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    Hainaut

    Belgium

    Hainaut

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    The province in southwest Wallonia borders France.

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    The province in southwest Wallonia borders France. With the Cathedral of Tournai, the boat lifts on the Canal du Centre, the Flint Mines of Spiennes, and the former mining sites around Mons, it boasts a particularly high number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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    Walloon-Brabant

    This small province lies directly south of Brussels. Its most famous site is the battlefield of Waterloo, where Napoleon lost his last battle in 1815; also featured are the abbey ruins of Villers-la-Ville and the Walibi theme park in Wavre.
    Brussels

    Brussels

    Brussels is the capital of Belgium and home to key EU institutions, also one of Europe's great cultural cities. Around the Grand-Place, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1998, are guildhouses, 19th-century covered shopping arcades, and countless brasseries; in addition, there's the Atomium, Victor Horta's Art Nouveau houses, and the Magritte Museum.
    Region Brussels-Capital

    Region Brussels-Capital

    The Capital Region comprises Brussels and its 19 municipalities, and is a bilingual enclave in the heart of Flanders. Home to central EU institutions and NATO headquarters, Brussels is also one of Europe's great cultural cities, boasting the Grand-Place and Victor Horta's townhouses.

    Ostflandern

    The province between Bruges and Brussels has its centre in Ghent, the university city on the Scheldt and Leie. Ghent is home to the van Eyck brothers' Ghent Altarpiece and a Beguinage, a Flemish UNESCO World Heritage site.

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