost water, 1561 – 1910
- Marché Objectif 0 Déchet — 08:00 – 20:00