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Ruisbroek (Vlaams-Brabant)
Ruisbroek may refer to multiple places in Belgium: * Ruisbroek, Antwerp, a village in the municipality of Puurs-Sint-Amands * Ruisbroek, Flemish Brabant Ruisbroek is a village in the municipality of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. Previously a separate municipality, it became a ''deelgemeente'' of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw in 1977. Due to its proximity to the Brussels Ca ..., a village in the municipality of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw See also * Jan van Ruysbroek (other) {{Geodis ...
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Ruisbroek, Antwerp
Ruisbroek is a village in the municipality of Puurs-Sint-Amands located in the Antwerp Province of Belgium. Ruisbroek was an independent municipality until 1977, when it was merged into Puurs. In 2019, Puurs itself was merged into Puurs-Sint-Amands. Floods Ruisbroek is a polder village protected by dikes which has often seen severe flooding. In 1820, a complete neighbourhood was flooded, and was rebuilt north of the Rupel River. The last flood which occurred was a result of the gale of January 1976. The dike broke over a distance of 100 metres, and flooded part of the village. King Baudouin of Belgium Baudouin (; 7 September 1930 – 31 July 1993) was King of the Belgians from 17 July 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the last Belgian king to be sovereign of the Congo, before it became independent in 1960 and became the Democratic Republi ... visited the town on 6 January 1976. During his visit he was confronted with an angry crowd and accusations. De Waterhoek monument ...
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Ruisbroek, Flemish Brabant
Ruisbroek is a village in the municipality of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. Previously a separate municipality, it became a ''deelgemeente'' of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw in 1977. Due to its proximity to the Brussels Capital Region, the Brussels-Charleroi Canal, the Zenne river, the railway Brussels—Mons— Quévy and the Brussels outer ring (R0), the ward is heavily urbanised. Ruisbroek has a railway station along the line Leuven—Braine-le-Comte Braine-le-Comte (; ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2018, Braine-le-Comte had a total population of 21,649. The total area is which gives a population density of 260 inhabi .... It is only 6 minutes to the Brussels south station. It is home to a large community of French-speakers. Ruisbroek has become popular with young families who wish to stay close to Brussels, but due to the house pricing have opted to move a little further ...
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