Scharbek

With an area of ​​8 km² and a population of 116.039 on January 1, 2008, Scharbeck is the second largest commune in Greater Brussels. It is located north of the central part of the city and borders with the communes of Brussels , Saint-Joss-ten-Node , Ever , Voluyev-Saint-Lambert and Voluve-Saint-Pierre .

In the past, Scharbeck was best known for the specialty of the cherries grown here, which Belgian brewers used to make crick beer.

The central axis crossing the Schaerbeek district is Royal Sainte-Marie Street, which passes into the avenue of Princess Elizabeth, which abuts against the Sharbek station . Around the middle of this axis are such architectural monuments as the Town Hall of Scharbeck and the cathedral of Notre Dame e The quarter, designed in the Art Nouveau style by the Belgian architect Viktor Horta, has also survived in Scharbek. The Jehoshaphat park is also interesting , the English garden was established here in 1904 with a small zoo, a stadium, lawns for games and statues of masters of various eras installed here in large numbers. This park overlooks Brussels.

In general, the district is built up with block-type residential buildings. Scharbek is famous for the fact that here the percentage component of the Turkish population is the highest among all major Western European cities. The proportion of the Flemish population is also relatively high.

• Alice of Scharbeck (1225-1250) is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.
• Rene Blik (1910-1945) - Belgian poet.
• Jean Vergas (1834–1896) - Belgian painter, one of the central streets adjacent to the town hall named after him
• Jacques Brel (1929-1978) - Belgian poet, bard, actor and director.
• Makhinur Ozdemir (born 1982) is the first Belgian parliamentarian to wear a hijab .
• Eckhode, Georges (1854-1927) - Belgian writer.

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