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Jodoigne
Jodoigne (,As if it were spelled ''Jodogne''; is considered erroneous. nl, Geldenaken ; wa, Djodogne) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Jodoigne had a total population of 12,440. The total area is which gives a population density of . The municipality consists of the following districts: Dongelberg, Jauchelette, Jodoigne, Jodoigne-Souveraine, Lathuy, Piétrain, Saint-Jean-Geest (including the hamlet of Sainte-Marie-Geest), Saint-Remy-Geest, and Zétrud-Lumay. In the 1568 Battle of Jodoigne, one of the early battles of the Eighty Years' War, the Spanish Duke of Alba defeated a Dutch rebel force under William the Silent. The previous mayor of Jodoigne, Louis Michel, a liberal politician was the Belgian foreign minister from 1999 until 2004 and was the Belgian European commissioner from 2004 until 2009. The current mayor is Jean-Paul Wahl. The asteroid 1199 Geldonia 1199 Geldonia, provisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Jodoigne (,As if it were spelled ''Jodogne''; is considered erroneous. nl, Geldenaken ; wa, Djodogne) is a city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Walloon Brabant, province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Jodoigne had a total population of 12,440. The total area is which gives a population density of . The municipality consists of the following districts: Dongelberg, Jauchelette, Jodoigne, Jodoigne-Souveraine, Lathuy, Piétrain, Belgium, Piétrain, Saint-Jean-Geest (including the hamlet of Sainte-Marie-Geest), Saint-Remy-Geest, and Zétrud-Lumay. In the 1568 Battle of Jodoigne, one of the early battles of the Eighty Years' War, the Spanish Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, Duke of Alba defeated a Dutch Revolt, Dutch rebel force under William the Silent. The previous mayor of Jodoigne, Louis Michel, a political liberalism, liberal politician was the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Belgian foreign minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Jodoigne
The Battle of Jodoigne, also called Battle of the River Guete, was fought on 20 October 1568 between the royal Habsburg army led by the Duke of Alba and a protestant rebel army led by William of Orange. It resulted in a defeat for William of Orange, who had to abandon his plans of invading the Habsburg Netherlands. Background In 1568, the Dutch Revolt had developed into war. During the summer, Louis and Adolf of the House of Orange had fought the Spanish, won the Battle of Heiligerlee, and then lost the Battle of Jemmingen. Prince William of Orange set out to do better in the autumn, by raising a substantial army and invading the Spanish Netherlands. Since his victory in July at Jemmingen, the Spanish commander Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba (or Alva) had enforced military discipline on the cities of the Netherlands, so even with Protestant leanings there would be little welcome for Orange's army. The Campaign Prince William of Orange assembled his army at A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1199 Geldonia
1199 Geldonia, provisional designation , is an Eoan asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 32 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 14 September 1931, by Belgian astronomer Eugène Delporte at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle. The asteroid was named after the Belgian town of Jodoigne. Orbit and classification ''Geldonia'' is a member the Eos family (), the largest asteroid family of the outer main belt consisting of nearly 10,000 asteroids. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.9–3.1 AU once every 5 years and 3 months (1,915 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.03 and an inclination of 9 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins with its first identification as at Heidelberg Observatory in October 1921, almost 10 years prior to its official discovery observation at Uccle. Physical characteristics In the Tholen classification, ''Geldonia'' has an ambiguous spectral type, closest to a carbona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dongelberg
Dongelberg ( wa, Dongbiè) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Jodoigne, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. The name means ''dark mountain''. Dongelberg appears as ''Donglebert'' in a text dated 1079 and ''Dungelberge'' in the 12th century. In the Middle Ages the settlement was a fief of several families, including the Dongelberg family until 1305, before falling entirely under the control of , the half brother of John II, Duke of Brabant. It was an independent municipality until 1977, when it was placed within Jodoigne as part of the fusion of the Belgian municipalities. People born in Dongelberg * Marc Wilmots Marc Robert Wilmots (born 22 February 1969) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who recently managed the Iran national team and is now active at Raja CA. During his club career as attacking midfielder, he won trophies w ... (footballer) Jodoigne Former municipalities of Walloon Brabant { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Michel
Louis Michel (born 2 September 1947) is a Belgian politician. He served in the government of Belgium as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2004 and was European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid from 2004 to 2009. From 2009 to 2019, he was a Member of the European Parliament. Michel is a prominent member of the French-speaking liberal party, the ''Mouvement Réformateur''. He is the father of Charles Michel, the previous Prime Minister of Belgium and current President of the European Council. Early professional career From 1968 to 1978, before dedicating his life to his political career, Michel taught English, Dutch and German in the Provincial School of Jodoigne, a rural town 25 miles from Brussels. Political career From 1967 to 1977, Michel was chairman of the ''Young Liberals'' in the district of Nivelles. Then he became alderman in Jodoigne from 1977 to 1983, "secretary-general" of the Parti Réformateur Libéral (PRL) political party from 1980 to 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jauchelette
Jauchelette ( wa, Djåçlete) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Jodoigne, located in the province of Walloon-Brabant, 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 th .... The village lies next to the Grand Gette (''Djåce'' in Walloon) and the name means Small Gette (Jauche is the French form for Djåce). The Abbaye de la Ramée was founded here in 1215. Jodoigne Former municipalities of Walloon Brabant {{WalloonBrabant-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jodoigne-Souveraine
Jodoigne-Souveraine ( wa, Djodogne Sovrinne) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Jodoigne, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, 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 th .... The village lies next to the Great Gette. Jodoigne Former municipalities of Walloon Brabant {{WalloonBrabant-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lathuy
Lathuy ( nl, Laatwijk; wa, Låtu) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Jodoigne, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, 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 th .... Jodoigne Former municipalities of Walloon Brabant {{WalloonBrabant-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zétrud-Lumay
Zétrud-Lumay ( nl, Zittert-Lummen; wa, Séntru) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Jodoigne, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, 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 th .... Jodoigne Former municipalities of Walloon Brabant {{WalloonBrabant-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walloon Brabant
Walloon Brabant (french: Brabant wallon ; nl, Waals-Brabant ; wa, Roman Payis) is a province located in Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the province of Flemish Brabant (Flemish Region) and the provinces of Liège, Namur and Hainaut. Walloon Brabant's capital- and largest city is Wavre. The provincial population was recorded at 403,599 as of January 2019, giving a population density of . Etymology Walloon is a Belgian version of a old West Germanic word reconstructed as *walh (“foreigner, stranger, speaker of Celtic or Latin”). Brabant is from Old Dutch *brākbant (attested in Medieval Latin as pāgus brācbatensis, Bracbantum, Bracbantia), from Frankish, a compound of Proto-Germanic *brēk-, *brekaną (“fallow, originally 'to break'”) + *bant-, *bantō, *banti (“district, region”) Like the terms "Belgium" and "Flanders", the terms "Walloon" and "Brabant" are much older than the modern political entities whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piétrain, Belgium
Piétrain ( nl, Petrem; wa, Pîtrin) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Jodoigne, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, 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 th .... The village Herbais lies south of the sub-municipality. References Jodoigne Former municipalities of Walloon Brabant {{WalloonBrabant-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Remy-Geest
Saint-Remy-Geest ( nl, Sint-Remigius-Geest; wa, Djé-Sint-Rmey) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Jodoigne, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, 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 th .... Jodoigne Former municipalities of Walloon Brabant Belgium geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{WalloonBrabant-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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