Ligne KW
Ligne KW is a ruins in Halle, Flemish Brabant, Flanders. Ligne KW is situated nearby to the ruins K-W Line, as well as near the nature reserve Bruyère Mathias.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include K-W Line and Braine Castle.
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 kilometres -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.
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. Braine Castle is situated 1½ km south of Ligne KW.
Malakofftoren
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Malakofftoren is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 3 km northwest of Ligne KW.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braine-le-Château and Wauthier-Braine.
Braine-le-Château
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Braine-le-Château is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Braine-le-Château had a total population of 9,446.
Clabecq
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clabecq is a district of the Belgian municipality of Tubize, Wallonia, located in the province of Walloon Brabant. It was formerly its own municipality until the period of fusion of Belgian municipalities in 1977. Clabecq is situated 3 km west of Ligne KW.
Ligne KW
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Halle, Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.69637° or 50° 41′ 47″ northLongitude
4.26444° or 4° 15′ 52″ eastOpen location code
9F26M7W7+GQOpenStreetMap ID
node 8121012846OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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