Gembloux, Province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
🇧🇪 Gembloux is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Beuzet, Bossière, Bothey, Corroy-le-Château, Ernage, Gembloux, Grand-Leez, Grand-Manil, Isnes, Lonzée, Mazy, and Sauvenière.
This city is well known for its Agricultural University and for its cutlery. The university is housed in the historical Abbey of Gembloux, which dates from the tenth century.
Gembloux's belfry is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France site, in recognition of its architecture and testimony to the rise in municipal power in the area.
History The central city grew around the Gembloux Abbey, founded in the tenth century. In the vicinity of the city, in 1578, the Battle of Gembloux was fought during the Eighty Years' War. In May 1940 the Battle of Hannut and the Battle of the Gembloux Gap took place nearby, tank battles during the larger Battle of France.
Namur, Wallonia
Gembloux has a population of over 21,964 people. Gembloux also forms part of the wider Namur Arrondissement which has a population of over 314,541 people. Gembloux is situated 18 km north-west of Namur.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Gembloux is twinned with; [:
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