History of a street · 1020 Brussels

Rue Ledeganck

In Dutch: Ledeganckstraat

Rue Ledeganck, in Brussels, has 40 buildings on the Atlas map, for 42 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 75% 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 – 191330
1914 – 19447
1945 – 19692
1970 – 19891
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 30: 1911. 30 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: Commemorative name
Theme: Arts and culture
Named in: 1905

Charles Ledeganck (1805-1847) est poète et docteur en droit de l'université de Gand. Néerlandophone, ses poèmes chantent les émotions du peuple flamand. Il est également parmi les premiers à traduire les textes de loi en néerlandais. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives