Don Bosco

Don Bosco is a neighborhood in Halle, Flemish Brabant, Flanders. Don Bosco is situated nearby to the neighborhood Windmoleken, as well as near the hamlet Alsput.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bailey bridge and Halle Communal Cemetery.

Bailey bridge

Bridge

Photo: Ziko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed in 1940–1941 by the British for military use during the Second World War and saw extensive use by British, Canadian and American military engineering units.

Halle Communal Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Den Ast

Museum

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The Den Ast formerly South-West Brabant Museum is a local museum in Halle, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. From 1981, the museum was housed in a former college of Jesuits from the 17th century. After a closure of half a year in 2014, it was reopened in as Den Ast.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buizingen and Breedhout.

Buizingen

Village

Buizingen is a village in the municipality of Halle, Belgium. It is around 15 km southwest of the centre of Brussels. On 15 February 2010, 19 people died and 171 were injured in a train collision in Buizingen.