Ruisbroek (Antwerpen)

Ruisbroek is a village in the Belgian province of Antwerp and municipality of Puurs .

Contents

 * 1 History
 * 2 Geography
 * 2.1 Cores
 * 3 Demographics
 * 3.1 Evolution of the population
 * 3.1.1 19th century
 * 3.1.2 20th century to redesign communities
 * 4 Sights
 * 5 Mobility
 * 5.1 Public Transport
 * 6 Politics
 * 7 See also

History [ edit ]
It was an independent municipality until the end of 1976 . In the same year was in Ruisbroek a major flood place. In some places the water was up to 3 meters high. Amonument called The Waterhoek shows how high the water was standing during the flooding.

[Geography edit ]
Ruisbroek has an area of 8.24 square kilometers and counted in 2001 4242 people. Ruisbroek lies at the Rupel, and in parallel, the Brussels-Rupel Canal .

Cores [ edit ]
Ruisbroek itself is in the north, the south is the big district Sauvegarde .

Ruisbroek-Sauvegarde Set on 52 railroad also the station Ruisbroek-Sauvegarde .

[Sights edit ]

 * Museum De Bres, the service center in the New Ark (Kerkstraat)
 * The former Town Hall (Ruisbroek-Dorp)
 * Chapel (St. Catherine Street)
 * The Waterhoek at the entrance of 'Hof ter Beek Soul'
 * The Iron Watering Can (Kerkstraat)
 * The Saviour (church)

Public transport [ edit ]
Ruisbroek has a railway station Ruisbroek-Sauvegarde on the railway line 52 between Antwerp Central Station , Boom and Puurs .

[Politics edit ]
Ruisbroek had its own council and mayor until the merger in late 1976. Mayors were:
 * 1818-1825: Francis Verhulst
 * 1825-1863: Peter Joannes De Pauw
 * 1864-1866: Lawrence De Pauw
 * 1867-1878: Peter Francis De Wachter
 * 1879-1881: Josephus Nicolaes Leys
 * 1882-1891: Carolus Ludovicus Caluwé
 * 1892-1901: Peter John Van den Mooter
 * 1901-1920: Charles Lefebvre (Wouters the Jache)
 * 1921-1938: Frans Van Bosch
 * 1939-1970: John Jules De Schepper
 * 1971-1976: Omer De Pauw