Mont à Lumay
District of Zétrud-Lumay
Wallonia - Belgium

Battle of Ramillies

The Battle of Ramillies, fought on 23 May 1706, was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession. For the Grand Alliance – Austria, England, and the Dutch Republic – the battle had followed an indecisive campaign against the Bourbon armies of King Louis XIV of France in 1705. Although the Allies had captured Barcelona that year, they had been forced to abandon their campaign on the Moselle, had stalled in the Spanish Netherlands, and suffered defeat in northern Italy.

Located at 50.6386, 4.91278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1706, Battles of the War of the Spanish Succession, Battles involving Bavaria, Battles involving France, Battles involving England, Battles involving the Dutch Republic, 1706 in France

Jandrain-Jandrenouille

Jandrenouille is a small Belgian village in the municipality of Orp-Jauche, province of Walloon Brabant. The village of Jandrain is situated just to the north of Jandrenouille.

Located at 50.655, 4.97655 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Villages in Walloon Brabant

Kessel-Lo

Kessel-Lo (population 26,000) is a town in Belgium. It is a borough of Leuven North of Leuven proper. Kessel-Lo is bordered by Holsbeek, Lubbeek, and several other municipalities that are part of Leuven (including Leuven proper, Heverlee, and Wijgmaal). Its name is derrived from "Kessel" (from the Latin "Castellum" for fortress, referring to a fortress that once stood on the kesselmountain) and "Lo" (forest).

Located at 50.9, 4.75 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Populated places in Belgium, Leuven

Sint-Joris-Winge

Sint-Joris-Winge is a village in the Belgian municipality of Tielt-Winge, in the province of Flemish Brabant. As of 2003, it had 2,870 inhabitants.

Located at 50.9167, 4.86667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium

Battle of Jodoigne

The Battle of Jodoigne was fought October 20th 1568 between Spanish and Dutch forces. The Spanish destroyed the rear guard of William the Silent's invading army, forcing him to abandon his invasion of the Netherlands and to retreat into Germany. The Dutch outnumbered the Spanish army, but were caught off-guard by the Spanish attack. This resulted in a crushing defeat for the Dutch.

Located at 50.7167, 4.86667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Battles of the Eighty Years' War, 1568 in Europe, Conflicts in 1568

Groep T

Group T (Groep T) is a college in Leuven, Belgium. The school was formed by a fusion of an existing school for technical (industrial) engineers and the Provinciale Normaalschool. Nowadays the school offers two main branches: The Engineering College: a Bachelor and Master in industrial sciences. The Teacher's College: a Bachelor of education. Apart from this, Group T has built a considerable reputation for adult education (social promotion).

Located at 50.875, 4.70768 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Leuven, Colleges in Belgium

Leuven Town Hall

The Town Hall of Leuven, Belgium, is a landmark building on that city's Grote Markt (Main Market) square, across from the monumental St.  Peter's Church. Built in a Brabantine Late Gothic style between 1448 and 1469, it is famous for its ornate architecture, crafted in lace-like detail.

Located at 50.8789, 4.7012 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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City halls in Belgium, 15th-century architecture, Buildings and structures in Leuven, Gothic architecture in Belgium, Visitor attractions in Flemish Brabant

Vissenaken

Vissenaken is a village in Belgium. It is part of the municipality Tienen. It is located north of the city of Tienen and is divided into two parishes: Sint-Maartens and Sint-Pieters. The saint Himelin is known only in Vissenaken.

Located at 50.8333, 4.91667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Populated places in Belgium

St. Peter's Church, Leuven

Saint Peter's Church of Leuven, Belgium, is situated on the city's Grote Markt, right across the ornate Town Hall. Built mainly in the 15th century in Brabantine Gothic style, the church has a cruciform floor plan and a low bell tower that has never been completed.

Located at 50.8795, 4.7013 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Leuven, Churches in Belgium, Roman Catholic churches in Belgium, 986 establishments, Gothic architecture in Belgium, Churches in Flemish Brabant

Eliksem

Eliksem is a village located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. It is part of the municipality of Landen. The village is known for the Battle of Elixheim, where the word Elixheim is an 18th century English/French transformation of Eliksem.

Located at 50.7842, 5.00972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium

Heverlee Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Heverlee War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the Second World War located in Heverlee, Belgium. The Heverlee War Cemetery was established in 1946 and contains 977 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, twenty-nine First World War burials relocated to the cemetery, and twelve non-Commonwealth graves.

Located at 50.8479, 4.7034 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Leuven, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Belgium, Canadian military memorials and cemeteries, 1946 establishments in Belgium, History of Leuven, Visitor attractions in Flemish Brabant

Park Abbey

Park Abbey (Dutch: Abdij van 't Park; also Parc Abbey) is a Premonstratensian abbey in Belgium, at Heverlee just south of Leuven, in Flemish Brabant. The Annales Parchenses were written here in the 12th century.

