La balade du Tiège à Walhain
Description
This trip will not fail to arouse your curiosity because it takes the old road from Nivelles to Tirlemont, passing right by the Tiège windmill and the Geographical Centre of Belgium! A nice little walk in the heart of Walhain. There are several places where there is no pavement, or just a very narrow one, so be careful!
Technical informations
5.7 km
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min. 99999 m
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Styles : BaladeDiscovery Public : FamilyOccasional hikers Theme : Patrimony | ||||
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Points of interest
Nil-Saint-Martin Castle
Chapel of Saint-Etienne.
Tiège Mill.
Geographical centre of Belgium
Did you know that the geographical centre of Belgium is in Walloon Brabant, and more specifically in Walhain? In the locality of Tiège, in the valley of the Nil river, a metallic structure has been erected at this precise point. It was built by an architect from the municipality and includes various symbols that are unique to Belgium:- the base represents the Earth’s crust,- the triangle is a simplified diagram of Belgium,- the three pylons symbolise the three regions.Before the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, the centre of Belgium was in Ittre as the three cantons in the east were not yet part of the kingdom.
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Signalétique (EN)
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