Saint-Josse-ten-Noode / Sint-Joost-ten-Node

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Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Sint-Joost-ten-Node (Belgium)
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Sint-Joost-ten-Node
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Sint-Joost-ten-Node
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Brussels capital
Province : ("de-provincialized" since January 1st, 1995)
District : Brussels capitalwub
Coordinates : 50 ° 51 ′  N , 4 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 51 ′  N , 4 ° 22 ′  E
Area : 1.14 km²
Residents: 27,457 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density: 24,085 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 1210
Prefix: 02
Mayor: Emir Kir

Local government address : 		Avenue de l'Astronomie 12–13
1210 Bruxelles

Sterrenkundelaan 12–13
1210 Brussels
Website: www.stjoost.irisnet.be
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Saint-Josse-ten-Noode ( French ) or Sint-Joost-ten-Node ( Dutch ) is one of 19 municipalities in the bilingual Brussels-Capital Region in Belgium . With 27,457 inhabitants (January 1, 2019) on an area of ​​just 1.14 square kilometers, it is the smallest municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region and at the same time the most densely populated in Belgium with around 24,000 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Saint-Josse-ten-Noode / Sint-Joost-ten-Node is an independent municipality and is located on the outskirts of downtown Brussels between the actual city ​​of Brussels in the south and Schaerbeek / Schaarbeek in the north. Immediately across the ring road that forms the southwestern municipal boundary of Saint-Josse / Sint-Joost is the Rue Neuve / Nieuwstraat , the inner-city pedestrian zone of Brussels.

In Saint-Josse-ten-Noode / Sint-Joost-ten-Node, among other things, the Botanical Garden ( Parc du Botanique / Kruidtuin ) is located at Schaarbeeker Tor, which also includes a cultural center. The municipality has a share in the representative Rue Royale / Koningsstraat , which runs from the royal city palace to Schaerbeek / Schaarbeek .

population

The municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode / Sint-Joost-ten-Node has the highest proportion of immigrants in the country - called allochthonous in Belgium . The then mayor Jean Demannez said in 2003 that only 20 percent of the population had a Belgian grandfather. The proportion of residents with a foreign passport is 42% (2015), including mainly Turks and Moroccans and now Bulgarians and Romanians.

With an average per capita income of 8,690 euros (as of 2015), Saint Josse / Sint-Joost is the poorest municipality in Belgium and is therefore well below the average for the Brussels-Capital Region, which at 13,831 euros (2015) has the lowest income of the Belgian regions.

history

Neo-Baroque Saint-Josse / Sint-Joost church from 1867, watercolor by Léon van Dievoet.

The original municipality was more than twice as large, but as part of the expansion of the city of Brussels in 1855, 142 of its then 253 hectares had to cede more than half of its area to the city of Brussels, from which the Quartier Léopold with today's European quarter as the residential area of ​​the Brussels residents Bourgeoisie emerged.

politics

Guy Cudell was the long-time mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode / Sint-Joost-ten-Node, from 1953 until his death in 1999. The socialist was one of the last mayors in Belgium who still wore a two-pointed hat. From 1999 to 2012 Jean Demannez , also a socialist, took over the office. In 2012, Emir Kir was elected as the new mayor; he is also a member of the Socialist Party and one of the first mayors of Belgium of Turkish origin.

Town twinning

Sint-Joost lists the following two twin cities :

There is also a partnership with

sons and daughters of the town

Attractions

  • Neo-Baroque St. Joost Church from 1865
  • Charlier Museum
  • The former train station on Chaussée de Louvain / Leuvensesteenweg from 1885 is listed and now houses a meeting place for jazz musicians Jazz Station .
  • The so-called Rogierzentrum, designed by the architect J. Cuisenier, stood in the community between 1960 and 2001. The gigantic complex was once a symbol of post-war modernism , but was demolished after a period of neglect. Between 2002 and 2006, the headquarters of Dexia Bank was built on the same site .
  • Saint-Josse-ten-Noode cemetery

  • Parish hall of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode / Sint-Joost-ten-Node

  • The jazz station is a former train station.

  • The construction of the north quarter (Espace Nord / Noordwijk) began in 1970. Among other things, the headquarters of the Dexia Bank are located there.

  • The Rogierplatz from the south side

Web links

Commons : Saint-Josse-ten-Noode  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (municipality, Brussels region) on citypopulation.de
  2. ↑ Jean Demannez, Interview from November 24, 2003 ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.opladis.be
  3. ↑ Sara de Sloover: Kir, de Emir van Sint-Joost Bruzz 2017, issue 1590 of 27 October 2017
  4. ↑ Income distribution in 2015 in the Belgian regions and selected municipalities on the Statbel website (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Local & international solidarity. Retrieved March 18, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Comune di Verona - Grandi Eventi - Gemellaggi e Patti d'Amicizia . Retrieved March 18, 2015.