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Nowadays, it seems that water and nature have completely disappeared in most of Brussels.But is this really the case?
Like most cities, Brussels was created around a river, the Senne. The name of the city refers to the marshy area on which it was built. The inhabitants of Brussels are the "Zinnekes" (Zinneke being an arm of the Senne). It is here that the first water mills were built, initiating the industrial revolution of Brussels. Nature and industry. The ecologist Paul Duvigneaud, professor at the University of Brussels, has been recognized worldwide. His ecosystem Brussels places the Senne and the canal in its context. The Senne is now almost completely covered in Brussels, but plays an important role in feeding the canal and fighting floods. The wastewater that flows into it is treated downstream to reduce pollution. The Senne valley?Well, go up one floor and it spreads out before you. In the distance, the hillside of Forêt and Saint Gilles and on the other side the heights of Anderlecht and Molenbeek.Follow it, it leads you to the center of Brussels and on the other side, the country of Breughel.
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