History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Rue Thiernesse

In Dutch: Thiernessestraat

Rue Thiernesse, in Anderlecht, has 45 buildings on the Atlas map, for 45 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 60% 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 – 19130
  • 1914 – 194427
  • 1945 – 196917
  • 1970 – 19891
  • 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
Scientists
Named in
1935

Théodore Thiernesse (1812-1883) était vétérinaire et fut directeur de l'Ecole de médecine vétérinaire à Cureghem. (remark in French, as published)

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