Mémorial de l’accident de Strépy-Bracquegnies

Mémorial de l’accident de Strépy-Bracquegnies is a memorial in La Louvière, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia. Mémorial de l’accident de Strépy-Bracquegnies is situated nearby to the deciduous forest Bois Saint-Julien, as well as near the library L’Entre-lignes.

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Strépy-Thieu boat lift

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The Strépy-Thieu boat lift lies on a branch of the Canal du Centre in the municipality of Le Rœulx, Hainaut, Belgium. 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 Three Gorges Dam ship lift in China was completed in January 2016. Strépy-Thieu boat lift is situated 1½ km north of Mémorial de l’accident de Strépy-Bracquegnies.

Thieu railway station

Railway stop

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Thieu railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 1¼ km west of Mémorial de l’accident de Strépy-Bracquegnies.

Bracquegnies railway station

Tire shop

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Bracquegnies railway station is a tire shop, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Mémorial de l’accident de Strépy-Bracquegnies.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thieu and Ville-sur-Haine.

Thieu

Village

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Thieu is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Le Rœulx, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. In 1984, the Living Museum of the Canal du Centre in Thieu was awarded the Council of Europe Museum Prize.

Ville-sur-Haine

Village

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Ville-sur-Haine is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Le Rœulx, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Ville-sur-Haine is situated 4 km west of Mémorial de l’accident de Strépy-Bracquegnies.