Jansheideberg

Jansheideberg is a nature reserve in Halle, Flemish Brabant, Flanders. Jansheideberg is situated nearby to the hamlet Pipaanshoek, as well as near the locality Boukendael.

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.

Bailey bridge

Bridge

Photo: Ziko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed in 1940–1941 by the British for military use during the Second World War and saw extensive use by British, Canadian and American military engineering units.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braine-le-Château and Tubize.

Braine-le-Château

Village

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

Braine-le-Château is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Braine-le-Château had a total population of 9,446.

Tubize

Town

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

Tubize is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Tubize had a total population of 22,335.