History of a street · 1081 Koekelberg

Rue Montagne aux Anges

In Dutch: Engelenbergstraat

Rue Montagne aux Anges, in Koekelberg, has 14 buildings on the Atlas map, for 21 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 79% 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 – 18792
1880 – 191311
1914 – 19441
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

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: Descriptive name
Theme: Relief and landscape
Named in: 1842

Cette rue est très ancienne et était très pentue, ce qui la rendait impraticable par mauvais temps. Ceci explique la montagne, mais pas les anges. Initialement, cette rue s'appelait 'Montagne des Anges', mais aucune précision n'a été retrouvée. Cela pourrait également faire référence à un ancien cabaret portant ce nom. (remark in French, as published)

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