Wijde Begijnestraat

The Wijde Begijnestraat is marked by its quiet collection of historic brick buildings and a history that stretches back to the Middle Ages. This street takes its name from the Begijnhof, a religious community of women that occupied this site starting in the thirteenth century. While little of that original settlement remains, the street maintains a connection to its past through structures like number one hundred and twelve, which contains fragments of the former Beguine chapel.