Genappe (; nl, Genepiën, ; wa, Djinape) is a city and
municipality
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of
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located in the
Belgian
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province of Walloon Brabant. On 1 January 2006 Genappe had a total population of 14,136. The total area is 89.57 km
2 which gives a
population density
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of 158 inhabitants per km
2.
Villages in the municipality of Genappe are:
* Genappe
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Vieux-Genappe
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Bousval
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Baisy-Thy
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Ways
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Houtain-le-Val
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Loupoigne
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Glabais
History
Although his birthplace was probably
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the ...
, one 13th-century chronicler cites Baisy (now Baisy-Thy in Genappe), as the birthplace of
Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey of Bouillon (, , , ; 18 September 1060 – 18 July 1100) was a French nobleman and pre-eminent leader of the First Crusade. First ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1099 to 1100, he avoided the title of king, preferring that of princ ...
, the best-known leader of the
First Crusade
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(1096-1099).
Postal history
The Genappe post-office opened before 1830. It used a postal code 48 with bars (before 1864), and 145 with points before 1870. BOUSVAL opened on 8 April 1880.
Postal codes in 1969 (before the
merger of municipalities in 1977):
[Liste des Numéros Postaux, Administration des Postes, Bruxelles 1969.]
- 1470 Genappe
- 1471 Loupoigne
- 1472 Vieux-Genappe
- 1473 Glabais
- 1474 Ways
- 1475 Baisy-Thy
- 1476 Houtain-le-Val
- 1488 Bousval.
Twinned cities
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Narborough, United Kingdom
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Littlethorpe, United Kingdom
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Franklin, Louisiana
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, United States
See also
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List of protected heritage sites in Genappe
This table shows an overview of the beschermd erfgoed, protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Genepiën, or Genappe. This list is part of Belgium's National Heritage Site (Belgium), national heritage.
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References
External links
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Cities in Wallonia
Municipalities of Walloon Brabant
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