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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 9,630 residents
- Also known as: “Braine-le-Chateau” and “Kasteelbrakel”
- Postal code: 1440
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pillory of Braine-le-Château and Braine Castle.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wauthier-Braine and Ittre.
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
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