Estinnes

Estinnes
Estinnes
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Hainaut
District :	La Louvière
Coordinates :	50 ° 24 '  N , 4 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 24 '  N , 4 ° 6'  E
Area :	72.73 km²
Residents:	7765 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density:	107 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	7120
Prefix:	064
Mayor:	Etienne Quenon
Local government address :	Administration Communale Chaussée Brunehault, 232 7120 Estinnes
Website:	www.estinnes.be

Estinnes is a municipality in the province of Hainaut in the Walloon part of Belgium . The municipality consists of the localities of Estinnes-au-Mont, Estinnes-au-Val, Croix-lez-Rouveroy, Fauroeulx, Haulchin, Peissant, Rouveroy, and Vellereille-le-Sec .

The Synod of Estinnes met in Estinnes on March 1st, 743 . The venue was the Carolingian Palatinate villa listinas . In the district of Vellereille-le-Brayeux stands the former Bonne-Espérance abbey .

In Estinnes there is a wind farm with 11 of the world's largest wind turbines of the Enercon E-126 type .

Web links

Commons : Estinnes  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Estinnes

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Unlimited wind power? Wind turbines are as big as television towers ( Memento of the original from January 17, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Detailed documentation for a TV report by 3sat  
2. ↑ Enercon

St. Barthelemigus Church in Estinnes-au-Mont, Belgium

World first: 11 turbines Enercon E-126 wind farm Estinnes, Belgium