Avenue Ambassadeur Van Vollenhoven

L' which occurred Ambassador Van Vollenhoven (in Dutch: Ambassadeur Van Vollenhovenlaan ) is a Avenue of Brussels of the common of Schaerbeek which goes from the Avenue Louis Bertrand (side Boulevard Lambermont) to the Avenue of the Azaleas. No house carries its address, because it cuts part of the Parc Josaphat and isolates the Minigolf from Schaerbeek on the side from the line from Railroad from SNCB.

This avenue bears the name of a Dutch diplomat, Maurits Van Vollenhoven born with Haarlem in 1891 and deceased with Madrid in 1976. Ambassador in Brussels in 1914, it took care of the fair distribution of the vivres imported during the First World War. He also intervened with the German council of war for grâcier of many Belgians condemned to death. Was Honorary doctor of the catholic Université of Leuwen.

See too

  • List of the streets of Schaerbeek

External bond

  • satellite Localization of the avenue on WikiMapia

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