History of a street · 1000 Brussels
Rue de la Besace
In Dutch: Knapzakstraat
Rue de la Besace, in Brussels, has 13 buildings on the Atlas map, for 16 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 69% 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 – 19131
- 1914 – 19449
- 1945 – 19693
- 1970 – 19890
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20100
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 1A: 1903.
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
- Historical references
- Named in
- 1877
La rue fait référence à l'un des écussons, en forme de besace, que portaient les Confédérés qui se sont levés contre Philippe II (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Further reading: City of Brussels Archives