Halle, Belgium

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Halle ( Hal French ) is a town in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. It is the southernmost city of the Dutch-speaking region.

  • 5.1 Sons and daughters of the town
  • 5.2 personalities who have worked on site

Geography

Hall is located on the Senne, the town center on its left bank. The river is here accompanied and crossed by the canal Charleroi -Brussels. In the hills east of the waters in the area of ​​settlement Hall is hardly interrupted by the agglomeration wholesale Brussels. Southeast part of the urban area of ​​the forest Hallerbos, one of the groups of carbon forest ( Silva Carbonaria ), the contiguous extended in ancient times from the center of present-day Flanders up to the Meuse. To the west borders the city on fertile, hilly Pajottenland. This historic granary of Brussels is predominantly agricultural today.

Structures

The High Gothic St. Martin's Basilica was built in 1341-1467 and is home to works of art that have been donated by senior statesmen: a reliquary of Louis XI. of France (1423-1483), St. Martin's altar in 1533 by Emperor Charles V, a monstrance of Henry VIII of England and the Mainz cup.

The Town Hall (Stadhuis ) is a Renaissance building from the year 1611. Former Jesuit College was built in 1650.

Economy and infrastructure

Business

In Hall is the headquarters of the Group Colruyt. In Leembek district is the seat of the Boon brewery.

Traffic

  • Hall lies at the eastern end of the highway 8
  • The plan is a connection to the Brussels tram " GEN ".
  • Railway accident of Hall 15 February, 2010

Twinning

  • Czech Republic Kadan, Czech Republic
  • France Mouvaux, France
  • Germany Werl, North Rhine -Westphalia, Germany

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Adrien- François Servais (1807-1866), cellist and composer
  • Albert Houssiau (* 1924), Bishop
  • Michel Massot ( born 1960 ), jazz and improvisational musicians
  • Bert Roesems (born 1972 ), cyclist
  • Rutger Beke ( born 1977 ), Triathlete
  • Frauke Dirickx ( born 1980 ), volleyball player
  • Angie Bland ( born 1984 ), volleyball player
  • Joaquim Durant (* 1991), cyclist

Personalities who have worked on site

  • Philip II the Bold died in 1404 in Halle.
Halle-Vilvoorde administrative Arrondissement Zenne Meuse (river) Gothic art Louis XI of France Colruyt Group Brouwerij Boon Aarschot Affligem Asse Beersel Begijnendijk Bekkevoort Bertem Bever, Belgium Bierbeek Boortmeerbeek Boutersem Diest Dilbeek Drogenbos Galmaarden Geetbets Glabbeek Gooik Haacht Herent Herne, Belgium Hoegaarden Hoeilaart Holsbeek Huldenberg Kampenhout Kapelle-op-den-Bos Keerbergen Kortenberg Kraainem Landen Liedekerke Linkebeek Linter Londerzeel Lubbeek Meise Merchtem Opwijk Oud-Heverlee Overijse Pepingen Roosdaal Rotselaar Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Tienen Tremelo Vilvoorde Wemmel Wezembeek-Oppem Zaventem Zemst Zoutleeuw
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