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Orcq Destination Guide

Delve into Orcq in Belgium

Orcq in the region of Walloon Region is located in Belgium - some 47 mi or ( 76 km ) West of Brussels , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Orcq

Local time in Orcq is now 07:00 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Brussels " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: London, The Hague, Haarlem, Amsterdam, and Pic-au-Vent. While being here, you might want to check out London . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Orcq ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

flashmob ULM La Madeleine Tournai

3:08 min by Desseyne Jean-Marc
Views: 1490 Rating: 4.20

flashmob dans la cour de l'Institut la Madeleine à Tournai ..

Tournai-Pont des Trous-Escaut

0:55 min by pllemoine
Views: 997 Rating: 5.00

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The Unit - TBA @ Shower Party - Cap'tain - 04/08/12

4:05 min by TheUnitDjs
Views: 893 Rating: 4.69

The first time you can hear our new project played in club. Now we have to finish it^^ More info on Facebook :) (Thanks to Loic D to play it) Facebook : www.facebook.com Twitter : twitter.com Youtube ..

Frontiere BF

2:15 min by Fred Poirier
Views: 576 Rating: 0.00

Passage de frontière en Europe... Entre la France et la Belgique. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Musée des Beaux-Arts Tournai

The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Tournai, Belgium, is an art museum. The inception of the museum was in the beginning of the 20th century when Henri Van Cutsem, a Belgian art collector, offered his collection to the city of Tournai in 1905. The collection contained important works of important 19th century French painters like Manet, Monet, Seurat and others.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 50.60 3.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1928 establishments in Belgium, Art museums and galleries in Belgium, Art museums established in 1928, Buildings and structures completed in 1928, Museums in Hainaut (province), Victor Horta

Belfry of Tournai

The belfry of Tournai, Belgium, is a freestanding bell tower of medieval origin, 72 metres in height with a 256-step stairway. This landmark building is one of a set of belfries of Belgium and France registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Construction of the belfry began around 1188 when King Philip Augustus of France granted Tournai its town charter, conferring among other privileges the right to mount a communal bell to ring out signals to the townsfolk.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 50.61 3.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Hainaut (province), Carillon towers, Protected heritage sites in Hainaut (province), Tournai, Towers completed in the 13th century, Towers in Belgium, Visitor attractions in Hainaut (province), Wallonia's Major Heritage, World Heritage Sites in Belgium

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tournai

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tournai, also called (Doornik), is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Belgium. The diocese was formed in 1146, by the splitting of the diocese of Noyon and Tournai that had existed since the 7th century. It is now suffragan of the archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels.

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Located at 50.61 3.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1146 establishments, Bishops of Tournai, Religious organizations established in the 1140s, Roman Catholic dioceses established in the 12th century, Roman Catholic dioceses in Belgium

Tournai Cathedral

The Cathedral of Our Lady (French: Notre-Dame de Tournai, Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Doornik) is Roman Catholic church, see of the Diocese of Tournai in Tournai, Belgium. It has been classified both as a Wallonia's major heritage since 1936 and as a World Heritage Site since 2000.

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Located at 50.61 3.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1250s architecture, 12th-century church buildings, Cathedrals in Belgium, Churches in Hainaut (province), Gothic architecture in Belgium, Romanesque architecture in Belgium, Tournai, Wallonia's Major Heritage, World Heritage Sites in Belgium

Tournai railway station

The railway station of Tournai, in Belgium, is situated on line 94. The first train arrived there on 24 January 1842. A first neo-classical stone building dating from the 1840s was later dismantled and replaced to serve as the railway station of the town of Leuze-en-Hainaut. The current station building was designed by Henri Beyaert and erected between 1874-1879.

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Located at 50.61 3.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Hainaut (province), Railway stations in Belgium, Railway stations opened in 1842, Tournai

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Orcq