Wallonne des Eaux

Wallonne des Eaux is a nature reserve in La Louvière, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia. Wallonne des Eaux is situated nearby to the hamlet Bois de l’Aunois, as well as near Duquette.

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.

Bracquegnies railway station

Tire shop

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Bracquegnies railway station is a tire shop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thieu and Gottignies.

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.