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Colfontaine
Colfontaine (; wa, Colfontinne; pcd, Colfontinne) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 20,021 inhabitants. The total area is 13.62 km², giving a population density of 1,470 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following districts: Pâturages, Warquignies, Wasmes Wasmes ( wa, Wame-e-Borinaedje) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Colfontaine, located in the Hainaut Province, province of Hainaut, Belgium. In January 1879 Vincent van Gogh temporarily moved to the village, in the h ... (town centre; it includes the village of Petit Wasmes). References External links * Official website of the municipality of Colfontaine (in French) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasmes
Wasmes ( wa, Wame-e-Borinaedje) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Colfontaine, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. In January 1879 Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2 ... temporarily moved to the village, in the hamlet of Petit Wasmes, to take up a post as missionary. References Former municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Mons
The Arrondissement of Mons (french: Arrondissement de Mons; nl, Arrondissement Bergen) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Mons also comprises all municipalities of the Arrondissement of Soignies but one (Lessines), as well as the municipalities of Brugelette en Chièvres of the Arrondissement of Ath. Municipalities The Administrative Arrondissement of Mons consists of the following municipalities: * Boussu * Colfontaine * Dour * Frameries * Hensies * Honnelles * Jurbise * Lens * Mons * Quaregnon * Quévy * Quiévrain * Saint-Ghislain Saint-Ghislain (; pcd, Saint-Guilagne; wa, Sint-Guilin) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 23,335 inhabitants. The total area is , giving a population dens ... Mons {{Hainaut-geo-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hainaut Province
Hainaut (, also , , ; nl, Henegouwen ; wa, Hinnot; pcd, Hénau), historically also known as Heynowes in English, is a province of Wallonia and Belgium. To its south lies the French department of Nord, while within Belgium it borders (clockwise from the North) on the Flemish provinces of West Flanders, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant and the Walloon provinces of Walloon Brabant and Namur. Its capital is Mons (Dutch ''Bergen'') and the most populous city is Charleroi, the province's urban, economic and cultural hub, the financial capital of Hainaut and the fifth largest city in the country by population. Hainaut has an area of and as of January 2019 a population of 1,344,241. Another remarkable city is Tournai (Dutch ''Doornik'') on the Scheldt river, one of the oldest cities of Belgium and the first capital of the Frankish Empire. Hainaut province exists of a wavy landscape, except for the very southern part, the so-called ''Boot of Hainaut'', which is quite hilly and bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petit Wasmes
Petit Wasmes is a hamlet of Wallonia, located in the district of Wasmes, municipality of Colfontaine, province of Hainaut, Belgium. It was once the home of Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inc .... Main sights Temple of Petit-Wasmes In the first half of 1800, after recognising freedom of worship to Protestant communities, institutions founded the Union of Evangelical Protestant Churches of the Kingdom of Belgium. Vincent Van Gogh wanted to support pastors in their worshipping, but he never had the chance, since he left Borinage in 1880 and the Temple was only built in 1897. References Populated places in Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quaregnon
Quaregnon (; pcd, Couargnon; wa, Cargnon) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2018 Quaregnon had a total population of 19,006. The total area is 11.08 km² which gives a population density of 1,716 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...: Quaregnon and Wasmuel. See also * Charter of Quaregnon References External links * Municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frameries
Frameries (; pcd, Framrie; wa, Framriye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Eugies, Frameries, La Bouverie, Noirchain, and Sars-la-Bruyère. Sport Frameries is home to Rugby Union club RC Frameries who currently play in the Belgian Elite League and hosts the finish of the Grand Prix Pino Cerami cycling race. Personalities * Eugène Boch, painter and friend of Vincent van Gogh Letter sent by Vincent van Gogh to Frameries * , trade unionist Twin towns * , Switzerland * |
Dour
Dour (; pcd, Doû) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 16,810 inhabitants. The total area is 33.32 km2, giving a population density of 505 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following districts: Blaugies, Dour, Élouges, and Wihéries. Dour is often considered the western end of the ''sillon industriel'', the former industrial backbone of Wallonia. Since 1989, Dour has hosted the annual Dour Festival, a music festival A music festival is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock, blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality, locality of musicians, or h ... covering various genres. See also * References External links * {{Authority control Municipalities of Hainaut (province) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boussu
Boussu (; pcd, Boussu-dlé-Mont) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. As of January 1, 2006, Boussu had a population of 20,058. The total area is 20.01 km², which gives a population density of 1,002 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following districts: Boussu and Hornu. History During the late Middle Ages the town gave his name to an important branch of the House of Hénin. The castle of Boussu was constructed in this period, and important members of this family are buried inside the church. Most famous is the Mausoleum of Maximilien II de Hénin, 5th Count of Bossu. In the 19th century local industry expanded. A planned industrial city, called le Grand Hornu, was constructed. Located in Hornu, the buildings are now a museum. Etymology As its neighbouring municipality, Hornu, Boussu's town is very old and the history of Saint Waudru mentions the existence of a church in the 13th century. In the acts of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)
nl, Socialistische Partijgerman: Sozialistische Partei , abbreviation = PS , logo = Socialist Party (Belgium) logo.svg , leader1_title = President , leader1_name = Paul Magnette , foundation = 1978 , predecessor = Belgian Socialist Party , headquarters = National SecretariatBd de l'Empereur/Keizerslaan 13, Brussels , youth_wing = Movement of Young Socialists , think_tank = Institut Emile Vandervelde , ideology = Progressivismhttps://www.ps.be/Content/Uploads/PSOfficiel/PDFs/170%20engagements%20A5-3.pdf Eco-socialismhttps://www.ps.be/Content/Uploads/PSOfficiel/PDFs/170%20engagements%20A5-3.pdf Pro-Europeanism , position = , international = Progressive AllianceSocialist International , european = Party of European Socialists , europarl = Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats , affiliation1_title = Flemish counterpart , affiliation1 = Vooruit , seats1_title = Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Belgium
Belgium comprises 581 municipalities ( nl, gemeenten; french: communes; german: Gemeinden), 300 of them grouped into five provinces in Flanders and 262 others in five provinces in Wallonia, while the remaining 19 are in the Brussels Capital Region, which is not divided in provinces. In most cases, the municipalities are the smallest administrative subdivisions of Belgium, but in municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of the local council, sub-municipal administrative entities with elected councils may be created. As such, only Antwerp, having over 500,000 inhabitants, became subdivided into nine districts ( nl, districten). The Belgian arrondissements ( nl, arrondissementen; french: arrondissements; german: Bezirke), an administrative level between province (or the capital region) and municipality, or the lowest judicial level, are in English sometimes called districts as well. Lists of municipalities Here are three lists of municipalities for e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—along with Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the country, Wallonia is primarily French-speaking. It accounts for 55% of Belgium's territory, but only a third of its population. The Walloon Region and the French Community of Belgium, which is the political entity responsible for matters related mainly to culture and education, are independent concepts, because the French Community of Belgium encompasses both Wallonia and the bilingual Brussels-Capital Region. There is a German-speaking minority in eastern Wallonia, resulting from the annexation of three cantons previously part of the German Empire at the conclusion of World War I. This community represents less than 1% of the Belgian population. It forms the German-speak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
