Arrondissement of Tournai
The Arrondissement of Tournai is a former arrondissement in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 69,400 residents
- Description: 1 of 43 administrative arrondissements of Belgium
- Also known as: “57081”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tournai Cathedral and Belfry of Tournai.
Tournai Cathedral
Church
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
The Cathedral of Our Lady, or Tournai Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral, see of the Diocese of Tournai in Tournai, Belgium. It has been classified both as a Wallonia major heritage site since 1936 and as a World Heritage Site since 2000.
Belfry of Tournai
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.
The Belfry of Tournai is a freestanding bell tower of medieval origin in Tournai, Belgium, 72 metres in height with a 256-step stairway. This landmark building is one of a set of Belfries of Belgium and France registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List in recognition of their civic architecture and importance in the rise of municipal power in Europe.
Tournai railway station
Railway station
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Tournai railway station is a railway station in Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium, situated on railway line 94. It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tournai and Froyennes.
Tournai
Photo: stephane martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tournai is a city in Wallonia. It is famed for its impressive Romanesque Cathedral. It was also the only Belgian city to ever be controlled by the English Throne.
Froyennes
Village
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Froyennes is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of Arrondissement of Tournai.
Obigies
Village
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Obigies is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Arrondissement of Tournai.
Arrondissement of Tournai
- Category: arrondissements of Belgium
- Location: Arrondissement de Tournai, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Arrondissement of Tournai” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دائرة تورناي”
- Armenian: “Տուրնե”
- Belarusian: “акруга Турнэ”
- Belarusian: “Турнэ (акруга)”
- Belarusian: “Турнэ”
- Breton: “Arondisamant Tournai”
- Bulgarian: “Турне”
- Catalan: “districte de Tournai”
- Cebuano: “Arrondissement de Tournai”
- Chinese: “圖爾奈區”
- Czech: “Arrondissement Tournai”
- Dutch: “Arrondissement Doornik”
- Dutch: “Tournai”
- Estonian: “Tournai ringkond”
- French: “arrondissement administratif de Tournai”
- French: “Arrondissement administratif de Tournai”
- French: “Arrondissement de Tournai”
- French: “Tournai”
- German: “Arrondissement Tournai”
- German: “Bezirk Tournai”
- German: “Tournai”
- Irish: “Arrondissement Tournai”
- Italian: “Arrondissement di Tournai”
- Limburgan: “Doornik”
- Luxembourgish: “Arrondissement Tournai”
- Persian: “شهرستان تورنه”
- Russian: “округ Турне”
- Russian: “Турне”
- Slovenian: “Arrondissement Tournai”
- Slovenian: “Okrožje Tournai”
- Spanish: “Arrondissement de Tournai”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Tournai”
- Swedish: “Arrondissement de Tournai”
- Turkish: “Tournai (bölge)”
- Turkish: “Tournai”
- Ukrainian: “Турне”
- Vietnamese: “Tournai”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bourgage and Warchin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bois de Breuze and Bois de Saint-Martin.
Hainaut: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Charleroi, Mons, Tournai, and La Louvière.
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