Saint-Géry Island

Saint-Géry Island or Sint-Goriks Island was the largest island in the Senne river in Brussels, Belgium. It was named after Saint Gaugericus of Cambrai, who built a chapel there around 580; hence the name "Brussels", which comes from Bruocsella or Broekzele, meaning "settlement in the marsh". It ceased to exist as an island when the Senne was covered over in the late 19th century.

Saint-Géry Island's easternmost edge was located more or less due west across today's Boulevard Anspach from the Place de la Bourse/Beursplein and the former Brussels Stock Exchange building. The island was roughly round, and centred on the current Halles Saint-Géry/Sint-Gorikshallen, a former covered market, and one of the trendiest districts of the capital. Many streets and buildings in the area still bear the name "Saint-Géry/Sint-Goriks".

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