History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue Sallaert

In Dutch: Sallaertstraat

Rue Sallaert, in Brussels, has 10 buildings on the Atlas map, for 12 addresses. It was mostly built between 1850 and 1879: 70% 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 – 18491
  • 1850 – 18797
  • 1880 – 19130
  • 1914 – 19440
  • 1945 – 19692
  • 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
Commemorative name
Theme
Arts and culture

La rue doit son nom à un peintre bruxellois, Antoon Sallaert, qui vécut de la fin du XVIe siècle jusqu'à la moitié du XVIIe. Il est principalement connu pour avoir conçu des tapisseries pour l'industrie bruxelloise. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives