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Explore Houlette in Belgium

Houlette in the region of Walloon Region is a town in Belgium - some 20 mi or ( 32 km ) South of Brussels , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Houlette is now 06:33 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Brussels " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: The Hague, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Wavre, and Waterloo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out The Hague . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Houlette ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Genappe Carnaval,2010.video1

10:31 min by cerdeira deorino
Views: 1377 Rating: 4.11

Carnaval de Genappe,28-3-2010 ..

Genappe,Carnaval,2009.Video 1

9:02 min by cerdeira deorino
Views: 924 Rating: 5.00

Carnaval de Genappe,5-4-2009 Video.1 ..


Genappe,24/10/2010.video2

11:45 min by cerdeira deorino
Views: 812 Rating: 5.00

Genappe, une ville de reve .24/10/2010 ..

Vol en hélicoptère Robinson R22 depuis Baisy-Thy vers Temploux et retour

7:28 min by pierreleparrain
Views: 779 Rating: 5.00

Vol sur Temploux en R22 pour faire le plein de l'hélicoptère ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Quatre Bras

The Battle of Quatre Bras, between Wellington's Anglo-Dutch army and the left wing of the Armée du Nord under Marshal Michel Ney, was fought near the strategic crossroads of Quatre Bras on 16 June 1815.

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Located at 50.57 4.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1815 in France, Battles involving France, Battles involving the Netherlands, Battles involving the United Kingdom, Battles of the Napoleonic Wars, Conflicts in 1815, Hundred Days

Houtain-le-Val Castle

Houtain-le-Val Castle (French: Château de Houtain-le-Val) is a château in Houtain-le-Val in the municipality of Genappe, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. The first castle on the site is believed to have been built by Walter de Holton, first lord of Houtain, in 1129. When it was restored in 1850, two small towers were added. The present owners are the descendants of the Comte de Moerkerke

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Located at 50.58 4.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Castles in Belgium, Castles in Walloon Brabant

Villers Abbey

Villers Abbey (abbaye de Villers) is an ancient Cistercian abbey located in the town of Villers-la-Ville in the Walloon Brabant province of Wallonia (Belgium), one piece of the Wallonia's Major Heritage. Founded in 1146, the abbey was abandoned in 1796. Most of the site has since fallen into ruins.

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Located at 50.59 4.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1146 establishments, 1796 disestablishments, Buildings and structures in Walloon Brabant, Christian monasteries established in the 12th century, Cistercian monasteries in Belgium, Religious organizations established in the 1140s, Ruins in Belgium, Visitor attractions in Walloon Brabant, Wallonia's Major Heritage

Liberchies

Liberchies is a village in the municipality of Pont-à-Celles, in the Belgian province of Hainaut. It is situated along the previous Roman highway Bavay-Tongeren where a vicus was discovered. Geminiacum is the name of the vicus (Roman village) that developed along the Roman highway next to the center of today's Liberchies. This village was created in 30 BC and was occupied until the end of the 3rd century.

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Located at 50.51 4.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Villages in Hainaut (province)

Django Reinhardt Jazz Festival

The Festival de Jazz Django Reinhardt is held in Samois-sur-Seine, France since 1968. It has become a yearly event since 1984, and it takes place in the last full weekend in June. The Samois festival is seen amongst the Gypsy Jazz community as being the definitive Django festival with people travelling from all over the world to attend. Django "pilgrims" also take time out to pay respect at Reinhardt's grave in Samois.

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Located at 50.51 4.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Gypsy jazz, Jazz festivals in Belgium, Jazz festivals in France, Romani in France