Schaerbeek

Schaerbeek (obsolete Dutch spelling, retained in French, pronounced ) or Schaarbeek (Dutch, pronounced ) is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. The first mention of the name was Scarenbecca, recorded in a document from the Bishop of Cambrai in 1120. The origin of the name may come from the Franconian (Old Dutch) words schaer (notch, score) and beek (creek).