Laeken

Laeken / sheets [ la ː kən ] is a neighborhood in the north of the city of Brussels. Sheet is the official Dutch spelling, the old Brabant form was Laeken, which still meets the French spelling today. Laeken until its incorporation in March 1921 an independent municipality, which still preserves its own postal code 1020.

Laeken was twice the site of a World's Fair on the Heysel plateau, in 1935 and 1958. Sheets is the cradle of international Christian Workers (YCW ).

History

The first mention dates around 1080 under the Latinized form Laca. From the 17th century the forms Lake and Laeken have survived. The old village center is situated in the area of the forecourt of today's Church of Our Lady on the banks of the later opening into the Senne river Molenbeek ( " Mühlbach " ), in the course of many marshy lakes and ponds were. The name Laeken comes from the Old High German lacha ( from Latin lacus, U.S. M -. . Lake ), the lake is, while it is in Brabant Flemish for a wetland and the German Lache ( oil spill ) and the German Laach ( Laacher See) is related.

Unlike the other seven surrounding municipalities of Brussels, which together form the " ring " (French cuve, flemish cuype ) formed around the imperial city, Laeken already lost its independence in 1331 and was placed under the Brussels law. Only during the French occupation of Belgium and Revoulution 1795 Laeken was a separate municipality again. Until the beginning of the 19th century the Laeken was a rural hamlet and grew only in the context of industrialization and the great visions of the Belgian King Leopold II: 1814-1168 Population, 1831-1806 Population, 1846-4019 inhabitants, 1885-21477 inhabitants, 1900-30438 inhabitants, 1920-40681 inhabitants, 2005-51839 inhabitants

In 1782 the castle was built in linen sheets, which is since 1831 the seat of the Belgian royal family. The castle still belong to the greenhouses, while the sheets Park later separated from the royal park and the population was made available.

1851 gave King Leopold I after the death of his second wife, Louise, a grave church of the Belgian kings in order: The powerful, neo-Gothic Church of Our Lady (built until 1872 ) was not far from the royal domain under the direction of Joseph Poelaert, architect of the Palais de Justice, executed. Here is the royal crypt.

By the railway for the northern connection between Ghent and Brussels, the old center of Laeken was largely destroyed, it only remained still remains in the area of ​​the now decommissioned Laeken station in the forecourt of the Church of Our Lady. Later, the western bypass the railway was built, which at Place Bockstael to the existing railway line anknüpfte Ghent 1871, and there gave birth to a track triangle.

From 1877 until the incorporation Laekens to Brussels in 1921, Emile Bockstael Eloy last mayor of Laeken

On 23 April 1906, decided to put a competition for a new City Hall. Until August 27 of the year draft could be submitted; to the participating architects was among other things the young Julien Flegenheimer. On 22 June 1907, the decision was made between the designs, the town hall could be inaugurated in 1912, replacing the surviving small predecessor in the rue des Palais de Brug Outre-Pont/Paleizenstraat over the center of the old Laeken.

1921 Laeken was incorporated along with Neder-Over - Heembeek and Haeren to Brussels. This was part of the redevelopment of the port to the north and the lack of space in the city center.

Since the 1958 World's Fair can be found in sheets and the Atomium, Mini - Europe park and the miniature King Baudouin Stadium, also known as the Heysel Stadium.

In December 2001, the European Summit was held in Laeken in Laeken Castle.

Attractions

  • The Castle of Laken with the park and the greenhouses, (→ Lage50.8863724.359929 )
  • The Atomium, (→ Lage50.8948864.341636 )
  • The fairgrounds, especially it the Hall 5, (→ Lage50.8993664.337559 )
  • The Church of Our Lady ( Notre -Dame de Laeken ) with the royal crypt is the largest Gothic building in Belgium, (→ Lage50.8787744.355751 )
  • The cemetery sheet is the finest and most important cemetery around the city of Brussels, where many celebrities are buried, (→ Lage50.8795354.353949 )
  • The monument in honor of Leopold I, (→ Lage50.8904784.353357 )
  • The Japanese tower, (→ Lage50.8929784.361464 )
  • The Chinese Pavilion, (→ Lage50.8938784.36008 )
  • The town hall sheets, (→ Lage50.8766584.347694 )
  • The King Baudouin Stadium, (→ Lage50.8953874.333279 )
  • The Planetarium (→ Lage50.8934824.337474 )

Exhibition Centre, Hall 5, Heysel

Royal Castle of Laken

Monument in honor of Leopold I

The Chinese Pavilion

Cemetery sheets and the Church of Our Lady

Sons and daughters of the town

  • King Albert II (Belgium) ( born 1931 ), King of the Belgians from 1993 to 2013
  • Emile Aerts (1892-1953), racing cyclist
  • King Baudouin (1930-1993), King of the Belgians 1951-1993
  • Badjou Arnold (1906-1994), football player
  • Léo Errera (1858-1905), botanist
  • Jean Strauwen (1878-1947), composer, professor and conductor
  • Freddy Thielemans ( b. 1944 ), socialist politician and mayor of Brussels
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