Tubize (; nl, Tubeke ) is a
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
and
municipality of
Wallonia located in the
Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Tubize had a total population of 22,335. The total area is 32.66 km
2 which gives a
population density of 684 inhabitants per km
2.
The municipality includes the districts of
Clabecq
Clabecq ( nl, Klabbeek; wa, Clabek) is a district of the Belgian municipality of Tubize, Wallonia, located in the province of Walloon Brabant.
It was formerly its own municipality until the period of fusion of Belgian municipalities in 1977.
It ...
,
Oisquercq, Saintes, and Tubize. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers.
Ateliers de Tubize
Les Ateliers de Tubize
locomotive
A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the Power (physics), motive power for a train. If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is usually rather referred to as a multiple unit, Motor coach (rail), motor ...
works was located in Tubize. At least six Tubize locomotives are preserved. One (
Tubize 2069) in Belgium, two narrow gauge locomotives (2365 & 2369) in
Jokioinen Museum Railways,
Finland, and one narrow-gauge (
2179) in Poland. One locomotive is still in operation on the
Pelion railway in Greece. Three are preserved in Iran
See also
*
A.F.C. Tubize
References
External links
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Cities in Wallonia
Municipalities of Walloon Brabant
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