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Albert Frère
Albert, Baron Frère (born February 4, 1926 in Fontaine-l'Evêque near Charleroi, Belgium) is a Belgian businessman and the richest man in Belgium.
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Annette Vande Gorne
Annette Vande Gorne (born January 6, 1946) is a Belgian electroacoustic music composer currently living in Ohain, Belgium.
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Arthur Grumiaux
Arthur Grumiaux (March 21, 1921–October 16, 1986) was a Belgian violinist who was also proficient in piano.
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Arthur Rimbaud
Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud ( or , ; 20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet. Born in Charleville, Ardennes, he produced his best known works while still in his late teens—Victor Hugo described him at the time as "an infant Shakespeare"—and gave up creative writing altogether before the age of 21. As part of the decadent movement, Rimbaud influenced modern literature, music and art. He was known to have been a libertine and a restless soul, traveling extensively on three continents before his death from cancer less than a month after his 37th birthday.
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Austria
Austria or (), officially the Republic of Austria (German: ), is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers and has a temperate and alpine climate. Austria's terrain is highly mountainous due to the presence of the Alps; only 32% of the country is below , and its highest point is . The majority of the population speaks German, which is also the country's official language. Other local official languages are Croatian, Hungarian and Slovene.
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Axel Hervelle
Axel Hervelle (born May 12, 1983 in Liège) is a Belgian professional basketball player. Hervelle was drafted by the NBA club the Denver Nuggets in the second round (52nd pick) of the 2005 NBA Draft, becoming the first Belgian player ever to be drafted by an NBA team. He is a and small forward-power forward.
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Didier Matrige
Didier Matrige (1961-2008) was a Belgian painter and a draughtsman born in Charleroi, Belgium. He studied at the Academies of Art of Charleroi, Liege and Mons. His work has deeply expressionists accents, coloured, sometimes recalling the satirical spirit of James Ensor. Many group exhibitions in Belgium and abroad since 1977. Personal exhibitions: Metz 1988, Charleroi 1988-2006, Brussels 1989-1991, Paris 2005, Châtelet, Charleroi 2008. Teacher of Drawing and Painting at the Academy of Watermael-Boitsfort (common of the area of Brussels-Capital). He died during the night of 19-20 April, 2008 in Couillet, Charleroi.
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Fabrice Lig
Fabrice Lig, also known as Soul Designer, (born Fabrice Ligny, 1972 in Charleroi, Belgium) is a techno music producer.
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Georges Lemaître
Monsignor Georges Henri Joseph Édouard Lemaître ( July 17, 1894 – June 20, 1966) was a Belgian Roman Catholic priest, honorary prelate, professor of physics and astronomer at the Catholic University of Louvain. He sometimes used the title Abbé or Monseigneur.
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Jacques Van Gompel
Jacques Van Gompel (born Gilly, 12 June 1947) is a Belgian politician for the Socialist Party (PS).
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Jean-Marie Andre
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Joseph Maréchal
Joseph Maréchal (1 July 1878 in Charleroi, Belgium - 11 December 1944 in Leuven, Belgium) was a Belgian Jesuit priest, philosopher and psychologist at the Higher Institute of Philosophy of the University of Leuven who founded a school of thought called Transcendental Thomism, which attempted to merge the theological and philosophical thought of St. Thomas Aquinas with that of Immanuel Kant.
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Joëlle Milquet
Joëlle F.G.M. Milquet (born 17 February 1961 in Charleroi) is a Belgian politician from the Humanist Democratic Centre (CDH).
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Jules Destrée
Jules Destrée (Marcinelle, 21 August 1863 – Brussels, 3 January 1936) was a Walloon lawyer, cultural critic and socialist politician. The trials subsequent to the strikes of 1886 have deterimed his commitment within the Belgian Labour Party. He wrote a Letter to the King in 1912, which is seen as the founding declaration of the Walloon movement. He is famous for his quote "Il n'y a pas de Belges" (There are no Belgians), pointing to the lack of patriotic feelings in Flemings and Walloons, while pleading for some kind of federal state.
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Louis XIV
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Marc Dutroux
Marc Dutroux (born November 6, 1956) is a Belgian serial killer and child molester, convicted of having kidnapped, tortured and sexually abused six girls during 1995 and 1996, ranging in age from 8 to 19, four of whom he murdered. He was also convicted of having killed a suspected former accomplice, Bernard Weinstein. He was arrested in 1996 and has been in prison ever since. His widely publicised trial took place in 2004. A number of shortcomings in the Dutroux investigation caused widespread discontent in Belgium with the country's criminal justice system, and the ensuing scandal was one of the reasons for the reorganisation of Belgium's law enforcement agencies.
