History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue Wiertz

In Dutch: Wiertzstraat

Rue Wiertz, in Ixelles, has 21 buildings on the Atlas map, for 25 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 43% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 71% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18796
1880 – 19139
1914 – 19440
1945 – 19691
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20095
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 11: 1881. 5 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: Arts and culture
Named in: 1910

Antoine Wiertz (1806-1865) était peintre et sculpteur. Il vécut à Ixelles, dans la rue Vautier, où un musée fut édifiée et porte son nom. (remark in French, as published)

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