Waterloo, Municipality in Walloon Brabant, Belgium
Description
Waterloo is a municipality south of Brussels in Walloon Brabant, made up of six districts and marked by residential areas, shops, and green spaces. The built environment ranges from older village cores to newer developments, crossed by quiet streets and occasional thoroughfares.
History
The area was a rural scatter of farms in the 18th century until the 1815 battle brought it to European attention. The municipality grew during the 19th and 20th centuries through migration and mergers into a commuter community near the capital.
Culture
The name comes from a farmstead near a former stream, which later became the village center. Visitors today find memorials and museums dedicated to early 19th-century military events, drawing tour groups from across Europe.
Practical
The town center sits along the main road running south from Brussels and is reachable by public transport. Visiting the memorials and the mound requires several hours and comfortable footwear for walking.
Did you know?
An old inn at the edge of town still shows rooms where allied officers spent the night before the battle. The building now serves as a small museum displaying period furniture and maps from that era.
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Lion's Mound
4.4 km
Château d'Argenteuil
2.3 km
Casa de la República
1.1 km
Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo
4.3 km
Waterloo Battlefield
4.7 km
Mémorial 1815
4.2 km
Ferme de la Papelotte
4.9 km
Gordon Monument
4.3 km
Ferme de Mont-Saint-Jean, Waterloo
3.7 km
Wellington Museum
34 m
Church of Saint Joseph
54 m
Monument aux Hanovriens
4.4 km
Musée de Cire de Waterloo
4.2 km
Monument aux Belges
4.2 km
Église Saint-Étienne de Braine-l'Alleud
4.3 kmAqueduc de Mont-Saint-Pont
3 km
The Statue of Khurshidbanu Natavan
1.3 km
Stèle au 8e régiment d'infanterie de ligne
4.4 km
Stèle au 27th
4.2 km
Stèle au 21e régiment d'infanterie de ligne
4.3 km
Stèle Picton
4.3 km
Église du Sacré-Cœur de l'Ermite
3.1 km
La Haye Sainte
4.5 km
Battle of Waterloo
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