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Marcel Thiry
Marcel Thiry (Charleroi, 13 March 1897 - Vaux-sous-Chêvremont, 5 September 1977) was a French-speaking Belgian poet.
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Muriel Degauque
Muriel Degauque (July 19, 1967–November 9, 2005) was a Belgian woman from Charleroi and a convert to Islam.
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Napoleon
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Paul Cuvelier
Paul Cuvelier (November 22, 1923 - July 5, 1978) was a Belgian comics artist best known for the comic series Corentin, published by Le Lombard, which first appeared in the first issue of Tintin.
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Paul Verlaine
Paul-Marie Verlaine (; 30 March 1844 – 8 January 1896) was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the fin de siècle in international and French poetry.
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Pierre Carette
Pierre Carette (born 16 December 1952 in Charleroi, Belgium) was the leader of the Belgian extreme-left millitant group Communist Combatant Cells or CCC. Although Carette was sentenced to lifelong imprisonment for terrorist attacks, he was released in 2003. However, he was arrested again on 5 June 2008 because of parole violations.
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Raymond Troye
Raymond Troye (1908–2003) was a Belgian officer and writer, born in Charleroi. During his imprisonment in Nazi Germany he wrote 5 novels of which two were published after the war.
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René Magritte
René François Ghislain Magritte[[#Notes|[p]
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Régis Genaux
Régis Hervé Genaux (31 August 1973 - 8 November 2008) was a Belgian footballer who played as a right defender, and later a coach.
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Turenne
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Vauban
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Walloons
Walloons (; , ; ) are a French-speaking people who live in Belgium, principally in Wallonia. The population is of mixed ancestry; asides French, it has Germanic and/or Celtic origin. More generally, the term also refers to the inhabitants of Wallonia. They speak regional languages such as Walloon or Picard.
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World War I
World War I was a military conflict centered on Europe that began in the summer of 1914. The fighting ended in late 1918. This conflict involved all of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred around the Triple Entente) and the Central Powers. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. More than 9 million combatants were killed, due largely to great technological advances in firepower without corresponding ones in mobility. It was the second deadliest conflict in history.
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Alberta
Alberta is the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces. It covers nearly the same land area as the state of Texas, and had a population of 3.7 million in 2009. It became a province on September 1, 1905, on the same day as Saskatchewan.
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Austria
Austria or (), officially the Republic of Austria (German: ), is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers and has a temperate and alpine climate. Austria's terrain is highly mountainous due to the presence of the Alps; only 32% of the country is below , and its highest point is . The majority of the population speaks German, which is also the country's official language. Other local official languages are Croatian, Hungarian and Slovene.
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Battle of Jemappes
The Battle of Jemappes (6 November 1792) took place near the town of Jemappes in Hainaut, Belgium, near Mons. General Charles François Dumouriez, in command of the French Revolutionary Army, defeated the greatly outnumbered Austrian army of Field Marshal Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen and his second-in-command François de Croix, Count of Clerfayt.
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Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. An Imperial French army under the command of Emperor Napoleon was defeated by combined armies of the Seventh Coalition, an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blücher. It was the culminating battle of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon's last. The defeat at Waterloo put an end to Napoleon's rule as Emperor of the French and marked the end of his Hundred Days' return from exile.
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Belgium
Belgium (, ), officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, as well as those of several other major international organizations such as NATO. Belgium covers an area of , and it has a population of about 10.8 million people.
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Brussels
Brussels (, pronounced ; , pronounced ), officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region (, Dutch: ), is the de facto capital city of the European Union (EU) and the largest urban area in Belgium. It comprises 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels proper, which is the constitutional capital of Belgium, the seat of the French Community of Belgium and of the Flemish Community.
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Casarano
Casarano is a town and sixth most populous comune in the Italian province of Lecce, in the Apulia region of South-East Italy. The town's economy is mostly agriculture-based, with olive oil being the main product. The Church of Santa Maria Della Croce is one of the oldest Christian sites in the world. The population as of December 2004 was 20,544. It is twinned with Charleroi, Belgium.
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Couillet, Belgium
Couillet (in Walloon Couyet /cujɛ/) is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own before the merger of the communes in 1977.
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Dampremy
Dampremy is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own before the merger of the communes in 1977.