Located at 50.864, 4.718 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Premonstratensian monasteries in Belgium, Buildings and structures in Flemish Brabant, Museums in Flemish Brabant, Religious museums

House of Arenberg

The House of Arenberg is an aristocratic lineage that is constituted by three successive families who took their name from Arenberg, a small principality of the Holy Roman Empire in the Eifel. The inheritance of the House of Croÿ-Aarschot made the Arenbergs the most influential and most wealthy noble family of the Habsburg Netherlands. The Arenbergs were mediatized in 1811. The present head of the house bears the title of Duke of Arenberg, while all other members are princes or princesses.

Located at 50.8792, 4.70194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Noble families of the Holy Roman Empire, House of Arenberg

Haasrode Research-Park

The Haasrode Research-Park business and research park in Heverlee is just outside the Brussels periphery. Divided in a research and science park and a trade park it houses an important variety of industries. Companies are attracted to the nearby presence of the international renowned Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL), the international research centre Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre and one of the largest hospitals in the country [Gasthuisberg Gasthuisberg].

Located at 50.8484, 4.71805 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Science parks in Belgium, Flanders

Liernu

Liernu is a subdivision of the Walloon Eghezee municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. Liernu is best known for its centuries old Big Oak Tree {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50.584206|N|4.827799|E|type:landmark_region:BE|||| | |name= }}, one of the largest and oldest in continental Europe. Liernu had 806 inhabitants as of March 2006, and extends over 625 Ha.

Located at 50.5842, 4.8278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Populated places in Belgium

Ladeuzeplein

The Mgr. Ladeuzeplein is a square (plein is Dutch for square) in the center of Leuven . The square was named after a former rector of the Catholic University Leuven, Monseigneur Paulin Ladeuze. The Ladeuzeplein is the largest square in Leuven. Until World War II it was called the Volksplaats or People's Place. Among the local population the square was known as the Clarisse.

Located at 50.8783, 4.70556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Leuven, Squares in Belgium, Visitor attractions in Flemish Brabant

Grote Markt (Leuven)

The Grote Markt  listen (Dutch for "Grand Square") of Leuven, Belgium is situated between the Oude Markt (Old Square) and the Fochplein and near both the Bondgenotenlaan (Avenue of the Allied Forces) and the Muntstraat (Mint Street). Its location on the crossing of some of Leuven's most famous and most touristic spots makes the Grote Markt one of the city's busiest squares.

Located at 50.8792, 4.70139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Leuven, Squares in Belgium, Visitor attractions in Flemish Brabant

Château des Cailloux

Château des Cailloux is a castle in Jodoigne, Belgium. It was built in a neo-renaissance style in 1881–1883. After a fire in 1952, the roof was rebuilt in a more simple fashion.

Located at 50.7125, 4.8875 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Castles in Belgium, Renaissance revival architecture

Opheylissem Castle

Opheylissem Castle is a large stately home in Opheylissem in the municipality of Hélécine, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. The present building represents the remains of the former Premonstratensian Opheylissem Abbey, which was dissolved in 1796. Most of the buildings were destroyed, but the abbot's house (prelatuur) remained, and in 1870 was restructured by the architect Alphonse Balat in its present form. Balat laid out the surrounding park at the same time.

Located at 50.746, 4.978 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Castles in Belgium, Castles in Walloon Brabant, Parks in Belgium, Visitor attractions in Walloon Brabant

Opprebais Castle

Opprebais Castle is a 13th century fortified farmhouse (château-ferme) in Opprebais in the municipality of Incourt, Walloon Brabant, Belgium.

Located at 50.682, 4.796 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Castles in Belgium, Castles in Walloon Brabant

Château Rose

Château Rose ("pink castle") is a château in Orp-le-Petit in the municipality of Orp-Jauche, Walloon Brabant, Belgium.

Located at 50.6948, 4.99091 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Castles in Belgium, Castles in Walloon Brabant

Goetsenhoven Military Airfield

Goetsenhoven Military Airfield is a Belgian Air Component base, located 2 miles south of Tienen (Brabant Provincie), approximately 26 miles east-southeast of Brussels (Bruxelles). The airfield is used as a training facility for Belgian Air Cadets, equipped with six Piper L21B Super Cubs, and several Schleicher K 8B Gliders.

Located at 50.7817, 4.95778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Belgium

Academic libraries in Leuven

The city of Leuven was not only the seat of three different Universities, but also through them, the seat of prestigious academic libraries.

Located at 50.8781, 4.7075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Academic libraries in Belgium, Buildings and structures in Leuven, History of Leuven, Education in Leuven