Walcourt
Walcourt is a locality in Walcourt, Arrondissement de Philippeville, Wallonia and has about 17,500 residents. Walcourt is situated nearby to the locality Le Jardinet, as well as near Les Quairelles.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 17,500 residents
- Description: town in Walcourt municipality, Belgium
- Postal code: 5650
Places of Interest
Highlights include Basilica of Saint Maternus and Walcourt railway station.
Basilica of Saint Maternus
Church
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basilica of Saint Maternus, also known as the Basilica of Our Lady is a minor basilica in Walcourt, in the Namur Province of Belgium. According to legend, an oratory was founded here by Maternus of Cologne, who also carved a Madonna to replace an earlier pagan idol.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chastrès and Thy-le-Château.
Chastrès
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chastrès is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Walcourt, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Chastrès is located by the ancient Roman road connecting Bavay and Trier.
Thy-le-Château
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thy-le-Château is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Walcourt, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The village is mentioned for the first time in the archives of Lobbes Abbey in the 9th century. Thy-le-Château is situated 3½ km north of Walcourt.
Fairoul
Hamlet
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.
Fairoul is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km east of Walcourt.
Walcourt
- Category: town
- Location: Walcourt, Arrondissement de Philippeville, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Walloon—“Walcourt” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Walcourt”
- Belarusian: “Валькур”
- Bulgarian: “Валкур”
- Catalan: “Walcourt”
- Cebuano: “Walcourt”
- Chinese: “瓦尔库尔”
- Dutch: “Walcourt”
- Esperanto: “Walcourt”
- French: “Walcourt”
- German: “Walcourt”
- Latin: “Vallocuria”
- Latin: “Villa Walcortensis”
- Norwegian: “Walcourt”
- Persian: “ولکور”
- Russian: “Валькур”
- Slovenian: “Walcourt”
- Spanish: “Walcourt”
- Swedish: “Walcourt”
- Walloon: “Walcoû”
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Localities in the Area
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