Ronquières
Ronquières (Walloon: Ronkière[1]) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Braine-le-Comte, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
It is best 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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "HENNUYERES et ses environs" (in French). hennuyeres-et-ses-environs.net. Archived from the original on 2011-12-31. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
External links
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Media related to Ronquières at Wikimedia Commons- Ronquières - The inclined plane boat lift
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