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France
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Germany
Germany (), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (, ), is a country in Western Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The territory of Germany covers 357.021 km2 and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 81.8 million inhabitants, it is the most populous member state of the European Union, and home to the third-largest number of international migrants worldwide.
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Gilly, Belgium
Gilly (in Walloon Djilî) is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own before the merger of the communes in 1977. It houses the base of Fédération des Patros, a youth organisation.
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Gosselies
Gosselies is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own before the merger of the communes in 1977. Gosselies is the home for the headquarters of Caterpillar Belgium, and Solar Turbines Europe.
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Goutroux
Goutroux is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own before the merger of the communes in 1977.
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Hainaut (province)
Hainaut (; , ; ; ) province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) in Belgium on the provinces of West Flanders, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant (Flanders) and those of Walloon Brabant and Namur (Wallonia), and on France. Its capital is Mons. It has an area of 3,800 km² which is divided into seven administrative districts () containing 69 municipalities.
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Italy
Italy (; ), officially the Italian Republic (), is a country located in south-central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia — the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea — and many other smaller islands. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italy, whilst Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The territory of Italy covers some and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 60.4 million inhabitants, it is the sixth most populous country in Europe, and the twenty-third most populous in the world.
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Japan
Japan (日本 Nihon or Nippon), officially the State of Japan ( or Nihon-koku), is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin" (because it lies to the east of nearby countries), which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
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Jumet
Jumet is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own before the merger of the communes in 1977.
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Lethbridge
Lethbridge () is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's cool summers, mild winters, and windy climate. Lethbridge lies southeast of Calgary on the Oldman River.
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Lodelinsart
Lodelinsart is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own before the merger of the communes in 1977.
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Manoppello
Manoppello is a comune in Abruzzo, in the province of Pescara, Italy.
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Marchienne-au-Pont
:Not to be confused with Marchiennes (France).
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Marcinelle
Marcinelle is a Walloon town in the Belgian province of Hainaut, it is currently a municipality within the Charleroi borders. Until 1977, the town was a municipality of its own.
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Monceau-sur-Sambre
Monceau-sur-Sambre is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own before the merger of the communes in 1977.
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Mont-sur-Marchienne
Mont-sur-Marchienne is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own before the merger of the communes in 1977.
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Netherlands
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Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania () is a U.S. state and Commonwealth located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to the east. The state's four most populous cities are Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie. The state capital is Harrisburg.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh () is the second-largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it anchors the 22nd largest urban area in the United States. The estimated population of the city in 2009 was 311,647, while the seven-county metropolitan area was estimated at 2,354,957. Downtown Pittsburgh retains substantial economic influence, ranking at 25th in the nation for jobs within the urban core and 6th in job density. The characteristic shape of Pittsburgh's central business district is a triangular tract carved by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, where the Ohio River forms. The city features 151 high-rise buildings, 446 bridges, two inclined railways, and a pre-revolutionary fortification. Pittsburgh is known colloquially as "The City of Bridges" and "The Steel City" for its many bridges and former steel manufacturing base.
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Province of Hainaut
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Ransart, Belgium
Ransart is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own before the merger of the communes in 1977.
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Roux, Belgium
Roux is a small town in the Hainaut province of Belgium. In 1976 it was incorporated into the larger municipality of Charleroi.
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Ukraine
Ukraine ( ; , transliterated: , ), with its area of 603,628 km2, is the second largest country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by the Russian Federation to the east and northeast, Belarus to the northwest, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast respectively.
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USA
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Wallonia
Wallonia (, , Dutch: , ) is the predominantly French-speaking southern region of Belgium. It makes up 55% of the territory of Belgium and includes about 33% of its population. Walloon Region is the name given to the regional government of Wallonia. Most of Wallonia, along with Brussels, is also governed by the French Community of Belgium, for matters mainly related to culture and education. The small German-speaking minority in the east forms the German-speaking Community of Belgium, which has its own government and parliament for culture-related issues. The demonym for Wallonia is Walloon.
