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Discover Hornu in Belgium

Hornu in the region of Walloon Region is a town located in Belgium - some 37 mi or ( 59 km ) South-West of Brussels , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Hornu

Local time in Hornu is now 12:07 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Brussels " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: London, The Hague, Haarlem, Amsterdam, and Wasmuel. When in this area, you might want to check out London . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Hornu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Chase & Status live @ Dour Festival 2009

4:30 min by DBhimself
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Chase & Status and MC Rage - live @ Dour festival 2009 (.be) - Day 1 First track: La Roux - In for the kill Second track: Rage against the machine - Killing in the name of ..

Autoroute Belge

0:29 min by fred72120
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Voici l'état des autoroute en Belgique... ..


Fête scolaire Ecole communale Wihéries - Dour

1:24 min by wiwis2007
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vidéo test n°2 - Fête scolaire Ecole communale Wihéries - Dour - classe 5e primaire ..

In memory of the fallen during The First World War

4:51 min by BelgiumTrip2008
Views: 873 Rating: 5.00

A small video I made up of pictures I took of memorials and graves in France and Belgium. The song is The green fields of France ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Borinage

The Borinage is an area in the Walloon province of Hainaut. The provincial capital Mons is located in the east of the Borinage. In French the inhabitants are called Borains. But there was a great sociological difference between Mons and the Borains of all the villages around Mons.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 50.43 3.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Geographical, historical and cultural areas of Belgium, Geography of Hainaut (province), History of Wallonia, Socialism in Belgium

Grand Hornu

Grand-Hornu is an old industrial mining complex in Hornu in the municipality of Boussu, Belgium. It was built by Henri De Gorge between 1810 and 1830. It is a unique example of functional town-planning. Today it is owned by the province of Hainaut, which houses temporary exhibitions in the buildings. As one of four Major Mining Sites of Wallonia, UNESCO designated it a World Heritage Site in 2012

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Located at 50.44 3.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Art museums and galleries in Belgium, Buildings and structures in Hainaut (province), History of Wallonia, Mines in Belgium, Museums in Hainaut (province), Wallonia's Major Heritage, World Heritage Sites in Belgium

Petit Wasmes

Petit Wasmes is a village near Wasmes in the municipality of Colfontaine in Belgium. It was once the home of Vincent van Gogh.

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Located at 50.42 3.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Villages in Belgium

Saint-Ghislain Airport

Saint-Ghislain Airport (in French, Aérodrome de Saint-Ghislain) is a small airfield located in Saint-Ghislain, province of Hainaut, Belgium. Privately managed, the airport is home to an active flight school (Aéroclub du Borinage), but also to other aeronautical oriented leisure activities, such as old aircraft restoration, or amateur aircraft building. A modernization of the airport was completed in 1992, including a hard-surfacing of the single runway.

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Located at 50.46 3.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Airports in Belgium, Buildings and structures in Hainaut (province)

Mons.Arena

Mons. Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Mons, Belgium. Mons. Arena holds 3,700 people. It hosts the home games of Dexia Mons-Hainaut basketball club.

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Located at 50.45 3.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Basketball venues in Belgium, Indoor arenas in Belgium

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Hornu