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1893 Belgian General Strike

Henri Pirenne wrote nevertheless the strike quickly spread to the Walloon basins of Liège, Charleroi Centre, Borinage Verviers and also in Flanders in

2004–05 UEFA Futsal Cup

The 2005 UEFA Futsal Cup Final was played on April 23, 2005 at the Spiroudôme in Charleroi, Belgium and April 30, 2005 at the Sport Hall "Druzhba" in Moskva, Russia.

Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal

The course of the canal in Brussels was amended to connect to the Brussels-Charleroi Canal which opened in 1832, thus creating a direct link between the Port of Antwerp and the industrial area of Charleroi.

Canton of Marseille-Montolivet

It then continues along avenue de la Fourragère, avenue des Caillols, avenue de la Figonne, traverse de Courtrai, traverse du Fort-Fouque, avenue du 24-avril-1915, rue Pierre-Béranger, traverse des Massaliottes, chemin des Sables, rue de Charleroi, boulevard des Fauvettes, boulevard Pinatel, chemin des Amaryllis and finally rue Charles-Kaddouz until it meets the 13th municipal arrondissement.

Charleroi Historic District

Charleroi Historic District is a historic district in Charleroi, Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Charleroi Metro line 4

Line 4 is a line of the Charleroi Metro in Belgium operated by TEC Charleroi, running from Soleimont in Gilly (northeast of Charleroi) to the loop around downtown Charleroi, before heading back to Soleilmont.

Charleroi Metro line 54

Trams drive on the right between Sud and Waterloo, then on the left between Samaritaine and Gilly.

Line 54 was a line on the Charleroi Metro in Belgium operated by TEC Charleroi, running from Charleroi-South railway station in downtown Charleroi to Gilly (part of the municipality of Charleroi), via the western part of the downtown loop.

Line 54 was inaugurated on 28 August 1992 and was the first to use the Gilly branch of the Charleroi premetro network when it opened in 1992.

Charleroi Metro line 89

The line 90 which used the Charleroi Metro infrastructure was an hybrid between this historical line (between Charleroi and Binche) and SNCV line 36 (between Binche and La Louvière).

Line 89 existed before the first stations of the Charleroi Pre-metro were inaugurated in 1976, as an SNCV tram line linking Charleroi and Anderlues.

Charleroi, Pennsylvania

Barbara Bosson, actress Hill Street Blues; Hooperman; Cop Rock

Today it is home to World Kitchen, which makes pyrex, giving it the distinction of being the only plant in the United States to make it.

Economy of Belgium

Indeed, Flemish and Walloon economies differ in many respects (consider for instance Eurostats and OECD statistics), and cities like Brussels, Antwerp, Liège, Bruges, Charleroi or Ghent also exhibit significant differences.

Forges de la Providence

The first steelworks was at Marchienne-au-Pont, Charleroi (Belgium); in 1843 the company decided to construct a second steelworks in Hautmont (France), equipped to produce plate and rails in expectation of orders for the construction of the French railways.

François Sterchele

As a result, Sterchele was able to secure a transfer to the top division in Belgian football, the Jupiler League, when he joined Charleroi, where he was trained by Jacky Mathijssen, who would become a considerable influence in his development as a footballer.

Frédéric Peiremans

Frédéric Peiremans (born 3 September 1973 in Nivelles) is a retired Belgian football player who played for Anderlecht, Charleroi, FC Twente, Real Sociedad and SD Eibar, as well as the Belgian national team.

Giuseppe Miggiano

Some of these achievements can also be contemplated in the Charleroi region, we note particularly his "Perseus" at the cultural center of Couillet and its "Gate of Eternity" present at the Gilly crematorium.

Hainaut-Sambre

The company absorbed another Charleroi based steel group Thy-Marcinelle et Providence in 1980 before being merged with the Liege based steel group Cockerill in 1981 to form Cockerill-Sambre.

History of Bedfordshire

The church of Cockayne Hatley, near Potton, is fitted with rich Flemish carved wood, mostly from the abbey of Alne near Charleroi, and dating from 1689, but brought here by a former rector early in the 19th century.

Islam in Belgium

The majority of Belgian Muslims live in the major cities, such as Antwerp, Brussels and Charleroi.

Ivica Skelin

After being an assistant-coach with Spirou Basket Charleroi in the 2010-11 season, he became the head coach of Dutch club GasTerra Flames that plays in the Dutch Basketball League in december 2012 as a replacement for fired coach Hakim Salem.

La Une

In 1976, a second channel was created, La Bis, production was decentralised, and regional centres were created in Liège and Charleroi.

Max von Hausen

His army participated in the Battle of the Frontiers, mainly in the battles of Dinant and Charleroi, and he and his army were responsible for the destruction of Reims in September 1914.

Michael Peter Harrison

Harrison, who played under Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest, enjoyed a playing career at Gateshead and then moved on to play for Belgian side Charleroi, alongside Phillipe Albert.

Misère au Borinage

The Borinage is one of the most famous industrial regions of Wallonia (and of the classic industrial revolution in general) because of its history of hard and long social strikes, for instance, a two-month long 1932 strike in this region, as well as Liège and Charleroi.

Montignies

Montignies-sur-Sambre, a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut, along the river Sambre

Nico Rohmann

Rohmann played club football in Luxembourg, Belgium and the United States for US Rumelange, Charleroi, Jeunesse Esch and the San Diego Sockers.

Quatre Bras

More specifically it refers to the crossroad of the Charleroi-Brussels road (currently named N5) and the Nivelles-Namur road South of Genappe in Wallonia, Belgium.

Ransart

Ransart, Belgium, a former Belgian municipality and now part of the city of Charleroi

The Enemy's Cosmetique

This novel has been adapted for theatre in a creation and co-production of both :fr:Théâtre Le Public in Brussels and :fr:Théâtre de l’Ancre in Charleroiin 2005.

Uccle-Calevoet railway station

Trains calling at Uccle-Calevoet are local trains running from Nivelles to Leuven, Braine-l'Alleud to Brussels-North, Nivelles to Antwerp-Central, Châtelet to Schaerbeek and Charleroi-Sud to Antwerp Central.

Uccle-Stalle railway station

Trains calling at this station are local trains connecting Brussels-North and Nivelles, Leuven and Nivelles (via Brussels-North), Brussels-North and Charleroi as well as Antwerp-Central and Charleroi (via Brussels-North).


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