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Liberchies
Sign in to savethumb|Saint-Pierre church Liberchies (; ) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Pont-à-Celles, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
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- Belgium
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- Pont-à-Celles
- Elevation
- +151
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- Saint-Pierre church in Liberchies, Pont-à-Celles, Belgium (DSCF7668).jpg
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thumb|Saint-Pierre church Liberchies (; ) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Pont-à-Celles, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
It is situated along the previous Roman highway Bavay-Tongeren where a vicus was discovered. Geminiacum is the name of the vicus (Roman village) that developed along the Roman highway next to the center of today's Liberchies. This village was created in 30 BC and was occupied until the end of the 3rd century. Being created as a relay for the Roman troops, it developed as a small town with a cultural life and economic activities. In 1970, 368 golden Roman coins were discovered on the site of former Geminiacum.