Anderlecht | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 50°50′N 04°20′E / 50.833°N 4.333°ECoordinates: 50°50′N 04°20′E / 50.833°N 4.333°E | |
Kintra | Belgium |
Community | Flemish Community French Community |
Region | Brussels |
Arrondissement | Brussels |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Gaëtan Van Goidsenhoven (MR) |
• Govrenin pairty/ies | LB - PS-SP.A-CDH |
Area | |
• Total | 17.91 km2 (6.92 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2017)[1] | |
• Total | 118,241 |
• Density | 6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 1070 |
Area codes | 02 |
Website | www.anderlecht.be |
Anderlecht is ane o the nineteen municipalities locatit in the Brussels-Caipital Region.
Thare are several historically an airchitecturally destinct destricts athin the Anderlecht municipality.
The first traces o human activity on the richt bank o the Senne date frae the Stane Age an Bronze Age. The remnants o a Roman villa an o a Frankish necropolis wur an aa foond on the territory o Anderlecht. The first mention o the name Anderlecht, housomeivver, dates anerlie frae 1047 unner the forms Anrelech, then Andrelet (1111), Andreler (1148), an Anderlech (1186). At that time, this community wis aaready hame tae a chapter o canons an tae twa feudal manors, those o the pouerful lairds o Aa an o Anderlecht.
In 1356, Louis o Male, Coont o Flanders fought against Brussels on the territory o Anderlecht, in the so-cried Battle o Scheut, supposedly ower a monetary matter. Although he defeatit his sister-in-law, Joanna, Duchess o Brabant, an briefly teuk her title, she regained it the follaein year wi the help o Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. In 1393, Joanna’s chairter made Anderlecht a pairt o Brussels. It is an aa aroond this time that the kirk o Saunt Guido wis rebuilt abuin the earlier Romanesque crypt in the Brabant Gothic style.
The ceety o Anderlecht became a beacon o cultur in the 15t an 16t century. In 1521, Erasmus lived in the canons’ hoose for a few months. Charles, Duke o Aumale an Grand Veneur o Fraunce an aa haed a residence here.
The 17t an 18t century wur marked bi the wars aetween the Law Kintras an Fraunce. On November 13, 1792, richt efter the Battle o Jemappes, General Dumouriez an the French Revolutionary airmy routit the Austrians here ance again. Amang the consequences wur the disbandin o the canons an Anderlecht being proclaimed an independent commune bi the French. The 19t century saw a remarkable population growth, mainly acause o the proximity tae a rapidly expandin Brussels. Remarkable new urban developments an garden ceeties such as Het Rad an Moortenbeek wur built at the beginnin o the 20t century tae hoose the influx o newcomers. The day, the name Anderlecht rings a bell in ivery Belgian ear thanks tae its vera successful fitbaa club.
The annual Anderlecht fair, oreeginally a cattle fair, wis authorized bi William II o the Netherlands in 1825. Syne then, it haes taken the form o a series o celebrations, which still include animal shows but an aa ootdoors exhibitions, a floral show, an the recreation o a releegious procession in honor o Saunt Guido.
Anderlecht is the hame o the fitbaa club R.S.C. Anderlecht, the maist successful Belgian fitbaa team in European competition as well as in the Belgian First Diveesion.
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