In the Middle Ages, names were given to roads in the direction the road was headed. So with St Peter’s Church as the hub and the streets of Leuven like spokes on a wagon wheel (radiating outward), the major streets of Leuven were named: Naamsestraat, heads you in the direction of Namen; Tiensestraat headed you to Tienen; Diestsestraat to Diest; Mechelsestraat, Mechelen; Brusselsestraat to Brussels; Parijsestraat, to Paris. Further on, Tervursestraat to Tervuren (a suburb of Brussels)..