Braine-le-Château

Braine-le-Château is a locality in Braine-le-Château, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia and has about 9,630 residents. Braine-le-Château is situated nearby to the quarter L’Ermitage, as well as near the locality Quarante Bonniers.

Type: Locality with 9,630 residents
Also known as: “Braine-le-Chateau” and “Kasteelbrakel”
Postal code: 1440

Places of Interest

Highlights include Braine Castle and K-W Line.

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.

K-W Line

Ruins

Photo: WO2, Public domain.

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.

Nizelles Abbey

Park

Photo: Grentidez, CC0.

Nizelles Abbey was an abbey of Cistercian monks located in Wallonia in Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac in Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium, on a short distance to the south of Brussels. Nizelles Abbey is situated 3½ km southeast of Braine-le-Château.

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 3½ km south of Braine-le-Château.

Haut-Ittre

Village

Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Haut-Ittre is a village, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Braine-le-Château.

Braine-le-Château

Location: Braine-le-Château, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.6799° or 50° 40′ 48″ north

Longitude

4.27385° or 4° 16′ 26″ east

Population

9,630

Elevation

78 metres (256 feet)

United Nations Location Code

BE BLC

Open location code

9F26M7HF+XG

GeoNames ID

2801152

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