Vivaqua - Réservoir du Roeulx

Vivaqua - Réservoir du Roeulx is a nature reserve in Le Rœulx, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia. Vivaqua - Réservoir du Roeulx 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

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

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.

Le Rœulx Castle

Residential building

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

Le Rœulx Castle, also known as the Château des Princes de Croÿ, or "castle of the Princes de Croÿ", is a castle in the town of Le Rœulx in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naast and Gottignies.

Naast

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Naast is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Soignies, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium, known by the wellspring of the river Zenne.

Gottignies

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Gottignies is a village.

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.

Vivaqua - Réservoir du Roeulx

Type: Nature reserve
Categories: recreation area and grassland
Location: Le Rœulx, Arrondissement of Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.5146° or 50° 30′ 53″ north

Longitude

4.1033° or 4° 6′ 12″ east

Open location code

9F26G473+R8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 33747191

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

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