History of a street · 1040 Etterbeek

Rue Dekens

In Dutch: Dekensstraat

Rue Dekens, in Etterbeek, has 36 buildings on the Atlas map, for 36 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 89% 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 – 18791
  • 1880 – 191332
  • 1914 – 19443
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 38: 1908.

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
Local notables

C'est sur les terrains de la famille Dekens que la rue fut tracée en 1880. (remark in French, as published)

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