Namur

Namur is a locality in , , and has about 111,000 residents. Namur is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the town .
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  • Type: Locality with 111,000 residents
  • Description: town in Namur municipality, Belgium
  • Postal code: 5000

Places of Interest

Highlights include Université de Namur and Citadel of Namur.

University
The University of Namur or is a Jesuit university in Namur, in the French Community of Belgium. Both teaching and research in the university are carried out by six faculties.

Castle
The is a fortress in the capital city of , at the confluence of the and rivers. It is originally from the Roman era, but has been rebuilt several times.

Railway station
is the main railway station serving , Belgium. The station is used by 18,600 people every day, making it the eighth-busiest station in Belgium and the busiest in . It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jambes and Saint-Servais.

Town
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.

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.

Village
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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 4 km north of Namur.

Namur

Latitude
50.4669° or 50° 28′ 1″ north
Longitude
4.8675° or 4° 52′ 3″ east
Population
111,000
Elevation
88 metres (289 feet)
IATA airport code
QNM
United Nations Location Code
BE NAM
Open location code
9F26FV88+QX
Geo­Names ID
2790471
Wiki­data ID
Q51389725
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Western Panjabi—“Namur” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: ናሙር
  • Arabic: نامور
  • Armenian: Նամյուր
  • Belarusian: Намюр
  • Bulgarian: Намюр
  • Catalan: Namur
  • Cebuano: Namur
  • Chinese: 那慕爾
  • Czech: Namur
  • Dutch: Namen
  • Dutch: Namur
  • Esperanto: Namuro
  • Finnish: Namur
  • French: Namur
  • German: Namur
  • German: Namür
  • Greek: Ναμύρ
  • Hebrew: נאמור
  • Irish: Namur
  • Italian: Namur
  • Japanese: ナミュール
  • Korean: 나뮈르
  • Latin: Namurcum
  • Latvian: Namīra
  • Limburgan: Name
  • Lithuanian: Namiūras
  • Luxembourgish: Namouer
  • Norwegian: Namur
  • Persian: نمور، بلژیک
  • Polish: Namur
  • Portuguese: Namur
  • Romanian: Namur
  • Russian: Намюр
  • Serbian: Намир
  • Spanish: Namur
  • Swedish: Namur
  • Thai: นามูร์
  • Ukrainian: Намюр
  • Walloon: Nameur
  • Western Panjabi: نامور

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