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STAMBOOM VAN DE FAMILIENAMEN (5676 words) |
 | The noble Crainhem family, in possession of the villages Kraainem, Sterrebeek and Zaventem, was one of the most distinguished families of Brabant. |
| For instance for this reason Willem van Crainhem (1148), a descendant from Lambertus van Crainhem (1094), was charged to keep an eye on the nearby Berthout family from Grimbergen, the Duke of Brabant's arch-enemies, from the Boekhout castle in the beech woods in Meise. |
| The silver blazon with red cross and a crow (Crainhem) was already carried by Daneel 1, in the Battle of Woeringen on June 5, 1288. |
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Crainhem/Kraainem metro station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (262 words) |
| Due to its location in a park-and-ride lot, it is one of the few Brussels Metro stations that has its own station building on the surface (most other stations having only an underground mezzanine). |
| However, French speakers in the Brussels community quickly protested against what they regarded as a violation of bilingual language facilities and insisted that the French form Crainhem be added to the name of the station. |
| Thus the station is today usually held to be named after the municipality of Kraainem/Crainhem, even though it is not actually located on its territory. |
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