Cureghem

 

Cureghem (French, pronounced [kyʁəɡɛm]) or Kuregem (Dutch, pronounced [ˈkyrəɣɛm] ^ⓘ) is a district of Anderlecht, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. Located in the east of Anderlecht,^[1] it is one of this municipality's largest and most populated districts. It developed during the Industrial Revolution along the Brussels–Charleroi Canal and is currently in a fragile social and economic situation due to the decline of its economy and the poor quality of some of its housing.

• The Municipal Hall of Anderlecht is located on the Place du Conseil/Raadsplein, at the heart of this district.^[2][1]
• The Synagogue of Anderlecht, an Orthodox synagogue designed in Art Deco style by the architect Joseph de Lange [nl] and completed in 1933.^[3]
• The National Museum of the Resistance, which traces the history of the Belgian Resistance and German occupation of Belgium during World War II.
• Between 1836 and 1991, the district housed the Royal School of Veterinary Medicine, now moved to Liège but often still referred to as Cureghem.^[4] The old campus, listed as protected heritage,^[5] is currently undergoing a large rehabilitation process.^[1]
• In its lower part, bordering the City of Brussels, are the Square de l'Aviation/Luchtvaartsquare^[6] and the Parc de la Rosée/Dauwpark.^[7]
• Three listed buildings—the former Atlas Brewery,^[8] the old power station, and the former Moulart Mill^[9]— are testaments to the old industrial activities next to the waterway.
• The Cantillon Brewery, a gueuze museum established in an actual working brewery.

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  Anderlecht's Municipal Hall seen from the Place du Conseil/Raadsplein
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  Historic main building of the Royal School of Veterinary Medicine
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  Monument to the Showmen who died for the Fatherland on the Square de l'Aviation/Luchtvaartsquare

• History of Brussels
• Belgium in the long nineteenth century

• Media related to Cureghem/Kuregem at Wikimedia Commons