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Landen
Landen () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality and City status in Belgium, city located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the city of Landen proper and the villages of Attenhoven, Eliksem, Ezemaal, Laar, Neerlanden, Neerwinden, Overwinden, Rumsdorp, Waasmont, Walsbets, Walshoutem, Wange and Wezeren. On January 1, 2006, Landen had a total population of 14,682. The total area is 54.05 km² which gives a population density of 272 inhabitants per km². History Landen is the birthplace of Pippin of Landen, and his daughter, Gertrude of Nivelles, Saint Gertrude, is the city's patron Saint. On the territory of the municipality two great battles were fought. The Battle of Landen, first was fought in 1693, during the Nine Years' War between the Anglo-Allied army under William III of England and the France, French under the François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, Duke of Luxembourg, ending in a French victory. The second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Landen
The Battle of Landen, also known as Battle of Neerwinden took place on 29 July 1693, during the Nine Years' War near Landen, then in the Spanish Netherlands, now part of Belgium. A Kingdom of France, French army under François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, Marshal Luxembourg defeated an Grand Alliance (League of Augsburg), Allied force led by William III of England, William III. By 1693, all combatants were struggling with the financial and material costs of the conflict. Hoping to end the war with a favourable negotiated peace, Louis XIV of France decided first to improve his position by taking the offensive. Having achieved local superiority in numbers, Luxembourg attacked the main Allied army, which was holding positions around Landen. Most of the fighting took place on the Allied right, which the French assaulted three times before finally breaking through. Although forced to abandon their guns, most of the Allied army retreated in good order as the French were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landen Railway Station
Landen is a railway station in the town of Landen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 2 April 1838 and is located on lines 21 and 36. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium The National Railway Company of Belgium (, NMBS; , SNCB; ) is the national railway company of Belgium. The company formally styles itself using the Dutch and French abbreviations NMBS/SNCB. The corporate logo designed in 1936 by Henry van de Ve ... (NMBS). Landen used to be located on 127 (to Statte) and 147 (to Tamines). On 19 February 2016 a train ran away from a platform at Landen railway station after the driver left the cabin to inspect the train's mechanics. The train started moving in the direction of Tienen railway station and was stopped 30 minutes and 12 km later by a driver who jumped in the train's cab. No passengers were on the train during the incident. Train services The station is served by the following services: *Intercity services (IC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pippin Of Landen
Pepin I (also Peppin, Pipin, or Pippin) of Landen (c. 580 – 27 February 640), also called the Elder or the Old, was the Mayor of the palace of Austrasia under the Merovingians, Merovingian King Dagobert I from 623 to 629. He was also the Mayor for Sigebert III from 639 until his death. Life Pepin's father was named Carloman by the ''Chronicle of Fredegar,'' the chief source for his life. His byname comes from his probable birthplace: Landen, modern Belgium. However, according to Godefroid Kurth, it was only in the twelfth century that the chroniclers of County of Brabant, Brabant began to associate him with that locality.Kurth, Godefroid. "The Franks." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 21 March 2016 He is sometimes called Pepin I and his other nickna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William III Of England
William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, Zeeland, Lordship of Utrecht, Utrecht, Guelders, and Lordship of Overijssel, Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672, and List of English monarchs, King of England, Monarchy of Ireland, Ireland, and List of Scottish monarchs, Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702. He ruled Great Britain and Ireland with his wife, Queen Mary II, and their joint reign is known as that of William and Mary. William was the only child of William II, Prince of Orange, and Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Mary, Princess Royal, the daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland. His father died a week before his birth, making William III the prince of Orange from birth. In 1677, he Cousin marriage, married his first cousin Mary, the elder daughter of his maternal u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannut
Hannut (; ; ) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Hannut had a total population of 14,291. The total area is 86.53 km2 which gives a population density of 165 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following districts: Abolens, Avernas-le-Bauduin, Avin, Bertrée, Blehen, Cras-Avernas, Crehen, Grand-Hallet, Hannut, Lens-Saint-Remy, Merdorp, Moxhe, Petit-Hallet, Poucet, Thisnes, Trognée, Villers-le-Peuplier, and Wansin. The Battle of Hannut, which began May 12, 1940, is credited with being the first battle between tanks of World War II; it has a water park, many famous chateaus and a few museums. The town center has many restaurants Transport Within the city and its immediate surroundings, most distances can be covered on foot or with a bicycle. Within the city centre, road speed regulations prescribe as the maximum speed limit, making it a pedestrian and bicycle-friendl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gertrude Of Nivelles
