Bois d’Howis

Bois d’Howis is a deciduous forest in Hainaut, Wallonia. Bois d’Howis is situated nearby to the locality Mont Fayi, as well as near the village Mont-Sainte-Geneviève.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lobbes Abbey and Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer.

Lobbes Abbey

Monastery

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Lobbes Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in the municipality of Lobbes, Hainaut, Belgium. The abbey played an important role in the religious, political and religious life of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, especially around the year 1000.

Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer

Church

Photo: PMRMaeyaert, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer is a church in Lobbes, a town of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Originally built as a burial church for monks and abbots of nearby Lobbes Abbey, it developed into a pilgrimage church after Saint Ursmer was interred there.

Lobbes railway station

Railway stop

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Lobbes railway station is a railway stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sars-la-Buissière and Thuin.

Sars-la-Buissière

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.

Sars-la-Buissière is a village of Wallonia and a district in the municipality of Lobbes, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Thuin

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Thuin is a small, partly hilltop town south-west of Charleroi in the Belgian province of Hainaut on the river Sambre. For rail fans, there is the ASVi museum featuring historic trams from the Vicinal era.

Binche

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Binche is a small town in the Belgian province of Hainaut about 34 miles south of Brussels. The Carnival de Binche Belgium's most famous carnival, attracts thousands of visitors annually.

Bois d’Howis

Type: Deciduous forest
Category: forest
Location: Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.3693° or 50° 22′ 10″ north

Longitude

4.22434° or 4° 13′ 28″ east

Elevation

179 metres (587 feet)

Open location code

9F26969F+PP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 89849372

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

GeoNames ID

2795223

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Localities in the Area

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