History of a street · 1083 Ganshoren

Rue Karel Mertens

In Dutch: Karel Mertensstraat

Rue Karel Mertens, in Ganshoren, has 20 buildings on the Atlas map, for 20 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1990 to 2009, with 55% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. Almost everything there appears after 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18790
1880 – 19130
1914 – 19440
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19895
1990 – 200911
since 20104

No building in the street is dated by the heritage inventory: the years are estimates by district.

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: First World War
Named in: 1920

Nous savons qu'il s'agit d'une victime de la Grande guerre. Il semblerait que toutes les victimes honorées aient été résidents de la commune, mais aucune précision n'a été trouvée. (remark in French, as published)

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