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- Albert Frère
- Alberta
- Ancient Rome
- Annette Vande Gorne
- Art Nouveau
- Arthur Grumiaux
- Arthur Rimbaud
- Austria
- Axel Hervelle
- basketball
- Battle of Jemappes
- Battle of Waterloo
- Belgian Division 1
- Belgian Revolution
- Belgium
- Brussels
- Casarano
- Chantal Mouffe
- Charleroi
- Charleroi Pre-metro
- Charles II of Spain
- Charles II Square
- chronogram
- Châtelet, Belgium
- coal mining
- Couillet, Belgium
- County of Namur
- Courcelles, Belgium
- Dampremy
- Dauphines Charleroi
- Delhaize Group
- Didier Matrige
- Donetsk
- Dupuis
- Ecolo
- Europe
- Fabrice Lig
- Fairey
- façade
- Fernand Verhaegen
- Fleurus
- Follonica
- Fontaine-l'Évêque
- Football (soccer)
- France
- French language
- futsal
- Georges Lemaître
- Germany
- Gerpinnes
- Gilly, Belgium
- Gosselies
- Goutroux
- Hainaut (province)
- Himeji, Hyōgo
- Hirson
- ICDI affair
- Italy
- Jacques Van Gompel
- Japan
- Jean-Marie Andre
- Jet4you
- Joseph Maréchal
- Joëlle Milquet
- Jules Delhaize
- Jules Destrée
- Jumet
- Les Bons Villers
- Lethbridge
- light rail
- Liège
- Lobbes
- Lodelinsart
- Louis XIV
- Léon Casaert
- Manoppello
- Marc Dutroux
- Marcel Thiry
- Marchienne-au-Pont
- Marcinelle
- metropolitan area
- Middle Ages
- mine disaster
- Monceau-sur-Sambre
- Mont-sur-Marchienne
- Montigny-le-Tilleul
- Muriel Degauque
- Napoleon
- Netherlands
- On Air (airline)
- Ottignies
- Paris
- Paul Cuvelier
- Paul Pastur
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- Pays Noir
- Pennsylvania
- Pierre Carette
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- Prehistoric
- Prince of Conti
- Province of Hainaut
- Provinces of Belgium
- R. Charleroi S.C.
- Ransart, Belgium
- rapid transit
- Raymond Troye
- Reformist Movement
- René Magritte
- Roux, Belgium
- Ryanair
- Régis Genaux
- Saint-Junien
- Sambre
- Schramberg
- sgraffito
- sillon industriel
- slag heap
- Spirou Charleroi
- spoil tip
- steel industry
- table tennis
- TEC
- tithe
- Treaty of Baden
- Treaty of Nijmegen
- Treaty of Rijswijk
- Turenne
- UEFA Futsal Cup
- Ukraine
- USA
- Vancouver Island
- Vauban
- Vicinal tramway
- Waldkirch
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In charleroi
videoclip "In Charleroi" uit de cd "Winter maakt ons vrolijk" van Tom Pintens. Productie : Stout!, Regie : Rik Suijs, Fotografie : Toon Soutewey, Camera : Robin Vandenbergh, Montage : Kim Vandenbergh, Assistentie : Klaartje Puttemans, Rekwisieten : Lindsey Daems, Making off : Emilie Vloeberghs
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Ryanair Landing Brussels Charleroi B738
landing at Brussels Charleroi (BGY / EBCI) flight was from Milan Bergamo (BGY / LIME) in the B737-800 of Ryanair! Airline: Ryanair (FR) Aircraft: Boeing 737-800WL Aircraft Delivered: EI-DCV (14th December 2004) Airport: Brussels South Charleroi (CRL / EBCI) Date: 27 June 2010 Seat: 8A Flight Number: FR 4523 Enjoy!
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Red Bull Lost Highways Charleroi
The Metro Léger de Charlero, or "Ghost stations of Charleroi" is a subway -- or pre-subway system in Charleroi. A large part of the system has been built, but has never been used. Originally an 8 kilometre long ring rail with 8 stations was planned, but due to a limited budget and constant disputes, the construction plans were reduced drastically. As a result, fully working, but non-used stations can be found in the underground of Charleroi (incuding moving staircases, safety cameras, toilets...).
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Charleroi vs Monessen Alumni Football USA Game 7/30/10
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- Duration: 4:36
- Published: 06 Aug 2010
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- Author: AlumniFootball17
Toorder the full game DVD click on this link www.alumnifootballusa.com To Sign up click here www.alumnifootballusa.com or Call (855) U-GET-HIT To Play!! Charleroi vs Monessen Alumni Football USA Game 7/30/10 Glory to GOD DVD Productions Alumni Football USA Song: "321" Artist: "Disciple" This video was edited with Final Cut Express 4.
