L’Ermitage

L’Ermitage is a quarter in Braine-le-Château, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia. L’Ermitage is situated nearby to the hamlet La Ramée, as well as near the quarter La Baraque.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pillory of Braine-le-Château and K-W Line.

The Koningshooikt–Wavre Line, abbreviated to KW Line and often known as the Dyle Line after the Dijle river, was a 60-kilometre-long fortified line of defence prepared by the Belgian Army between Koningshooikt and Wavre which was intended to protect Brussels from a possible German invasion. K-W Line is situated 2½ km north of L’Ermitage.

Braine Castle

Residential building

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Braine Castle is a castle in Braine-le-Château, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium. In 649 the Abbess of Mons St. Waudru ceded her "land of Ittre", including Braine, to the Chapter of Mons.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wauthier-Braine and Ittre.

Wauthier-Braine

Village

Photo: Romaine, CC0.

Wauthier-Braine is a village.

Ittre

Village

Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ittre is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. Since the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977, the municipality is composed of three districts: Haut-Ittre, Ittre and Virginal-Samme. Ittre is situated 2½ km south of L’Ermitage.