Strépy-Bracquegnies ( wa, Sterpi-Bracgnere) is a
village in
Wallonia,
Belgium. It is a
district of the municipality of
La Louvière
La Louvière (; wa, El Lovire) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Boussoit, Haine-Saint-Paul, Haine-Saint-Pierre, Houdeng-Aimeries, Hou ...
in the
province of Hainaut. It is around 6 km west of the centre of La Louvière, and around 50 km south-west of
Brussels.
See also
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Morlanwelz train collision and runaway
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Strépy-Thieu boat lift
The Strépy-Thieu boat lift (french: L'ascenseur funiculaire de Strépy-Thieu) lies on a branch of the Canal du Centre in the municipality of Le Rœulx, Hainaut, Belgium. With a height difference of between the upstream and downstream reache ...
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Thieu
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2022 Strépy-Bracquegnies car crash
In the morning of 20 March 2022, a motorist drove a car through a crowd celebrating Carnival in Strépy-Bracquegnies, La Louvière, Belgium. Six people were killed and around 40 were wounded, with ten of the wounded people having very serious ...
Gallery
file:Strépy-Bracquegnies E1aJPG.jpg, The Church of Saint-Martin (1769)
File:Strépy-Bracquegnies E2a.jpg, The Church of Saint-Joseph
File:Strépy-Bracquegnies MC1JPG.jpg, The former city hall
File:Strépy-Braquegnies JPG004.jpg, The biggest ship elevator in Europe
External links
Former municipalities of Hainaut (province)
La Louvière
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