Gottignies

Gottignies is a village in , , and has about 2,160 residents. Gottignies is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 2,160 residents
  • Description: section of Le Rœulx, Belgium
  • Postal code: 7070

Places of Interest

Highlights include Strépy-Thieu boat lift and Havré railway station.

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The lies on a branch of the in the municipality of , Hainaut, . With a height difference of 73.15 metres between the upstream and downstream reaches, it was the tallest boat lift in the world upon its completion in 2002, and remained so until the in China was completed in January 2016. is situated 4 km southeast of Gottignies.

Railway station
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 3 km south of Gottignies.

Park
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a park, which is situated 3 km west of Gottignies.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ville-sur-Haine and Thieusies.

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , .

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . Since 1977, formed part of the municipality of , also comprising the villages of , , , , , and .

Hamlet
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km south of Gottignies.

Gottignies

Latitude
50.49648° or 50° 29′ 47″ north
Longitude
4.06391° or 4° 3′ 50″ east
Population
2,160
Elevation
98 metres (322 feet)
Open location code
9F26F3W7+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 77818263
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2797365
Wiki­data ID
Q2610640
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Polish—“Gottignies” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Gottignies”
  • French: “Gottignies”
  • Hungarian: “Gottignies”
  • Irish: “Gottignies”
  • Polish: “Gottignies (Le Rœulx)”
  • Polish: “Gottignies”
  • “Gottignies”

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