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AK HOUSTON - CHARLEROI
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- Duration: 2:46
- Published: 05 May 2010
- Uploaded: 31 Dec 2011
- Author: YoungTheTrack
the charleroi monessen bridge implosion
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- Duration: 4:40
- Published: 11 Jul 2011
- Uploaded: 19 Aug 2011
- Author: weston15022
the closet view of the bridge
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Miam Monster Miam - Charleroi 2035
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- Duration: 6:57
- Published: 06 Dec 2010
- Uploaded: 03 Nov 2011
- Author: lesoirinfo
Miam Monster Miam - Charleroi 2035
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![[Devoir d'Enquête] Charleroi au bord de l'overdose](http://web.archive.org./web/20120107075804im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/-XPSvLFNBSE/0.jpg "[Devoir d'Enquête] Charleroi au bord de l'overdose")
[Devoir d'Enquête] Charleroi au bord de l'overdose
A Charleroi, le trafic de drogue est en forte hausse. Depuis 2006, alors que les statistiques des faits criminels, les plus violents, baissent d'année en année, le nombre de dossiers ouverts au Parquet pour des faits liés aux stupéfiants a doublé. Une équipe de 'Devoir d'enquête' est allée sur le terrain, là où les dealers locaux, belges de souche, sont désormais remplacés par des clandestins parfois mineurs, souvent victimes de la traite des êtres humains. Face à eux, l'ORA, le service de la police locale de Charleroi en charge de la lutte contre le trafic de drogue, une vingtaine d'enquêteurs en permanence sur le terrain. Une lutte inégale, tant les dealers sans-papier sont nombreux et remplacés presqu'instantanément dès qu'ils sont arrêtés. L'équipe a accompagné sur le terrain ces soldats de première ligne, ces policiers qui luttent au bout de la chaîne du trafic de drogue. Un front où la violence est quotidienne. Ce reportage donne aussi, pour la première fois, la parole à plusieurs de ces dealers, dont certains ont baigné dans la violence ou le meurtre depuis alors qu'ils étaient encore enfants. C'est donc une plongée au coeur de ses "petits" trafics que vous propose ce document exceptionnel, une plongée dans le quotidien d'un service de police confronté à la misère sociale, à la traite des être humains, à des dealers dont certains ont encore l'air d'être des enfants, perdus dans une ville au bord de l'overdose. Une enquête de Jean-Christophe ADNET et Adrien LASSERRE.
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R Charleroi SC - YR KV Mechelen
YR KV Mechelen fans at the away game in Charleroi. This has been filmed before the game.
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Adagio Live ! @ Kamelot Tour Diary 1 - Charleroi
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- Duration: 5:04
- Published: 14 Apr 2010
- Uploaded: 31 Oct 2011
- Author: adagioofficial
First part of Adagio's 2010 European Tour with Kamelot. Day - 1 (Departure Paris/ Charleroi) Thanx to people and fans who sent us,let us use footage we could add to ours: JandSmusiclovers; Lirielle11; cbaumi; oresseam; and others....!!!CHEERS
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Charleroi Adventure City Safari - Nicolas Buissart - VRT
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- Duration: 2:43
- Published: 30 Oct 2009
- Uploaded: 23 Feb 2011
- Author: letchiktchak
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Aris in Charleroi vs Dinamo Moscow
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- Duration: 1:23
- Published: 27 Jan 2007
- Uploaded: 14 Dec 2011
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Aris in Charleroi vs Dinamo Moscow Basketball match
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KID KARDIAK - WELCOME TO CHARLEROI
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- Duration: 3:09
- Published: 23 Jan 2007
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- Author: c0ntagi0uz
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Gokhan Saki celebrates at United Glory in Charleroi
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- Duration: 4:56
- Published: 01 Apr 2011
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- Author: FightGameTV
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Modélisme ferroviaire à Charleroi (1) et le concours Train Climbing Contest (25-26/06/2011)
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- Duration: 10:14
- Published: 01 Jul 2011
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- Author: PhilbruProduction
FR - ENG - NL : Première partie de la vidéo sur le plus grand événement de modélisme ferroviaire en Wallonie : "Les trains miniatures entrent en gare" les 25 et 26 juin 2011, et un clip sur le concours "Train Climbing Contest" organisé à l'occasion de l'inauguration de la gare de Charleroi-Sud. Images enregistrées à Charleroi (Belgique) le 25 juin 2011. (A visionner de préférence en HD et grand écran). First part of the video on the biggest event of model railroading in Wallonia: "The miniature trains enter the station" 25 and June 26, 2011, and a clip on the "Train Climbing Contest" competition organized on the occasion of the inauguration of the Gare de Charleroi-Sud. Images recorded at Charleroi (Belgium) 25 June 2011. (Wactch of preference in HD and widescreen). Een deel van de video op evenement van modelspoor in Wallonië: "De treinen voer het station" 25 en 26 juni 2011, en een clip op de concurrentie "Train Climbing Contest" georganiseerd ter gelegenheid van de inhuldiging van het Gare de Charleroi-Sud. Beelden die zijn opgenomen in Charleroi (België) 25 juni 2011.
