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Schaerbeek
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Schaerbeek (obsolete Dutch spellin, retained in French, pronoonced [skaʁˈbek]) or Schaarbeek (Dutch, prononced [ˈsçaːrbeːk] ( listen)) is ane o the nineteen municipalities locatit in the Brussels-Caipital Region o Belgium. The first mention o the name wis Scarenbecca, recordit in a document frae the Bishop o Cambrai in 1120.[1] The oreegin o the name mey come frae the Franconian (Auld Dutch) wirds schaer (notch, score) an beek (creek).[2]
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Schaerbeek is nicknamed "the ceety o donkeys" (la cité des ânes or de ezelsgemeente). This name is reminiscent o times when fowk o Schaerbeek, who wur cultivators o sour cherries primarily for Kriek production, wad arrive at the Brussels merketplace wi donkeys laden wi sour cherries.
"Dountoun Schaerbeek" is home tae a lairge Turkis immigrant community, a significant pairt o which oreeginates frae Afyon/Emirdağ, Turkey. It is an aa hame tae a lairge Moroccan population an ither immigrant communities.
"Uptoun Schaerbeek" is nouadays a location selectit bi EU- an affluent fowk for its airchitectur an its convenient location (close tae the EU an financial hert o the ceety, the airport an heich-gates). Young couples are an aa favourin this suburb for its "Notting Hill" atmosphere an the still reasonable pricin o the estate, while prices are on the surge iverywhaur else in Brussels.
The Schaerbeek Cemetery, despite its name, is actually in the neighbourin municipality o Evere.