Hougoumont
The 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.Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lion’s Mound and Colonne Victor Hugo.
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.
Colonne Victor Hugo
Memorial
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colonne Victor Hugo is a memorial, which is situated 1¼ km east of Hougoumont.
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 1½ km northeast of Hougoumont.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac and 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 3½ km west of Hougoumont.
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.
Lasne
Town
Photo: Wouterhagens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lasne is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, south east of Brussels. In 2008, Lasne had a population of 14,043. Lasne is situated 6 km east of Hougoumont.
Hougoumont
- Type: Garden
- Description: lieu-dit and farmhouse in Belgium
- Categories: fortified house, lieu-dit, recreation area, historic site, and battlefield
- Location: Braine-l’Alleud, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.67105° or 50° 40′ 16″ northLongitude
4.39589° or 4° 23′ 45″ eastOpen location code
9F26M9CW+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 364359988OpenStreetMap feature
historic=battlefieldOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenWikidata ID
Q2269566
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Hougoumont” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “乌古蒙”
- Chinese: “烏古蒙”
- Dutch: “Hougoumont”
- French: “Hougoumont”
- Greek: “Ουγκουμόν”
- Italian: “Castello di Hougoumont”
- Italian: “Château Hougoumont”
- Japanese: “ウーグモン”
- Japanese: “ハグアウモント”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hougoumont”
- Norwegian: “Hougoumont”
- Portuguese: “Hougoumont”
- Russian: “Угумон”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Musée de la Ferme d’Hougoumont and Le petit bleu.
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