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Saint-Géry Island
Former island in Brussels, Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saint-Géry Island (French: île Saint-Géry) or Sint-Goriks Island (Dutch: Sint-Gorikseilandⓘ) was the largest island in the river Senne in Brussels, Belgium. It was named after Saint Gaugericus[lower-alpha 1] of Cambrai, who according to legend, built a chapel there around 580.[1] It ceased to exist as an island when the Senne was covered over in the late 19th century, and a former covered market, the Halles Saint-Géry/Sint-Gorikshallen, was built in its centre. Since the late 20th century, this building has been rehabilitated as an exhibition space.
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