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Columbia Encyclopedia entry: Charleroi
Charleroishärlərwä', city (1991 pop. 206,214), Hainaut prov., S Belgium, on the Sambre River and on the Charleroi-Brussels Canal. It is a commercial and industrial center and a rail junction. Manufactures include steel, glass, machinery, processed food, and chemicals. Charleroi was founded in 1666 and named for Charles II of Spain. It was of strategic importance in the wars of the 17th and 18th cent. The Germans won a battle there (1914) in World War I. It is noted for its modern public buildings, such as the town hall (1936), and is the seat of a technical university.

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Charleroi is the largest city and municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2008, Charleroi had a total population of 201,593. Statistics Belgium; Population de droit par commune au 1 janvier 2008 Population of all municipalities in Belgium, as of 1 January 2008. Retrieved on 2008-10-19. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of and has a total population of 522,522 as of 1 January 2008, which ranks it as the fifth most populous in Belgium. Statistics Belgium; De Belgische Stadsgewesten 2001 Definitions of metropolitan areas in Belgium. The metropolitan area of...more »
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  • Seneffe

    Seneffe or Seneff, small town, Hainaut prov., S central Belgium, near Charleroi. At Seneffe, the French under Louis II de Condé defeated (1674) the Dutch, and the French under Marceau defeated...

  • Solvay, Ernest

    Solvay, Ernest, 1838–1922, Belgian industrial chemist and philanthropist. He originated the Solvay process and established (1863) near Charleroi, Belgium, the first plant for making soda by th...

  • Hainaut

    Hainaut, Du. Henegouwen, province (1991 pop. 1,278,791), 1,437 sq mi (3,722 sq km), S Belgium, bordering on France in the south. The chief cities of the predominately French-speaking province ...

  • Waterloo campaign

    Waterloo campaign, last action of the Napoleonic Wars, ending with the battle of Waterloo. Napoleon I, who escaped from Elba in Feb., 1815, and entered Paris on Mar. 20, soon faced a European ...

  • Belgium

    Belgium, Du. België, Fr. La Belgique, officially Kingdom of Belgium, constitutional kingdom (2005 est. pop. 10,364,000), 11,781 sq mi (30,513 sq km), NW Europe. Belgium is bordered on the N by...

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