Jodoigne (,As if it were spelled ''Jodogne''; is considered erroneous. nl, Geldenaken ; wa, Djodogne) is a city and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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—alo ...

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

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of . The municipality consists of the following districts:

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 ...

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, i ...

, Jodoigne,

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 Kingdo ...

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 Bel ...

Piétrain Piétrain () is a Belgian breed of domestic pig. It is native to Wallonia, and takes its name from the village of Piétrain in the municipality of Jodoigne in Walloon Brabant, in northern Wallonia. It first appeared in about 1920, and received ...

, Saint-Jean-Geest (including the hamlet of Sainte-Marie-Geest),

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 o ...

, and

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 K ...

. In the 1568 Battle of Jodoigne, one of the early battles of the

Eighty Years' War The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) ( c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Refo ...

, the Spanish Duke of Alba defeated a Dutch rebel force under

William the Silent William the Silent (24 April 153310 July 1584), also known as William the Taciturn (translated from nl, Willem de Zwijger), or, more commonly in the Netherlands, William of Orange ( nl, Willem van Oranje), was the main leader of the Dutch Re ...

. The previous

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

of Jodoigne,

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 20 ...

, a

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was the Belgian foreign minister from 1999 until 2004 and was the Belgian

European commissioner A European Commissioner is a member of the 27-member European Commission. Each member within the Commission holds a specific portfolio. The commission is led by the President of the European Commission. In simple terms they are the equivalent ...

from 2004 until 2009. The current mayor is Jean-Paul Wahl. The

asteroid An asteroid is a minor planet of the inner Solar System. Sizes and shapes of asteroids vary significantly, ranging from 1-meter rocks to a dwarf planet almost 1000 km in diameter; they are rocky, metallic or icy bodies with no atmosphere. ...

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 Observa ...

was named in its honour (from the Latin form of the name) by Eugène Delporte. Jodoigne JPG02c

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External links

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Jodoigne official web site
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