Ronquières
in Province du Hainaut of Wallonia, Belgium
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Brussels South Charleroi Airport (15 mi) -
Maubeuge-Élesmes Airport (22 mi) - Brussels Airport (23 mi)
- Suarlée Airport (25 mi)
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (39 mi)
- Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (41 mi)
- Wevelgem Airport (47 mi)
- Liège Airport (54 mi)
- Charleville-Mézières Airport (60 mi)
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Eindhoven Airport (77 mi)
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) (Unesco heritage, 10 mi)
- Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) (Unesco heritage, 16 mi)
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (Unesco heritage, 16 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 17 mi)
- Stoclet House (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
- Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 31 mi)
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin (Unesco heritage, 31 mi)
- Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Golf Ch (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Golf 7 Fontaines (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Club de Golf D'Hulencourt (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Golf Club Enghien (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Golf Club De Pierpont (Golf course, 10 mi)
- L'Empereur Golf and Country Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Golf Club La Bruy (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Sport village Country Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Royal Waterloo Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Brussels Golf Club Academy And Training Center (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.609 and 4.221 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 36' 30" and E 4° 13' 14"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, French, German
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:54 PM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/Brussels
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:19 am and 9:01 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Belgium.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Belgium. Last Update: 2024-04-29 08:03:39
Discover Ronquières
Ronquières in Province du Hainaut (Wallonia) is a place in Belgium about 18 mi (or 28 km) south of Brussels, the country's capital city.
Current time in Ronquières is now 09:54 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports near Ronquières, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Belgium is Brussels South Charleroi Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 23 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Belgium is The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) in a distance of 10 mi (or 15 km), South. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Enghien, Lennik, Brussels, Chasse Royale and Chastre. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 61% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 93% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
14°C (56 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
18°C (64 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
14°C (57 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hôtel Le Relais Du Marquis
Le Manoir du Capitaine Apart Hotel
Van der Valk Nivelles-Sud
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Halloween au bois du tricot à ittre
Montage de Halloween façon Walking Dead au bois du tricot à Ittre. Merci à VideoCopilot pour le pack Halloween.
Inondation à Ittre - Véhicules flottants sur l'eau
Inondation à Ittre - Sauvetage d'un enfant depuis le rond-point
Inondation à Ittre - Fleuve sur la route d'Ittre vers Virginal (2)
Inondation à Ittre - Véhicule dans jardin et vue vers le rond-point
Inondation à Ittre - Evacuation des eaux par les champs et entre les maisons
Inondation à Ittre - Enfants dans les jardins
Inondation à Ittre - Fleuve sur la route d'Ittre vers Virginal (1)
Inondation à Ittre - Sauvetage des riverains par bateau pneumatique
Inondation à Ittre - Ecoulement des eaux vers le canal
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Ronquières inclined plane
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 April 1968 after a six-year construction period. It is located in the municipality of Braine-le-Comte, and takes its name from the nearby village of Ronquières.
Brussels–Charleroi Canal
The Brussels–Charleroi Canal, also known as the Charleroi Canal amongst other similar names, is an important canal in Belgium. The canal is quite large, with a Class IV Freycinet gauge, and its Wallonian portion is 47.9 kilometres long. It runs from Charleroi in the south to Brussels in the north.
Ronquières
Ronquières is a village in the municipality of Braine-le-Comte in the Belgian province of Hainaut in the Walloon region. 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.
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