Nil

Nil is a stream in Wallonia, Belgium. Nil is situated nearby to the village Blanmont, as well as near Mont-Saint-Guibert.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tower of Alvaux and Château de Bierbais.

Tower of Alvaux

Tower

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Alvaux Tower, also known as Tour d'Alvaux or Alvau or also called Saracen tower, is a plain residential tower of the late 12th century located in Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin, a village in the Belgian town of Walhain, the province of Walloon Brabant.

Château de Bierbais

Castle

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Château de Bierbais is a castle.

Blanmont railway station

Railway stop

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Blanmont railway station is a railway stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mont-Saint-Guibert and Chastre.

Mont-Saint-Guibert

Village

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Mont-Saint-Guibert is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2012, Mont-Saint-Guibert had a total population of 7000.

Chastre

Village

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Chastre is a French-speaking municipality in Belgium that is located in Wallonia, in the province of Walloon Brabant. Its name comes from the Gallo-Roman word castra "fortress, fortified camp", from the Latin castra which is the plural form of castrum meaning "entrenchment, fortified place". Chastre is situated 3 km south of Nil.

Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin

Village

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Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin is a Belgian village and district of the municipality of Walhain, Wallonia in the province of Walloon Brabant. The villages of Nil-Saint-Vincent and Nil-Saint-Martin were merged in 1812. Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin is situated 3 km east of Nil.

Nil

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.63333° or 50° 38′ north

Longitude

4.63333° or 4° 38′ east

Elevation

134 metres (440 feet)

Open location code

9F26JJMM+88

GeoNames ID

2790130

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