Merbraine
Merbraine is a quarter in Braine-l’Alleud, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia. Merbraine is situated nearby to the quarter Saint-Sébastien, as well as near Colo-Hugues.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lion’s Mound and Braine-l’Alleud railway station.
Lion’s Mound
Peak
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lion's Mound is a large conical artificial hill in the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. King William I of the Netherlands ordered its construction in 1820, and it was completed in 1826.
Braine-l’Alleud railway station
Railway station
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
Braine-l'Alleud railway station is a railway station in Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium.
Hougoumont
Garden
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château d'Hougoumont is a walled manorial compound, situated at the bottom of an escarpment near the Nivelles road in the Braine-l'Alleud municipality, near Waterloo, Belgium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac and Waterloo.
Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac is situated 3½ km southwest of Merbraine.
Waterloo
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waterloo is a historic town in the Walloon province of Walloon Brabant in Belgium. The town is known mainly for the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 where Napoleon Bonaparte went down to his final defeat, leading to his second exile on Saint Helena.
Merbraine
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Braine-l’Alleud, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.6824° or 50° 40′ 57″ northLongitude
4.38893° or 4° 23′ 20″ eastElevation
109 metres (358 feet)Open location code
9F26M9JQ+XHOpenStreetMap ID
node 6052760217OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
2791325
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