Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (French, pronounced [wolywe sɛ̃ pjɛʁ] ) or Sint-Pieters-Woluwe (Dutch, pronounced [sɪnt ˈpitərs ˈʋoːlyu.ə] ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the eastern part of the region, it is bordered by Etterbeek, Auderghem and Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Kraainem and Tervuren. Like all municipalities in Brussels, it is officially bilingual (French–Dutch). The Woluwe stream, from which it takes its name, flows through the municipality.
As of 1 January 2022, the municipality had a population of 42,216 inhabitants. The total area is 8.94 km2 (3.45 sq mi), which gives a population density of 4,722/km2 (12,230/sq mi). It is mostly a well-to-do residential area, which includes the wide, park-lined, Avenue de Tervueren/Tervurenlaan, and the numerous embassies located near the Square Maréchal Montgomery/Maarschalk Montgomeryplein.
History
Middle Ages to 17th century
The first appearance of the name Wolewe dates from 1117 and can be found in a charter from Forest. At that time, the original hamlet and its farms were dependencies of Park Abbey near Leuven. The onset of difficulties can be traced to the middle of the 16th century, with the hostilities waged by King Philip II of Spain against the heretical Protestants and the ensuing poverty and famine took their toll on the entire population.
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