History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue Berkendael

In Dutch: Berkendaalstraat

Rue Berkendael, in Ixelles, has 34 buildings on the Atlas map, for 36 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 62% 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 – 191321
  • 1914 – 194413
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 189: 1905. 16 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
Named in
1903

Berckendael signifierait à l'origine la vallée des bouleaux. Cela désigne un lieu dit entre l'actuelle Chaussée de Waterloo et Uccle. Son tracé définitif fut fixé en 1902. (remark in French, as published)

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