La Grattière

La Grattière is a locality in Lobbes, Arrondissement of Thuin, Wallonia. La Grattière is situated nearby to the town Lobbes, as well as near the hamlet Maladrie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint-Ursmer Collegiate Church and Lobbes Abbey.

Saint-Ursmer Collegiate Church

Church

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Lobbes Abbey

Monastery

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Lobbes Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in the municipality of Lobbes, Hainaut, Belgium. The abbey played an important role in the religious, political and religious life of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, especially around the year 1000.

Belfry of Thuin

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The Belfry of Thuin is a historic building in Thuin, Belgium. Although historically attached to a church, the bell tower has also become a municipal tower, the only belfry of the Principality of Liège.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thuin and Sars-la-Buissière.

Thuin

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Thuin is a small, partly hilltop town south-west of Charleroi in the Belgian province of Hainaut on the river Sambre. For rail fans, there is the ASVi museum featuring historic trams from the Vicinal era.

Sars-la-Buissière

Village

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Sars-la-Buissière is a village of Wallonia and a district in the municipality of Lobbes, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Sars-la-Buissière is situated 4 km west of La Grattière.