Schaerbeek Cemetery (French: Cimetière de Schaerbeek; Dutch: Begraafplaats van Schaarbeek), officially Schaerbeek New Cemetery (French: Nouveau Cimetière de Schaerbeek, Dutch: Nieuwe Begraafplaats van Schaarbeek), is a cemetery belonging to Schaerbeek in Brussels, Belgium, where the municipality's inhabitants have the right to be buried. It is not located in Schaerbeek itself; rather it is partially in the neighbouring municipality of Evere, and partially in the village of Sint-Stevens-Woluwe in Zaventem, Flemish Brabant. The cemetery is adjacent to Brussels Cemetery and Evere Cemetery, but should not be confused with either.

Schaerbeek Cemetery
  • Cimetière de Schaerbeek (French)
  • Begraafplaats van Schaarbeek (Dutch)
Entrance of the cemetery
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Location
Evere, Brussels-Capital Region
CountryBelgium
Coordinates50°52′15″N 4°25′12″E / 50.87083°N 4.42000°E / 50.87083; 4.42000
TypePublic, non-denominational

Location and accessibility

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Schaerbeek Cemetery is surrounded by the Avenue Jules Bordet/Jules Bordetlaan, the Rue d'Evere/Eversestraat and the Kleine Eversweg. The entry is in Evere on the Avenue Jules Bordet.

Immediately to the west of Schaerbeek Cemetery, and separated from it by a walkway, is Evere Cemetery.[1]

Notable interments

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The tomb of the painter René Magritte and his wife

Personalities buried there include:

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Bruxelles / Brussel Atlas (Map). Michelin. 1999. p. 26. § F13.
  2. ^ Erlend Clouston (21 July 2001). "After Magritte". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  3. ^ The grave of René Magritte and Georgette Berger is noted as being located at plot 16, row 2, 26th tombstone, concession 3047 in this document: "Notice of classification as a monument of René Magritte and Georgette Berger's grave" (PDF) (in French and Dutch). Government of the Brussels Capital Region. 21 November 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2010.

Bibliography

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  • Celis, Marcel (2004). Cimetières et nécropoles. Bruxelles, ville d'Art et d'Histoire (in French). Vol. 38. Brussels: Éditions de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.
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