History of a street · 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Rue Michel Zwaab

In Dutch: Michel Zwaabstraat

Rue Michel Zwaab, in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, has 11 buildings on the Atlas map, for 11 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 82% 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 – 19132
  • 1914 – 19449
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 5: 1907.

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

Michel Zwaab fut conseiller communal de Molenbeek Saint Jean. (remark in French, as published)

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