History of a street · 1040 Etterbeek

Rue Père de Deken

In Dutch: Pater de Dekenstraat

Rue Père de Deken, in Etterbeek, has 51 buildings on the Atlas map, for 67 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 67% 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 – 191317
  • 1914 – 194434
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 8: 1906. 15 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
Local notables
Named in
1906

Le Père de Deken (1852-1896) était missionnaire de Scheut. Il voyagea à travers le monde afin de découvrir les nouveaux territoires récemment conquis. (remark in French, as published)

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