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Waterloo (French pronunciation: ⓘ; [2] Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːtərloː] ⓘ; Walloon: Waterlô) is a municipality in Wallonia, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, which in 2011 had a population of 29,706 and an area of 21.03 km 2 (8.12 sq mi).
Waterloo railway station (French: Gare de Waterloo; Dutch: Station Waterloo) [a] is a railway station in Waterloo, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 1 February 1874 and is located on railway line 124. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS). [1]
2-digit postcode areas Belgium (defined through the first two postcode digits). Postal codes in Belgium are numeric and consist of 4 numbers. The first digit indicates the province (except for the 3xxx numbers that are shared by the eastern part of Flemish Brabant and Limburg, the 6xxx that are shared between the Hainaut and Luxembourg province, and the 1xxx that are shared by the Brussels ...
Historically, the Chaussée de Waterloo was the main road from Brussels to Charleroi, crossing the Sonian Forest, and it remains one of the region's main arteries. The road crosses several districts, working class at its starting point in Saint-Gilles, but adorned with chic boutiques and restaurants as it progresses towards Waterloo, in ...
Waterloo most commonly refers to: Battle of Waterloo, 1815 battle where Napoleon's French army was defeated by Anglo-allied and Prussian forces; Waterloo, Belgium;
The memorial gives access to the Lion's Mound (a 40-metre high monument erected in 1826 at the request of William I, King of the Netherlands, to mark the presumed spot where his eldest son, the Prince of Orange, was wounded on 18 June 1815), the rotunda of the Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo (built in 1911 by the architect Franz Van Ophem [2 ...
Based in Waterloo, Iowa, the company was created by John Froelich and a group of Iowa businessmen in 1893, and was originally named the Waterloo Gasoline Traction Engine Company. In 1892, Froelich built a successful gasoline-powered tractor, and the new company was given the opportunity to manufacture and sell the tractor Froelich designed.
A driver's license, driving licence, or driving permit is a legal authorization, or the official document confirming such an authorization, for a specific individual to operate one or more types of motorized vehicles—such as motorcycles, cars, trucks, or buses—on a public road.