Abattoirs of Anderlecht
The Abattoirs of Anderlecht, also known as the Abattoirs and Markets of Anderlecht-Cureghem and the Abattoirs of Cureghem, is a large industrial complex in Anderlecht, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium, and the city's main slaughterhouse, employing some 1,500 people.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Commerce
- Description: slaughterhouse and market in Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium
- Also known as: “Abattoir of Anderlecht”, “Abattoir of Cureghem”, “Abattoirs and Markets of Anderlecht-Cureghem”, “Abattoirs of Cureghem”, “Slaughterhouse of Anderlecht”, and “Slaughterhouses of Anderlecht”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Manneken Pis and National Museum of the Resistance.
Manneken Pis
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manneken Pis is a landmark 55.5 cm bronze fountain sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium, depicting a puer mingens: a nude boy urinating into the fountain's basin. Manneken Pis is situated 1½ km east of Abattoirs of Anderlecht.
National Museum of the Resistance
Museum
Photo: Brigade Piron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum of the Resistance is a museum in Anderlecht, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium, tracing the history of the Belgian Resistance and German occupation of Belgium during World War II. National Museum of the Resistance is situated 370 metres south of Abattoirs of Anderlecht.
Brussels-South railway station
Railway station
Photo: Japplemedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brussels-South railway station, also known as Brussels-Midi railway station, is a major railway station in Brussels, Belgium. Geographically, it is located in Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis on the border with the adjacent municipality of Anderlecht and just south of the City of Brussels. Brussels-South railway station is situated 1 km southeast of Abattoirs of Anderlecht.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anderlecht and Scheut.
Anderlecht
Town
Anderlecht is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Dilbeek and Sint-Pieters-Leeuw.
Scheut
Neighborhood
Photo: Bernard Lee, CC0.
Scheut is a district of Anderlecht, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. Located in the north of Anderlecht, it is bounded by the border with the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean to the north, the historical centre of Anderlecht to the south, the Birmingham district to the east, the Scheutveld district to the west and the semi-natural site of the Scheutbos to the north-west.
West Brussels
The West contains the extensive western suburbs of Brussels. Except for the Sacred Heart basilica, tourists usually do not visit this part of the city.Abattoirs of Anderlecht
- Category: factory complex
- Location: Anderlecht, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.84256° or 50° 50′ 33″ northLongitude
4.32649° or 4° 19′ 35″ eastOpen location code
9F26R8VG+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 23777897OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=commercialWikidata ID
Q521496
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Walloon—“Abattoirs of Anderlecht” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Slachthuis en de Markten van Anderlecht-Kuregem”
- Dutch: “Slachthuis van Anderlecht”
- Dutch: “Slachthuis van Kuregem”
- Dutch: “Slachthuizen van Anderlecht”
- Dutch: “Slachthuizen van Kuregem”
- French: “Abattoir d’Anderlecht”
- French: “Abattoir de Cureghem”
- French: “Abattoirs d’Anderlecht”
- French: “Abattoirs de Cureghem”
- French: “Abattoirs et Marchés d’Anderlecht-Cureghem”
- German: “Abattoir”
- Latin: “Abattoir”
- Limburgan: “Abattoir”
- Picard: “Abattoir”
- Romanian: “Abatorul Anderlecht”
- Romanian: “Abatorul din Anderlecht”
- Vlaams: “Abattoir”
- Walloon: “Abattoir”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marché des Abattoirs - Abattoir Markten and Manufakture.
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