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Royal Villette Charleroi: Season 2009/2010
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- Duration: 4:42
- Published: 01 Aug 2010
- Uploaded: 15 Nov 2011
- Author: ttCrawsaive
Best of the Home matches from La Villette Charleroi. This season Ovtcharov, Wang Jian Jun, Jean - Michel Saive and Petr Korbel reached the final again. Borussia Dusseldorf won the final. ( Timo Boll's team ) Table Tennis
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Standard Charleroi 21/10/2005
Standard Charleroi 21/10/2005
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What song are you listening to? Charleroi !
Quelles chansons écoutez-vous à Charleroi? Inspiré du projet de Tyler Cullen dans les rues de New York youtu.be Playlist : Miike Snow - Silvia G-Dragon - Heartbreaker La Fouine - Veni, Vidi, Vici Rihanna - Only girl Selah Sue - Raggamuffin' Linkin Park - In the end Melendi - Calle la...
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12 SS Pz Div "Hitlerjugend" staff in Charleroi, Belgium
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- Duration: 0:22
- Published: 19 Jan 2008
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Rare footage of the staff of the 12 SS Pz Div "Hitlerjugend" in Charleroi, Belgium on the 1st of April 1944 for the parade of Leon Degrelle with the 28. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division Wallonien. 12.SS supplied an honor company ( one officer, three nco's and thirty five men) for the escort. Degrelle was awarded the oak leaves at this time, and SS Oberführer Witt also presented decorations. Featuring Max Wünsche, Fritz Witt, Kurt Meyer, Hermann Weiser, Sepp Dietrich...
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Spirou Charleroi season '08-'09
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- Duration: 3:43
- Published: 03 Mar 2009
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- Author: Ghostdog0007
Saison 08-09 some images are from the official website from Spirou Charleroi. Belgian League Champions (7times) : 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2008 Belgian Cup Champoins (4times) : 1996, 1999, 2002, 2003
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Charleroi - Standard - Trouble from the stands
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- Published: 13 Mar 2011
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![The Ronquières Inclined Plane is a Belgian canal inclined plane on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal in the province of Hainaut in Wallonia that opened in 1968.[1] It is located in the municipality of Braine-le-Comte, and takes its name from the nearby village of Ronquières.](http://web.archive.org./web/20120107075804/http://cdn2.wn.com/pd/a7/62/34705292e3adeb5f2771586245b7_medium.jpg "The Ronquières Inclined Plane is a Belgian canal inclined plane on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal in the province of Hainaut in Wallonia that opened in 1968.[1] It is located in the municipality of Braine-le-Comte, and takes its name from the nearby village of Ronquières.")
![The Ronquières Inclined Plane is a Belgian canal inclined plane on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal in the province of Hainaut in Wallonia that opened in 1968.[1] It is located in the municipality of Braine-le-Comte, and takes its name from the nearby village of Ronquières.](http://web.archive.org./web/20120107075804/http://cdn5.wn.com/pd/18/cf/6ffa613193a1ec0d94405922acf7_medium.jpg "The Ronquières Inclined Plane is a Belgian canal inclined plane on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal in the province of Hainaut in Wallonia that opened in 1968.[1] It is located in the municipality of Braine-le-Comte, and takes its name from the nearby village of Ronquières.")
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| Name | Charleroi |
|---|---|
| Picture | Charleroi - place Charles II.jpg |
| Picture-width | 300px |
| Picture-legend | Charles II Square |
| Map | Charleroi_Hainaut_Belgium_Map.png |
| Map-legend | Location of Charleroi in the province of Hainaut |
| Arms | Héraldique Ville BE Charleroi.svg |
| Flag | Drapeau ville be Charleroi.svg |
| Region | |
| Community | |
| Province | |
| Arrondissement | Charleroi |
| Nis | 52011 |
| Pyramid-date | 01/01/2006 |
| 0-19 | 23.69 |
| 20-64 | 59.05 |
| 65 | 17.26 |
| Foreigners | 14.01 |
| Foreigners-date | 01/07/2005 |
| Mayor | Jean-Jacques Viseur (CDH) |
| Majority | PS, CDH, MR |
| Postal-codes | 6000, 6001, 6010, 6020,6030-6032, 6040-6044, 6060, 6061 |
| Telephone-area | 071 |
| Web | www.charleroi.be |
| Lat deg | 50 |lat_min24 |lon_deg04 |lon_min26 }} |
Charleroi ("King Charles", ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. , the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of and had a total population of 522,522 as of 1 January 2008, ranking it as the fourth most populous in Belgium. The inhabitants are called Carolorégiens or simply Carolos.
