Donjon Deschamps
Donjon Deschamps is a tower in Braine-le-Château, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia. Donjon Deschamps is situated nearby to the public building Office National de l’Enfance, as well as near La Boutique du billard.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include K-W Line and Nizelles Abbey.
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. K-W Line is situated 2 km northwest of Donjon Deschamps.
Nizelles Abbey
Park
Nizelles Abbey was an abbey of Cistercian monks located in Wallonia in Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac in Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium, on a short distance to the south of Brussels. Nizelles Abbey is situated 2½ km southeast of Donjon Deschamps.
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. Braine Castle is situated 1¼ km west of Donjon Deschamps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wauthier-Braine and Haut-Ittre.
Haut-Ittre
Village
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haut-Ittre is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Donjon Deschamps.
Ittre
Village
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ittre is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. Since the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977, the municipality is composed of three districts: Haut-Ittre, Ittre and Virginal-Samme. Ittre is situated 3½ km southwest of Donjon Deschamps.
Donjon Deschamps
- Type: Tower
- Also known as: “Donjon de la seigneurie Deschamps”
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Braine-le-Château, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.6803° or 50° 40′ 49″ northLongitude
4.28375° or 4° 17′ 2″ eastInception
16th centuryOpen location code
9F26M7JM+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 660328100OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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