Hainaut
Arrondissement of Soignies
Le Rœulx

Thieu

Thieu is a of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . In 1984, the Living Museum of the Canal du Centre in Thieu was awarded the Council of Europe Museum Prize.
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  • 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.

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The lies on a branch of the in the municipality of , Hainaut, . 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 in China was completed in January 2016.

Railway stop
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is a railway stop.

Railway station
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ville-sur-Haine and Ghislage.

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , .

Hamlet
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km west of Thieu.

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Thieu.

Thieu

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
node 1684976538
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2785572
Wiki­data ID
Q3472683
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Polish—“Thieu” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Thieu”
  • Chinese: “蒂约”
  • Dutch: “Thieu”
  • French: “Thieu”
  • German: “Thieu”
  • Hebrew: “ת’יו”
  • Hungarian: “Thieu”
  • Irish: “Thieu”
  • Italian: “Thieu”
  • Persian: “تیو”
  • Polish: “Thieu”

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