Geography
The municipality of Charleroi straddles both banks of the river Sambre in an area marked by industrial activities (coal mining and steel industry): the so-called Pays Noir ("black country"), part of the larger sillon industriel. Although most of the factories have closed since the 1950s, the landscape remains dotted with spoil tips and old industrial buildings.Charleroi lies around south of Brussels.
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History
Origins
The Charleroi area was already settled in the Prehistoric period, with traces of metallurgical and commercial activities along the Sambre. Several public buildings, temples and villas were built in that area in the Roman period. Burying places, with jewels and weapons, were also found. The first written mention of a place called Charnoy dates from a 9th-century offering in the Lobbes abbey, which lists various neighbouring towns and related tithe duties. During the Middle Ages, Charnoy was just one of the many small hamlets in the area, with no more than about 50 inhabitants, part of the County of Namur.
Foundation
The history of the city of Charleroi starts in 1666. In the spring of that year, Francisco Castel Rodrigo, Governor of the Netherlands at the service of the five-year-old Charles II of Spain, expropriated the area from the local lords to build a fortress near the Sambre. In September of that same year, the name Charnoy was officially replaced by that of the newly founded city of Charles-Roy (King Charles), so named in honour of Charles II. The chronogram FVNDATVR CAROLOREGIVM (MLCDVVVI), can be found in the register of the parish of Charnoy for the year 1666. A year later, Louis XIV’s armies under the command of Turenne besieged the unfinished fortress. Vauban completed the fortification work; the future city was granted its privileges; a bridge was built over the river; and free land was distributed to the inhabitants.
From 1666 to the Belgian Revolution
Shortly after its foundation, the new city was in turn besieged by the Dutch, ceded to the Spanish in 1678 (Treaty of Nijmegen), taken by the French in 1693, ceded again to the Spanish in 1698 (Treaty of Rijswijk), then taken by the French, the Dutch, and the Austrians in 1714 (Treaty of Baden). The French Prince of Conti took the city again in 1745, but it was ceded back to Austria in 1748, starting a period of prosperity under Joseph II. The glass, steel and coal industries, which had already sprung up a century earlier, could now flourish.Trouble started again in 1790, year of the civil uprising that eventually led to the United States of Belgium. The Austrians occupied the city, were forced out by the French after the Battle of Jemappes on November 6, 1792, but took it back again four months later. On June 12, 1794, the French revolutionary Army of Sambre-et-Meuse under the command of Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, invested Charleroi and won a decisive victory in the ensuing Battle of Fleurus. The city took the revolutionary name of Libre-sur-Sambre until 1800. Napoleon stayed in Charleroi for a couple of days in June 1815, just before the Battle of Waterloo. After his defeat, the whole area was annexed to the Netherlands and new walls were built around the city.
1830 to present
The Belgian Revolution of 1830 gave the area its freedom from the Netherlands and ushered in a new era of prosperity, still based mostly on glass, metallurgy, and coal, hence the area’s name of “Black Country” (in French Pays Noir). After the Industrial Revolution, Charleroi benefited from the increased use of coke in the metallurgical industry. People from all over Europe were attracted by the economic opportunities and the population grew rapidly.
Strikes, riots, exile, rise of the labour radicalism
Charleroi was since the 1850s and 1860s after the Industrial revolution in Wallonia one of the most important places where the strikes broke out. In 1886, twelve strikers were killed by the Belgian army in Roux. In the 1880s, miners in Hainaut were recruited by Dominion Coal Company in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. These miners were anxious to flee the repression following bloody strikes and riots in Liège and Charleroi during the Walloon Jacquerie of 1886. Walloon miners from Charleroi also emigrated to Alberta. The workingmen in Charleroi had always an important role in the Belgian general strikes and particularly during the Belgian general strike of 1936, the General strike against Leopold III of Belgium and the 1960-1961 Winter General Strike.
World War I and World War II
By 1871, the fortified walls around the city were completely torn down. Heavy fighting took place in World War I because of the city’s strategic location on the Sambre. After World War II, Charleroi witnessed a general decline of its heavy industry. Following the merger with several surrounding municipalities in 1977, the city is today the largest city in Wallonia and the fourth largest in Belgium.
