History of a street · 1000 Brussels
Rue du Béguinage
In Dutch: Begijnhofstraat
Rue du Béguinage, in Brussels, has 32 buildings on the Atlas map, for 35 addresses. It was mostly built between 1850 and 1879: 66% of its buildings appear in that period.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18494
- 1850 – 187921
- 1880 – 19136
- 1914 – 19441
- 1945 – 19690
- 1970 – 19890
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20100
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 26: 1857. 3 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
La rue a été nommée ainsi car elle a été tracée sur l'ancien emplacement du Grand Béguinage, bâtisse dans laquelle se trouvaient les Béguines. (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Further reading: City of Brussels Archives