Kulturarv i Boom

Regional Heritage

This collection highlights the industrial and architectural evolution of Boom in the Rupel region. It features the Steenbakkerij Novobric, a testament to the area's historic brickmaking industry, and the Provinciale Technische Scholen, recognized for its striking Art Deco design. The list also includes the neo-Gothic Onze-Lieve-Vrouw en Sint-Rochuskerk, the historic Sashuis lock house, and the Gemeentelijk Park, which offers landscaped green space on the site of former clay extraction pits.

A

Gemeentelijk Park Boom

A public park established on the site of former clay pits, featuring landscape architecture that reflects the region's industrial history.

B

Steenbakkerij Novobric

A historic industrial site representing the traditional brickmaking industry of the Rupel region.

C

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw en Sint-Rochuskerk

Neo-Gothic church built in 1850, serving as a prominent religious landmark in the center of Boom.

D

Sashuis

A historic lock house situated along the water, reflecting the maritime and transport heritage of the local canal system.

E

Provinciale Technische Scholen

Modernist school complex constructed in the 1920s, notable for its Art Deco architectural elements and decorative brickwork.