Politics
The Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste or PS) has had a stronghold in Charleroi for some time. However, in October 2006, PS mayor Jacques Van Gompel was jailed on fraud and forgery charges. Léon Casaert, also of the PS, became the new mayor, with a PS, MR, cdH majority. The MR stepped down from the coalition just before the 2007 general election, citing official charges of corruption levelled against a PS alderman in Charleroi. After the 2007 general election, the PS put its local party office under full confinement, with the city executive resigning. Mayor Casaert was charged with fraud on June 18, 2007, but will only step down after a new city executive has been formed. In April 2010, the director of technical services of Charleroi, Henri Stassens, was convicted in court of fraud and corruption *
Municipal elections
| !Party | Belgian municipal elections, 2000>2000 (%) | Belgian municipal elections, 2006>2006 (%) |
| 51.4 | 38.4 | |
| Reformist Movement (Mouvement Réformateur) | 16.1 | 24.6 |
| Humanist Democratic Centre (Centre Démocrate Humaniste) | 9.6 | 14.4 |
| 6.9 | 9.5 | |
| Ecolo | 11.4 | 8.1 |
Economy
The municipality contains an industrial area, iron and steel industry, glassworks, chemicals, and electrical engineering. Charleroi is in the center of a coal basin, called Pays noir. Many slag heaps still surround the city. Dupuis is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, located in Marcinelle.
Crime
Charleroi was notorious for violent crimes during the 90's.* Marc Dutroux, nicknamed "The Monster from Charleroi" actually lived in Marcinelle a municipality within the Charleroi borders.*
Landmarks
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Sports
Charleroi has many Belgian champion teams in various sports. Spirou Charleroi in basketball has been 8 times winner of the Basketball League Belgium. La Villette Charleroi in table tennis is the most successful club in the Champions League ever with 5 titles and has been Belgian champion multiple times. Action 21 Charleroi in futsal has won 1 UEFA Futsal Cup and 9 Belgian Division 1 titles. In football, R Charleroi SC and ROC Charleroi have finished once second in the Belgian First Division.
Transport
Air
The Brussels South Charleroi Airport in Gosselies, 7 km north of the centre, opened in 1919 as a flight school. Later, it housed a factory building Fairey aircraft under licence.Gosselies is now used as an alternate airport for Brussels. Low-cost carrier Ryanair is the largest airline, along with flights by Wizz Air, Jet4you and (in the summer only) On Air. Seasonal holiday charters also use the airport.
A new terminal opened in January 2008, replacing a much smaller building which had exceeded capacity.
Brussels is north of Charleroi Airport.
Rail
Charleroi is connected by train to other Belgian major cities through the main Charleroi-South railway station. The city also has a secondary railway station, Charleroi-West, on the Charleroi to Ottignies line.
Public transport
Public transport is run by TEC (Transport En Commun), the Walloon public transport company. The greater Charleroi region is served by bus lines and a light rail Metro system (Métro Léger de Charleroi). Part of the latter is famous for incorporating one of the few remnants of the Vicinal, the former Belgian national tramway network.
Métro léger de Charleroi (MLC)
| |- | |} The TEC Light Rail Métro is equally famous for the parts of it which were never built, partially built, or fully completed but not opened. It was planned in the 1960s as a light rail network, operating on heavy rail metro infrastructure, consisting of eight branch lines radiating from a central loop downtown. However only one line (to Petria), part of another line (to Gilly), and three-quarters of the loop were actually built and opened to traffic, all between 1976 and 1996. Another branch line towards the suburb of Châtelet (Châtelineau) was almost fully built, to the extent of installing power cables, escalators and still-working electric signals in the first three stations, but never opened as passenger numbers would be too low to pay for the extra staff. The high costs of construction, together with a decline in Charleroi's traditional "smokestack" industries, and questioning of the scope of the whole project in proportion to the actual demand for it, are all cited as reasons for the original plan going unfulfilled.Completion of the central loop and the Gilly branch as far as Soleilmont are planned within the next five years, with funding from the European Investment Bank. The Gosselies branch will also open as a street-level tramline. There are no plans to open any part of the Chatelet branch.
People born in Charleroi
Other people who lived in Charleroi
Twin cities
Hirson, France Saint-Junien, France Schramberg, Germany Waldkirch, Germany Manoppello, Italy Casarano, Italy Follonica, Italy Himeji, Japan Donetsk, Ukraine Pittsburgh, USA Charleroi, Pennsylvania, USA
See also
References
External links
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