Villers-la-Ville

Villers-la-Ville
	Villers-la-Ville
	Villers-la-Ville
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Walloon Brabant
District :	Nivelles
Coordinates :	50 ° 35 ' N , 4 ° 32' E Coordinates: 50 ° 35 ' N , 4 ° 32' E
Area :	47.45 km²
Residents:	10,702 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density:	226 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	1495
Prefix:	071
Mayor:	Emmanuel Burton ( MR )
; Local government address :	Administration communale ; Rue de Marbais 37 ; 1495 Villers-la-Ville
Website:	www.villers-la-ville.be

Villers-la-Ville is a city in the province of Walloon Brabant in the region Wallonia in Belgium . It has 10,702 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019).

geography

The city is located in the south of the province of Walloon Brabant 17 km east of Nivelles , around 30 km southeast of Brussels and around 30 km northwest of Namur .

The mayor of the city is Emmanuel Burton of the Mouvement Réformateur party .

Ruins of the Cistercian Abbey

The city's sights include the ruins of the Cistercian Abbey of Villers . They are considered to be the largest ruins of a monastery in Belgium .

The city lies on the Ottignies - Villers-la-Ville - Charleroi - Tamines railway line and is served by regional trains ( L trains in Belgium ) that run every hour (as of January 2005 ). There are also some regional bus routes operated by TEC .

The operation of the winery belonging to the former monastery was resumed in 1990 . The annual wine production is only around 1,000 liters ; Wine , however, has in Belgium a rarity.

Johann t'Serclaes von Tilly (* 1559 at Tilly Castle , Villers-la-Ville, † April 30, 1632 in Ingolstadt), military leader of the Catholic League and one of the most famous commanders of the Thirty Years' War

"Belgium", Verlag Karl Baedeker Ostfildern, 3rd edition 1998, ISBN 3-87504-417-7 , pp. 328–329

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