Gertrude of Nivelles, OSB (also spelled ''Geretrude'', ''Geretrudis'', ''Gertrud''; c. 628 – 17 March 659) was a seventh-century abbess who, with her mother Itta, founded the Abbey of Nivelles, now in Belgium. She is venerated in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions. Life Family and childhood The early history of Gertrude's family is not well documented. The anonymous author of her Early Middle Ages biography, '' Vita Sanctae Geretrudis'', only hints at her origins: "it would be tedious to insert in this account in what line of earthly origin she was descended. For who living in Europe does not know the loftiness, the names, and the localities of her lineage?"Vita Sanctae Geretrudis Gertrude's father, Pepin of Landen (Pippin the Elder), a nobleman from east Francia, had been instrumental in persuading King Clothar II to crown his son, Dagobert I, as the King of Austrasia. Due to her position at the palace, Gertrude's mother, Itta of Metz, was likely acquainted with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neerwinden
Neerwinden () is a village in Belgium, located in the Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Landen, in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flanders. The village gives its name to two great historical battles. The first, the Battle of Neerwinden (1693) (usually called the Battle of Landen), was fought on 29 July 1693, during the Nine Years War, between the Anglo-Allied army under William III of England and the France, French under the duke of François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, Luxemburg, ending in a French victory. The second, the Battle of Neerwinden (1793), took place on 18 March 1793, during the War of the First Coalition, between Austria under Prince Josias of Coburg and the French under General Charles François Dumouriez and ended in an Austrian victory. is on Belgian railway line 36, line 36. Notable people * Clément_Pansaers (1885-1922) - poet and Dadaist External links Populated places in Flemish Brabant Landen {{Belgium-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Years' War
The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between Kingdom of France, France and the Grand Alliance (League of Augsburg), Grand Alliance. Although largely concentrated in Europe, fighting spread to colonial possessions in the Americas, India, and West Africa. Related conflicts include the Williamite war in Ireland, and King William's War in North America. Louis XIV of France emerged from the Franco-Dutch War in 1678 as the most powerful monarch in Europe. Using a combination of aggression, annexation, and quasi-legal means, he then set about extending his gains to strengthen France's frontiers, culminating in the 1683 to 1684 War of the Reunions. The Truce of Ratisbon guaranteed these new borders for twenty years, but concerns among European Protestant states over French expansion and Edict of Fontainebleau, anti-Protestant policies led to the creation of the Grand Alliance, headed by William III of England, William of Orange. In September 1688 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leuven Arrondissement
The Leuven Arrondissement (; ) is one of two arrondissements in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. It lies east of the Brussels-Capital Region. The arrondissement has an area of and has (as of January 1, 2017) 502,602 inhabitants. Municipalities The arrondissement is made up of the following municipalities: * Aarschot * Begijnendijk * Bekkevoort * Bertem * Bierbeek * Boortmeerbeek * Boutersem *Diest *Geetbets * Glabbeek * Haacht * Herent *Hoegaarden *Holsbeek * Huldenberg * Keerbergen *Kortenaken *Kortenberg *Landen *Leuven * Linter * Lubbeek * Oud-Heverlee * Rotselaar * Scherpenheuvel-Zichem *Tervuren * Tielt-Winge *Tienen * Tremelo *Zoutleeuw Formerly independent municipalities or deelgemeenten: * Aarschot * Assent * Attenhoven * Attenrode * Averbode *Baal * Begijnendijk * Bekkevoort * Bertem * Betekom * Bierbeek * Binkom * Blanden * Boortmeerbeek * Bost * Boutersem * Budingen * Bunsbeek * Deurne *Diest * Dormaal * Drieslinter *Duisburg * Eliksem * Erps-Kwer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wezeren
Wezeren is a village and a district in the municipality of Landen, in Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The village is first mentioned in written sources in 1139. In 1573, it consisted of 20 houses. The village church is dedicated to Saint Amandus and dates to 1200. Its style is a transitional form between Romanesque and Gothic architecture, with a fortified Romanesque tower. It contains a decorated altar, also Romanesque in style, as well as a 16th-century baptismal font A baptismal font is an Church architecture, ecclesiastical architectural element, which serves as a receptacle for baptismal water used for baptism, as a part of Christian initiation for both rites of Infant baptism, infant and Believer's bapti ... in a local Renaissance style, as well as sculptures from the 17th and 18th centuries. References External links * Populated places in Flemish Brabant {{FlemishBrabant-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliksem
Eliksem is a village located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant.
It is part of the municipality of Landen.
The village is known for the Battle of Elixheim, where the word ''Elixheim'' is an 18th-century English/French transformation of ''Eliksem''.
Populated places in Flemish Brabant
Landen
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Battle Of Neerwinden (1793)
The Battle of Neerwinden (18 March 1793) saw a First French Republic, Republican French army led by Charles François Dumouriez attack a Coalition army commanded by Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. The Coalition army of the Habsburg monarchy together with a small contingent of allied Dutch Republic troops repulsed all French assaults after bitter fighting and Dumouriez conceded defeat, withdrawing from the field. The French position in the Austrian Netherlands swiftly collapsed, ending the threat to the Dutch Republic and allowing Austria to regain control of its lost province. The War of the First Coalition engagement was fought at Neerwinden, located east of Brussels in present-day Belgium. After Dumouriez's victory at Battle of Jemappes, Jemappes in November 1792, the French armies rapidly overran most of the Austrian Netherlands. Rather than driving the Austrians to the west bank of the Rhine River, Dumouriez and the French government became preoccupied with a war wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
