Thieu
Thieu is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Le Rœulx, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. In 1984, the Living Museum of the Canal du Centre in Thieu was awarded the Council of Europe Museum Prize.
- Type: Village with 2,020 residents
- Description: section of Le Rœulx, Belgium
- Postal code: 7070
Places of Interest
Highlights include Strépy-Thieu boat lift and Thieu railway station.
Strépy-Thieu boat lift
The Strépy-Thieu boat lift lies on a branch of the Canal du Centre in the municipality of Le Rœulx, Hainaut, Belgium. With a height difference of 73.15 metres between the upstream and downstream reaches, it was the tallest boat lift in the world upon its completion in 2002, and remained so until the Three Gorges Dam ship lift in China was completed in January 2016.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ville-sur-Haine and Ghislage.
Ville-sur-Haine
Village
Thieu
- Categories: municipality section and locality
- Location: Le Rœulx, Arrondissement of Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.47347° or 50° 28′ 25″ north
Longitude
4.0917° or 4° 5′ 30″ east
Population
2,020
Elevation
59 metres (194 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE THE
Open location code
9F26F3FR+9M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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