Itterbeek is a historical village in the province of

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, and since 1977 a submunicipality of

Dilbeek Dilbeek () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Dilbeek proper, Groot-Bijgaarden, Itterbeek (with Sint-Anna-Pede), Schepdaal (with Sint-Gertrudis-Pede), ...

Toponymy

The village derives its name from the Indo-European words 'eud-' (water) en 'baki' (stream). One of the first mentions dates back to the 12th century, as ''Itrebecche''. In 1176 the village was mentioned as ''Itterbecca''.

History

Itterbeek used to be part of the

allodium In the law of the Middle Ages and early Modern Period and especially within the Holy Roman Empire, an allod ( Old Low Franconian ''allōd'' ‘fully owned estate’, from ''all'' ‘full, entire’ and ''ōd'' ‘estate’, Medieval Latin ''allodiu ...

of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw. During the 9th century, it became subject to the chapter of

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. Itterbeek gained some importance in the 13th century when the area, despite the presence of vassals of the family van der Aa, came under the power of Gaasbeek and formed the so-called Nieuw Land van Gaasbeek together with

and

Sint-Martens-Bodegem Sint-Martens-Bodegem (locally known as: ''Beugem'') is a historic village that is now part of Dilbeek Dilbeek () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Di ...

. Judicial power was exercised by a bench of aldermen. Around 1244, Itterbeek became a separate parish, as part of the

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. The oldest seal of Itterbeek, used in 1309, consists of a star and the words “S. Scabinorum de Itterbeka”. On a second seal, used around 1380, a crowned lion carrying a double rook is seen. The escutcheon of Itterbeek is derived from this seal. In 1690 Itterbeek, Dilbeek and Sint-Martens-Bodegem were made a countship, Tirimont, by

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, and awarded to

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. In 1977 Itterbeek became a part of Dilbeek.

Geography

With 4487 inhabitants and her 541 hectares, Itterbeek is the fourth largest submunicipality of Dilbeek, after Dilbeek proper,

Groot-Bijgaarden Groot-Bijgaarden (officially) or Grand-Bigard is a village and deelgemeente in the municipality of Dilbeek, a suburb of Brussels, in Flanders, Belgium. Toponymy The name Bijgaarden is derived from the Germanic word for enclosure. The appellation ...

and

Schepdaal Schepdaal is a village and deelgemeente of Dilbeek in Flanders, Belgium. History The oldest mention dates back to 1260, when the area was called Scepdale. Before 1827 Schepdaal was a part of Zierbeek, named after the stream with the same name ...

. The village of

Sint-Anna-Pede Sint-Anna-Pede is a village in Itterbeek, Belgium, which is a deelgemeente of Dilbeek. It gets its name from the Pedebeek, the stream that flows through the village. Sint-Anna-Pede was already mentioned in the first half of the 12th century as "Pet ...

(and a small part of

Sint-Gertrudis-Pede Sint-Gertrudis-Pede is a village in Dilbeek. Toponymy According to local legend, Gertrude of Nivelles, abbess of Nivelles Abbey, was on her way to Lennik when her carriage became stuck in the mud. Therefore, she was obliged to continue her jour ...

) also lie within the borders of the submunicipality of Itterbeek.

Attractions

* The 13th-century Gothic church of St Peter * The Sint-Anna Church in Sint-Anna-Pede: a 13th-century Romanesque church, which is depicted on

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. * The Bruegelmuseum: 12 large reproductions of landscapes by Pieter Brueghel, who came to the area looking for inspiration. * The seventeen bridges: a concrete viaduct 520m in length and 28m high across the valley of the Pedebeek. Sixteen of the bridges are part of the viaduct, while the seventeenth bridge lies under one of the arches. *

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: a Lambic beer brewery that was founded in 1781.

Culture

Associations

* Chiro Allegro and Jokonta *

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Itterbeek, ,

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and KVLV * Kon. Fanfare Sint-Pieter * Theater company Saffier

Education

* 't Keperke * De Wip

Sport

* Football Club KVC Itna Itterbeek * Tennis association SDI {{coord, 50, 50, 22, N, 4, 15, 00, E, region:BE_type:city_source:kolossus-frwiki, display=title Dilbeek Former municipalities of Flemish Brabant