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| State Archives in Brussels (Anderlecht) – History |
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Belgium’s institutional history has led – in the course of the fourth state reform adopted in 1993 – to the splitting of the former province of Brabant. The split gave birth, from January 1st, 1995, to two new provinces (Walloon-Brabant and Flemish-Brabant) and one new administrative district (Brussels-Capital). Consequently, a reorganisation of the State Archives was indispensable. Three new State Archives repositories were created: in Anderlecht for the administrative district of Brussels-Capital, in Leuven for the province of Flemish-Brabant and in Louvain-la-Neuve for the province of Walloon-Brabant. The repository of the State Archives in Anderlecht is located on the left bank of the Charleroi channel, at number 7 of Quai Fernand Demets, in a former industrial complex built in 1964 by Anglo-Belge de Bonneterie. The repository occupies the entire building plus half of the second floor of the adjacent premises at number 9. This adjoining structure houses three other public services: the Office of Customs Confiscations of Brussels (FPS Finance), the Museum for Fine Arts and the Administration of the War Victims (FPS Social Security). The archives repository opened its doors to the public on October 22nd, 2002. |
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| Last Updated ( Monday, 16 April 2007 ) |