Ronquières

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Church at the centre of Ronquières
Church at the centre of Ronquières

Ronquières (Ronkière in Walloon[1]) is a village in the municipality of Braine-le-Comte in Wallonia, Belgium.

It is most well known as the location of the Ronquières inclined plane on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal. The lower end of the inclined plane is just a few hundred metres from the centre of the village.

The population of the village was 1370 as of January 2006.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b HENNUYERES et ses environs. hennuyeres-et-ses-environs.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.

Coordinates: 50°36′31″N 4°13′16″E / 50.6087, 4.22103

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