Rhisnes

Rhisnes is a town of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . Formerly the center of its own municipality, the post-1974 fusion of the Belgian municipalities brought together seven of these ancienne communes to create the La Bruyère municipality.
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Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 1,970 residents
  • Description: section of La Bruyère, Belgium
  • Also known as: “La Bruyère (Rhisnes)”
  • Postal code: 5080

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rhisnes railway station and Namur-Suarlée Airfield.

Railway stop
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is a railway stop.

Aerodrome
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is a regional aerodrome in , located at and , 7 km west-northwest of , in Namur Province, Wallonia. It is about 65 km southeast of . is situated 3 km southwest of Rhisnes.

Ruins
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The is one of nine forts built as part of the Fortifications of Namur in the late 19th century in . It was built between 1888 and 1892 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Émines and Suarlée.

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . It was a municipality in its own right before the fusion of Belgian municipalities in 1977. is situated 3 km east of Rhisnes.

Village
is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , , . It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur. is situated 3 km southwest of Rhisnes.

Village
is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , , . It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur. is situated 3½ km southeast of Rhisnes.

Rhisnes

Latitude
50.50569° or 50° 30′ 21″ north
Longitude
4.80389° or 4° 48′ 14″ east
Population
1,970
Elevation
146 metres (479 feet)
Open location code
9F26GR43+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 344961457
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2788111
Wiki­data ID
Q3429515
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Walloon—“Rhisnes” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Rhisnes”
  • Dutch: “Rhisnes”
  • French: “Rhisnes”
  • Irish: “Rhisnes”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rhisnes”
  • Polish: “Rhisnes”
  • Russian: “Рин”
  • Walloon: “Rénne”

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