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Arrondissement of Nivelles

Waterloo

Waterloo is a historic town in the province of in . The town is known mainly for the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 where Napoleon Bonaparte went down to his final defeat, leading to his second exile on .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lion’s Mound and Waterloo railway station.

Peak
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lion's Mound is a large conical artificial hill in the municipality of , , Belgium. King William I of the Netherlands ordered its construction in 1820, and it was completed in 1826. is situated 3½ km south of Waterloo.

Railway station
Photo: Daniels, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station in , , Belgium. The station opened on 1 February 1874 and is located on railway line 124.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Church of St. Joseph is an 18th-century church in , Belgium, dedicated to Saint Joseph.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braine-l’Alleud and Sint-Genesius-Rode.

Town
Photo: David Edgar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Braine-l'Alleud is a municipality of , in the province of , , about 20 kilometres south of . The municipality consists of the following districts: Braine-l'Alleud, , and . is situated 4 km southwest of Waterloo.

Town
Photo: GdML, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the province of , in the Flemish region of . The municipality only comprises the town of proper, and lies between and in . is situated 6 km northwest of Waterloo.

Waterloo

Latitude
50.7094° or 50° 42′ 34″ north
Longitude
4.4045° or 4° 24′ 16″ east
Population
30,300
Elevation
115 metres (377 feet)
Open location code
9F26PC53+QQ
Geo­Names ID
2783986
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Waterloo” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Waterloo”
  • Arabic: “واترلو”
  • Armenian: “Վաթերլոո”
  • Basque: “Waterloo”
  • Bengali: “ওয়াটারলু”
  • Bosnian: “Waterloo”
  • Breton: “Waterloo”
  • Bulgarian: “Ватерло”
  • Catalan: “Waterloo”
  • Cebuano: “Waterloo”
  • Chinese: “滑鐵盧”
  • Croatian: “Waterloo”
  • Czech: “Waterloo”
  • Danish: “Waterloo”
  • Dutch: “Waterloo”
  • Esperanto: “Waterloo”
  • Finnish: “Waterloo”
  • French: “Waterloo”
  • German: “Waterloo”
  • Greek: “Βατερλώ”
  • Haitian: “Waterloo”
  • Hebrew: “ווטרלו”
  • Hindi: “वाटरलू”
  • Hungarian: “Waterloo”
  • Icelandic: “Waterloo”
  • Indonesian: “Waterloo”
  • Irish: “Waterloo”
  • Italian: “Waterloo”
  • Japanese: “ワーテルロー”
  • Korean: “워털루”
  • Latin: “Waterloum”
  • Latvian: “Vaterlo”
  • Lithuanian: “Vaterlo”
  • Lombard: “Waterloo”
  • Luxembourgish: “Waterloo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Waterloo”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Waterloo”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Waterloo”
  • Persian: “واترلو”
  • Polish: “Waterloo”
  • Portuguese: “Waterloo”
  • Romanian: “Waterloo”
  • Russian: “Ватерлоо”
  • Scots: “Waterloo”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Waterloo”
  • Serbian: “Ватерло”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Waterloo”
  • Slovak: “Waterloo”
  • Slovenian: “Waterloo”
  • Spanish: “Waterloo”
  • Swedish: “Waterloo”
  • Turkish: “Waterloo”
  • Ukrainian: “Ватерлоо”
  • Urdu: “واٹرلو، بیلجئیم”
  • Vietnamese: “Waterloo”
  • Vlaams: “Woaterloo”
  • Volapük: “Waterloo”
  • Walloon: “Waterlô”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Waterloo”
  • Welsh: “Waterloo”
  • Western Panjabi: “واٹرلو”
  • Wu Chinese: “滑铁卢”
  • Yue Chinese: “窩打老”
  • Zeeuws: “Waeterloo”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bois d’Ohain and Goumont.

Walloon Brabant: Must-Visit Destinations

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Waterloo”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.