Mutsaard
Mutsaard | |
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  Mutsaard Location within Brussels   Mutsaard Mutsaard (Belgium) | |
| Coordinates: 50°54′4.187″N 4°21′37.973″E / 50.90116306°N 4.36054806°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region | Brussels-Capital Region |
| Arrondissement | Brussels-Capital |
| Municipality | City of Brussels |
| First mentioned | 1297 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1020 |
| Area codes | 02 |
Mutsaard, also known as the Pagoda Quarter or De Wand, is an old hamlet and a historic neigbourhood of Brussels, Belgium. Located between Laeken and Neder-over-Heembeek and centred around the Place du Mutsaert/Mutsaertplaats or Mutsaardplein, it is separated from the rest of Laeken by the Royal Domain and is the site of the Museums of the Far East. The district also extends a little into the neighbouring Flemish municipalities of Vilvoorde and Grimbergen.
Etymology
[edit]The name Mutsaard comes from Dutch, meaning 'faggot'. In the 18th century, an inn called Den Groenen Mutsaard ("The Green Faggot") was built at the intersection of the municipalities of Laeken, Neder-Over-Heembeek, Strombeek and Vilvoorde, giving the area its name.[1]
Before that, the area was known as Wannecouter, first mentioned in 1297. In Old Dutch, wan meant 'missing' or 'empty', while couter referred to cultivated arable land. It remained in use well into the 19th century and still appears on cadastral maps today as a local place name.[2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Mutsaardlaan – Inventaris van het bouwkundig erfgoed". monument.heritage.brussels (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Wannekouterlaan – Inventaris van het bouwkundig erfgoed". monument.heritage.brussels (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
External links
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Media related to Mutsaard at Wikimedia Commons
