Bruyère Mathias

Bruyère Mathias is a hamlet in Braine-le-Château, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia. Bruyère Mathias is situated nearby to the locality Le Cheval Blanc, as well as near Les Meurisses.

Places of Interest

Highlights include K-W Line and Pillory of Braine-le-Château.

K-W Line

Ruins

Photo: WO2, Public domain.

The Koningshooikt–Wavre Line, abbreviated to KW Line and often known as the Dyle Line after the Dijle river, was a 60-kilometre-long fortified line of defence prepared by the Belgian Army between Koningshooikt and Wavre which was intended to protect Brussels from a possible German invasion.

Pillory of Braine-le-Château

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.

Braine Castle

Residential building

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Braine Castle is a castle in Braine-le-Château, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium. In 649 the Abbess of Mons St. Waudru ceded her "land of Ittre", including Braine, to the Chapter of Mons.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clabecq and Wauthier-Braine.

Clabecq

Village

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

Clabecq is a district of the Belgian municipality of Tubize, Wallonia, located in the province of Walloon Brabant. It was formerly its own municipality until the period of fusion of Belgian municipalities in 1977. Clabecq is situated 3 km west of Bruyère Mathias.