Route #5 Bruxelles: au fil du Maelbeek

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Last verified: 20 December 2025

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Bruxelles regorge depuis toujours de petites rivières et ruisseaux, en témoignent les nombreux lieux dont le nom se termine en « beek ». Cette balade vous invite à suivre le Maelbeek, de sa source jusqu’à son confluent. Actuellement vouté, le Maelbeek coulait autrefois à ciel ouvert, passant par de nombreuses prairies et égrenant d’innombrables étangs dont seuls six subsistent. Dès le Moyen Âge, il favorise le développement de nouveaux quartiers et activités, agricoles puis industrielles, faisant tourner de nombreux moulins sur son passage. Partez à la découverte de ce ruisseau qui a fortement influencé le développement de l’est de la capitale.

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