Hourpes

Hourpes is a hamlet of Wallonia in the municipality and district of Thuin, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is situated near the river Sambre about 5 kilometres north east of Thuin.

Type: Hamlet
Description: railway station in Belgium
Also known as: “Hourpe” and “Hourpes railway station”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aulne Abbey and Belfry of Thuin.

Aulne Abbey

Photo: Trougnouf, CC BY 4.0.

Aulne Abbey was a Cistercian monastery located between Thuin and Landelies on the river Sambre in the Bishopric of Liège, Belgium. It is now a Walloon Heritage Site.

Belfry of Thuin

Belfry of Thuin

Photo: Jmh2o, CC BY 4.0.

The Belfry of Thuin is a historic building in Thuin, Belgium. Although historically attached to a church, the bell tower has also become a municipal tower, the only belfry of the Principality of Liège. Belfry of Thuin is situated 3½ km south of Hourpes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aulne and Fontaine-l’Évêque.

Aulne

Hamlet

Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.

Aulne is a hamlet.

Fontaine-l’Évêque

Town

Fontaine-l’Évêque

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Fontaine-l'Évêque is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Fontaine-l'Évêque had a total population of 16,687. Fontaine-l’Évêque is situated 5 km north of Hourpes.

Montigny-le-Tilleul

Town

Montigny-le-Tilleul

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Montigny-le-Tilleul is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Montigny-le-Tilleul had a total population of 10,205. Montigny-le-Tilleul is situated 6 km east of Hourpes.

Hourpes

Categories: railway station and locality
Location: Thuin, Arrondissement of Thuin, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.36757° or 50° 22′ 3″ north

Longitude

4.30251° or 4° 18′ 9″ east

Elevation

121 metres (397 feet)

United Nations Location Code

BE HRP

Open location code

9F269893+22

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1404376579

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to French—“Hourpes” goes by many names.

Chinese: “乌尔普站”
Dutch: “station Hourpes”
Dutch: “Station Hourpes”
French: “gare de Hourpes”
French: “Gare de Hourpes”
French: “Hourpes”

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Highlights include Point de vue de Hourpes and Musée du miel.

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