Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo is a historic site in Lasne, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia. Battle of Waterloo is situated nearby to the peak Lion’s Mound, as well as near the museum Panorama.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lion’s Mound and Hougoumont.
Lion’s Mound
Peak
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lion's Mound is a large conical artificial hill in the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. King William I of the Netherlands ordered its construction in 1820, and it was completed in 1826.
Hougoumont
Garden
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Château d'Hougoumont is a walled manorial compound, situated at the bottom of an escarpment near the Nivelles road in the Braine-l'Alleud municipality, near Waterloo, Belgium. Hougoumont is situated 1 km southwest of Battle of Waterloo.
Hanoverian Monument
Memorial
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hanoverian Monument, also known as the Monument to the Hanoverians from its French name, Monument aux Hanovriens, is an 1818 monument constructed on the battlefield of Waterloo in Belgium. Hanoverian Monument is situated 660 metres northeast of Battle of Waterloo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braine-l’Alleud and Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac.
Braine-l’Alleud
Town
Photo: David Edgar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Braine-l'Alleud is a municipality of Wallonia, in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, about 20 kilometres south of Brussels. The municipality consists of the following districts: Braine-l'Alleud, Lillois-Witterzée, and Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac. Braine-l’Alleud is situated 2½ km west of Battle of Waterloo.
Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac is situated 4 km west of Battle of Waterloo.
Waterloo
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waterloo is a historic town in the Walloon province of Walloon Brabant in Belgium. The town is known mainly for the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 where Napoleon Bonaparte went down to his final defeat, leading to his second exile on Saint Helena.
Battle of Waterloo
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and battlefield
- Location: Lasne, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.67562° or 50° 40′ 32″ northLongitude
4.40527° or 4° 24′ 19″ eastOpen location code
9F26MCG4+64OpenStreetMap ID
node 8781377401OpenStreetMap feature
historic=battlefieldOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Battle of Waterloo” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Slag bij Waterloo”
- French: “Bataille de Waterloo”
- German: “Schlacht bei Waterloo”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Panorama and Mémorial de Waterloo 1815.
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