Lobbes

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Lobbes is a municipality in the province of Hainaut ( Hainault ) in the Walloon region of Belgium. It lies on the River Sambre.

The municipality comprises the towns of Lobbes, Bienne- lez- Happart, Mont -Saint -Geneviève and Sars- la- Buissière.

History

The village grew up around the famous Abbey Lobbes, in the years 650-654 by Saint Crespin Landelin founded by Benedictine monastery, of which only ruins remain today.

The site was also known by the battle between the French and Austrians on 24 May in 1794.

Worth seeing

Interesting is the year-round Honey and Bee Museum, where every Sunday " open day " with honey extraction and tasting is.

Sons and daughters of the town

Arrondissement of Thuin Lobbes Abbey Aiseau-Presles Anderlues Antoing Bernissart Binche Boussu Braine-le-Comte Brugelette Brunehaut Celles, Hainaut Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont Charleroi Colfontaine Comines-Warneton Courcelles, Belgium Dour Ellezelles Enghien Erquelinnes Estinnes Farciennes Fleurus Flobecq Frameries Froidchapelle Gerpinnes Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes Hensies Honnelles Jurbise Le Rœulx Lens, Belgium Les Bons Villers Lessines Leuze-en-Hainaut Manage, Belgium Momignies Montigny-le-Tilleul Morlanwelz Pecq, Belgium Quaregnon Rumes Seneffe Sivry-Rance Soignies Thuin
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