Fleurus, Hainaut, Belgium

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Fleurus is a historic municipality in the province of Hainaut in Wallonia, Belgium, best known as the site of several major European battles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
municipality
administrativeDivisionType municipality of Belgium
belongsTo Province of Hainaut
continent Europe
coordinatesApprox 50.47°N 4.55°E
country Belgium
elevationApprox about 160 metres above sea level
hasBattlefield Fleurus 1622 battlefield
Fleurus 1690 battlefield
Fleurus 1794 battlefield
hasClimate temperate oceanic climate
hasCommemoration annual or periodic events remembering the Battle of Fleurus (1794)
hasHeritage historic battlefield site
hasHistoricalEvent site of multiple early modern and Napoleonic battles
hasLandmark Memorials related to the Battle of Ligny (1815)
Monuments to the Battle of Fleurus (1794)
Tour de la Paix (Peace Tower)
hasMunicipalStatusSince Belgian municipal reforms of 1977
hasRailwayStation Fleurus railway station
hasReligiousBuilding Church of Saint-Victor, Fleurus
historicalRegion Austrian Netherlands
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
Southern Netherlands
knownFor Battle of Fleurus (1622)
Battle of Fleurus (1690)
Battle of Fleurus (1794)
Battle of Ligny (1815)
linked to: Battle of Ligny
locatedIn Belgium
Hainaut
Sambre valley region
Wallonia
locatedNear Brussels South Charleroi Airport
Charleroi
near Ligny
linked to: Battle of Ligny

Sambre River
linked to: Sambre
officialLanguage French
partOf Arrondissement of Charleroi
postalCode 6220
region Walloon Region
linked to: Wallonia
roadJunctionOf N29
N568
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time

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Battle of Fleurus (1794) presentDayMunicipality Fleurus, Hainaut, Belgium
L’Entreprenant locationOfUse Fleurus, Austrian Netherlands
linked to: Fleurus, Hainaut, Belgium