Saisinne
District of Thieusies
Wallonia - Belgium

Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe

Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) is the central command of NATO military forces. It is located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons. From 1951, SHAPE was the headquarters of operational forces in the European theatre (Allied Command Europe, ACE), but since 2003 SHAPE has been the headquarters of Allied Command Operations (ACO) controlling all allied operations worldwide.

Located at 50.5004, 3.98325 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Military units and formations of NATO, Organisations based in Belgium, Military units and formations established in 1951, NATO installations in Belgium

Allied Command Transformation

Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is a NATO military command, which was formed in 2003 after North Atlantic Treaty Organisation restructuring. It is intended to lead military transformation of alliance forces and capabilities, using new concepts such as the NATO Response Force and new doctrines in order to improve the alliance's military effectiveness. Since France rejoined the NATO Command Structure in mid 2009 a significant change is SACT is a French officer.

Located at 50.4994, 3.98389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Military units and formations of NATO, Military units and formations in Virginia, Military units and formations established in 2003

Mundaneum

The Mundaneum was an institution created in 1910, following an initiative begun in 1895 by Belgian lawyers Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine, as part of their work on documentation science. It aimed to gather together all the world's knowledge and classify it according to a system they developed called the Universal Decimal Classification.

Located at 50.4577, 3.95545 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Archives in Belgium, Mons, Museums in Hainaut (province), Classification Systems, Science studies, History of the Internet, History of computing, History of human–computer interaction, Multimodal interaction, Literary museums, Belgian inventions

Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic

The Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) was one of two supreme commanders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the other being the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). The SACLANT led Allied Command Atlantic, based at Norfolk, Virginia. The entire command was routinely referred to as 'SACLANT'.

Located at 50.4994, 3.98389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Military units and formations of NATO, Military units and formations established in 1952, Military units and formations disestablished in 2003

Stade Charles Tondreau

Stade Charles Tondreau is a multi-purpose stadium in Mons, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of R.A.E.C. Mons. The stadium holds 13,000.

Located at 50.462, 3.96382 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Football venues in Belgium, Multi-purpose stadiums in Belgium, Mons, Buildings and structures in Hainaut (province)

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.

Located at 50.4781, 4.11 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Boat lifts, Canals in Belgium, Locks of Belgium, Buildings and structures in Hainaut (province), Transport infrastructure completed in 2002

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.

Located at 50.4781, 4.11 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Canals in Belgium

Casteau

Casteau is a village of Belgium in the French-speaking region. With the others villages Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Horrues, Naast, Neufvilles, Soignies (town), and Thieusies, they compose the municipality of Soignies. The village is located between the towns of Mons and Soignies on the road Mons-Brussel. The river Aubrecheuil flows through the village. In the past, there were some watermills along the river.

Located at 50.5167, 4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium

Obrecheuil

The Obrecheuil is a small river of Belgium, right tributary of the Haine. The spring is in the municipality of Le Rœulx. The river flows through the village of Thieusies, Casteau and St-Denis, to end her trip in the village of Obourg where the river meets the river Haine. The length of the river between the spring and the river Haine is about 20 km. Sometimes the river is named Aubrecheuil.

Located at 50.4846, 4.01579 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Rivers of Belgium

SHAPE High School

SHAPE American High School is a US Department of Defense Dependents high school (DoDDS) for grades 7-12 located at Casteau, a town north of the city of Mons in Belgium. SHAPE American High School provides education for the dependants of people associated with the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), a NATO military installation. SHAPE High School adheres to a typical United States curricular and extracurricular program.

Located at 50.5056, 3.97509 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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International schools in Belgium

Catholic university of Mons

The Catholic university of Mons is a private university in the French Community of Belgium in Mons, Wallonia, Belgium. Its official language is French. FUCaM is part of the Académie Louvain network of French-speaking catholic universities of Belgium.

Located at 50.4528, 3.98306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Universities in Belgium, Mons, Buildings and structures in Hainaut (province)

Horrues

Horrues is a village near the Belgian town Soignies in the province of Hainaut. With the others villages Casteau, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Naast, Neufvilles, Soignies (town), and Thieusies, they compose the municipality of Soignies since 1977. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|36|29|N|4|02|26|E|region:BE_type:city |primary |name= }}

Located at 50.6081, 4.04056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium

Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies

Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies is a village near the Belgian town Soignies in the province of hainaut. With the others villages Casteau, Horrues, Naast, Neufvilles, Soignies (town), and Thieusies, they compose the municipality of Soignies since 1977. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|35|33|N|3|59|53|E|region:BE_type:city |primary |name= }}

Located at 50.5925, 3.99806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium

Naast (Soignies)

Naast is a village near the Belgian town Soignies in the province of Hainaut, known by the spring of the river Zenne. With the others villages Casteau, Horrues, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Neufvilles, Soignies (town), and Thieusies, they compose the municipality of Soignies since 1977. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|33|16|N|4|06|03|E|region:BE_type:city |primary |name= }}

Located at 50.5544, 4.10083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Villages in Hainaut (province)

Neufvilles

Neufvilles is a village near the Belgian town Soignies in the province of Hainaut. With the others villages Casteau, Horrues, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Naast, Soignies (town), and Thieusies, they compose the municipality of Soignies since 1977. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|34|06|N|4|00|11|E|region:BE_type:city |primary |name= }}

Located at 50.5683, 4.00306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium

Thieusies

Thieusies is a village near the Belgian town Soignies in the province of Hainaut. With the others villages Casteau, Horrues, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Naast, Neufvilles, and Soignies (town), they compose the municipality of Soignies since 1977. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|30|55|N|4|02|57|E|region:BE_type:city |primary |name= }}

Located at 50.5153, 4.04917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium

Nimy

Nimy is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of Hainaut. In 1914, it was the scene of heavy fighting during the Battle of Mons, the first action of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I.

Located at 50.4761, 3.95722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium

Obourg

Obourg is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of Hainaut. Obourg was known for its tobacco in the past.

Located at 50.4758, 4.00944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium

Havré

Havré is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of Hainaut.

Located at 50.4639, 4.05 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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French toponyms, Villages in Belgium

Maisières

Maisières is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of Hainaut.

Located at 50.4869, 3.96417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium

Ville-sur-Haine

Ville-sur-Haine is a village near the Belgian town of Le Rœulx in the province of Hainaut.

Located at 50.4737, 4.0662 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium

Saint-Denis (Mons)

Saint-Denis is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of Hainaut. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|29|00|N|4|01|00|E|region:BE_type:city |primary |name= }}

Located at 50.4833, 4.01667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Villages in Hainaut (province)

University of Mons

The University of Mons (French: Université de Mons) is a new Belgian university located in the city of Mons, created by merging the Engineering Faculty of Mons (FPMs) and the University of Mons-Hainaut. The merging of the institutions was achieved following a geographical logic because of the high complementarity between them and their location in the same city.

Located at 50.4584, 3.9531 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Universities in Belgium, Mons, Educational institutions established in 2009, 2009 establishments in Belgium, Buildings and structures in Hainaut (province)

Havré Castle

Havré Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Havré in the town of Mons, province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Located at 50.463, 4.039 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Castles in Belgium, Castles in Hainaut (province)

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.

Located at 50.505, 4.109 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Wallonia's Major Heritage, Castles in Belgium, Castles in Hainaut (province)