Cureghem
Cureghem
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Entrance and great hall of the Abattoirs of Anderlecht (main slaughterhouse in Brussels) | |
| Coordinates: 50°50′12″N 4°19′44″E / 50.83667°N 4.32889°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region | Brussels-Capital Region |
| Arrondissement | Brussels-Capital |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1060, 1070, 1080 |
| Area codes | 02 |
Cureghem (French, pronounced [kyʁəɡɛm] ⓘ) or Kuregem (Dutch, pronounced [ˈkyrəɣɛm] ⓘ) is a district of Brussels, Belgium, located just south-west of the Pentagon (Brussels' city centre). Covering 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) and with a population of 22,741 inhabitants on 1 January 2009, it is one of the region's largest and most populated districts.
Cureghem roughly covers the area between the Quai de l'Industrie/Nijverheidskaai, railways along Brussels-South railway station and the south-western side of the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road). The territory is thus split between the municipalities of Anderlecht, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean and Saint-Gilles.
The area developed during the Industrial Revolution along the Brussels–Charleroi Canal and is currently in a fragile social and economic situation due to the decline of its economy and the poor quality of some of its housing.