Roeulx
in Province du Hainaut of Wallonia, Belgium
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Maubeuge-Élesmes Airport (14 mi) -
Brussels South Charleroi Airport (15 mi) - Suarlée Airport (29 mi)
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (31 mi)
- Brussels Airport (32 mi)
- Wevelgem Airport (45 mi)
- Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (50 mi)
- Charleville-Mézières Airport (55 mi)
- Liège Airport (59 mi)
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Maastricht Aachen Airport (78 mi) - Eindhoven Airport (85 mi)
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (128 mi)
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) (Unesco heritage, 2 mi)
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (Unesco heritage, 8 mi)
- Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (Unesco heritage, 13 mi)
- Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 26 mi)
- Stoclet House (Unesco heritage, 26 mi)
- Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Royal Golf Club Du Hainaut (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Mont Garni Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Golf Ch (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Golf Club Enghien (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Golf Club De Pierpont (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Club de Golf D'Hulencourt (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Golf Club La Bruy (Golf course, 17 mi)
- L'Empereur Golf and Country Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Golf 7 Fontaines (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Sport village Country Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.504 and 4.112 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 30' 13" and E 4° 6' 41"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, French, German
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:04 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Brussels
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:16 am and 4:45 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Belgium.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Belgium. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Roeulx
Roeulx in Province du Hainaut (Wallonia) with it's 7,968 habitants is a town located in Belgium about 26 mi (or 42 km) south-west of Brussels, the country's capital town.
Time in Roeulx is now 12:04 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports closer to Roeulx, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Maubeuge-Élesmes Airport in France in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km). The closest airport in Belgium is Brussels South Charleroi Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 22 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Belgium is The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), South-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Chasse Royale, Enghien, Lennik, Brussels and Avesnes-sur-Helpe. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 7% |
| Air Humidity | 91% |
| Air Pressure | 1003 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 20 km/h (12 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 28th of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Tristar
Orange Hotel La Louvière
ibis Styles La Louvière
La Louve
Belle-Vue Apart Hotel
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Strépy-Thieu boat lift
The Strépy-Thieu boat lift (French: L'ascenseur funiculaire de Strépy-Thieu) lies on a branch of the Canal du Centre in the municipality of Le Rœulx, Hainaut, Belgium. With a height difference of 73.15 metres between the upstream and downstream reaches, it is the tallest boat lift in the world, and will remain so until the Three Gorges dam boat lift in China is finished.
Canal du Centre (Belgium)
The Canal du Centre is a canal in Belgium, which, with other canals, links the waterways of the Meuse and Scheldt rivers. It has a total length of 20.9 km. It connects the artificial lake Grand Large near Nimy, with the Brussels-Charleroi Canal near Seneffe.
Le Rœulx Castle
Le Rœulx Castle (French: Château du Rœulx), also known as the Château des Princes de Croÿ, or "castle of the Princes de Croÿ", is a castle in the town of Le Rœulx in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Zellik
Zellik is an urbanised town with over 8,000 inhabitants in the municipality of Asse, in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. As a suburb on the northwest edge of Brussels, it is separated from the rest of the agglomeration by the R0 ring road around the city. It is close to the municipalities of Jette, Ganshoren and Sint-Agatha-Berchem, which lie to the east. The official language is Dutch (as everywhere in Flanders). Zellik is home to a minority of French-speakers.
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