Heulen

Heulen is a locality in Lobbes, Arrondissement of Thuin, Wallonia. Heulen is situated nearby to the town Lobbes, as well as near the locality La Borne.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lobbes Abbey and Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer.

Lobbes Abbey

Monastery

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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

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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 Thuin and Sars-la-Buissière.

Thuin

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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.