Huisje Mostinckx

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Huisje Mostinckx

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Huisje Mostinckx
General information
Status Flemish monument
Type Farmhouse
Town or city Dilbeek
Country Belgium
Designations Museum
References
Flemish monument listing

Huisje Mostinckx (Dutch: house Mostinckx) is a farm on the village square of Sint-Martens-Bodegem, a subdivision of Dilbeek in Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The date of building is unknown, however mentions on the Ferraris maps of Belgium date it prior to 1777. The house is a Flemish protected monument since 1981. [1]

Dutch language West Germanic language

Dutch(Nederlands ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people as a first language and 5 million people as a second language, constituting the majority of people in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives English and German.

Sint-Martens-Bodegem section of Dilbeek, Belgium

Sint-Martens-Bodegem is a historic village that is now part of Dilbeek. It has 2638 inhabitants.

Dilbeek Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Dilbeek is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Dilbeek proper, Groot-Bijgaarden, Itterbeek, Schepdaal, Sint-Martens-Bodegem, and Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle. Dilbeek is located just outside the Brussels-Capital Region, in the Pajottenland, hence the local name Poort van het Pajottenland. Even though Dilbeek is located in the Dutch language area of Belgium, there is a French-speaking minority represented by 4 members on the 33-seat local council. It is a mostly residential community with largely preserved rural areas and some industrial zones.

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Name

The name of the farm comes from the last people that lived there: Sofie Mostinckx and her husband Karel de Pauw. The house was property of Sofies family. Karel had moved into Bodegem and was quickly called Karel Mostinckx by the locals. It is unknown how long the farm had been within the family, nor how old the farm is.

A first mention of the house dates back to 1556. The Ferraris maps show a farm on the location of huisje Mostinckx. In 1900 the Mostinckx family build a barn connected to the house. The barn currently houses a museum about hop production.

<i>Humulus lupulus</i> species of plant

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Building

Huisje Mostinckx is a small farm made of loam, as was common in Pajottenland. Most of these farms no longer exist, and the house is protected as a Flemish monument since 1981. To conserve the heritage, the house was restored to its original state. The restoration was completed in 2011 and the house has been open to visitation ever since.

Loam Soil composed of similar proportions of sand and silt, and somewhat less clay

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The Pajottenland is a distinct region within the Flemish Brabant province of Belgium. The region is located west-southwest of Brussels. The Pajottenland is predominantly farmland, with occasional gently rolling hills, and lies mostly between the rivers Dender and Zenne / Senne. The area has historically provided food and drink for the citizens of Brussels, especially Lambic beers, which are only produced here and in the Zenne valley where Brussels is.

The house was built and restored with loam, as was usual in this area. Loam is naturally present in the soil and also all the other necessary building materials are easy to come by. When a family had more money, they would gradually replace the loam of the weakest walls with stone bricks. Because of this only the front of Huisje Mostinckx is made of loam.

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References

  1. Monument number 39053, Huisje Mostinckx on the Flemish monument listing at inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be.

Coordinates: 50°51′42.3″N4°12′44.85″E / 50.861750°N 4.2124583°E / 50.861750; 4.2124583

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