Ronquières

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Village view

Ronquières ( Walloon : Ronkière ) is a district of the municipality of Braine-le-Comte in the Wallonia region in Belgium . Until the Belgian municipal area reform in 1977, Ronquières was an independent municipality.

View of the boat lift and Ronquières

The village became internationally known for the Ronquières ship lift named after him on the Charleroi-Brussels Canal , the lower end of which is a few hundred meters from the town center.

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Coordinates: 50 ° 37 '  N , 4 ° 13'  E