Bois des Religieuses

Bois des Religieuses is a forest in Le Rœulx, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia. Bois des Religieuses is situated nearby to the hamlet Le Blanc Boquet, as well as near the town Le Roeulx.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Strépy-Thieu boat lift and Sart Canal Bridge.

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.

Sart Canal Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Pechristener, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thieusies and Thieu.

Thieusies

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thieusies is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Soignies, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Since 1977, Thieusies formed part of the municipality of Soignies, also comprising the villages of Casteau, Horrues, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Naast, Neufvilles, and Soignies.

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.