History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue T'Kint

In Dutch: T'Kintstraat

Rue T'Kint, in Brussels, has 40 buildings on the Atlas map, for 44 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 55% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. More than three quarters appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 187916
1880 – 191322
1914 – 19441
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 42: 1869.

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

La rue rend hommage à la famille 't kint de roodenbeeke ; une ancienne famille patricienne de Bruxelles. Emmanuel-Jospeh, philanthrope de la fin du XIX siècle, présida la société de philanthropie de Bruxelles qui finança la construction de l'hospice pour aveugles, près de la Porte de Hal. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives