Tubize (; nl, Tubeke ) is a
city
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and
municipality
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of
Wallonia
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located in the
Belgian
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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
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of 684 inhabitants per km
2.
The municipality includes the districts of
Clabecq,
Oisquercq, Saintes, and Tubize. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers.
Ateliers de Tubize
Les Ateliers de Tubize
locomotive
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works was located in Tubize. At least six Tubize locomotives are preserved. One (
Tubize 2069
Tubize 2069 is a preserved Belgian industrial steam locomotive built by Ateliers de Tubize. The wheel notation is 0-6-0T. The locomotive has been named "HELENA".
At least 15 locomotives of this type were built. Three were built for the National ...
) in Belgium, two narrow gauge locomotives (2365 & 2369) in
Jokioinen Museum Railway
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The museum was established on February 2, 1978, four years after the dis ...
s,
Finland
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, and one narrow-gauge (
2179) in Poland. One locomotive is still in operation on the
Pelion railway
Pelion railway is a narrow gauge railway line of Thessaly Railways in Greece, connecting the city of Volos with the town of Mileai on Pelion.
History
After Thessaly Railways completed the construction of the lines from Volos to Larissa and Kal ...
in Greece. Three are preserved in Iran
See also
*
A.F.C. Tubize
Royale Union Tubize-Braine, also known as Tubize-Braine or RUTB, is a Belgian football club based in the cities of Tubize and Braine-le-Comte.
The club was founded in 1990 as the result of a merger of two clubs, F.C. Tubize and Amis Réunis de ...
References
External links
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Cities in Wallonia
Municipalities of Walloon Brabant
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