Solre-sur-Sambre
Sign in to saveSolre-sur-Sambre is a village and district of the municipality of Erquelinnes, located in the Hainaut Province in Wallonia, Belgium.
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It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in Hainaut Province.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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- municipality section
- Country
- Belgium
- Located in
- Erquelinnes
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- Dialing code
- 071
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- Solre-sur-Sambre
- postal code
- 6560
- P13200
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Solre-sur-Sambre is a village and district of the municipality of Erquelinnes, located in the Hainaut Province in Wallonia, Belgium.
The village lies at the confluence of the rivers Thure and Sambre. The area has been inhabited since Roman times; in 2007 archaeologists discovered the remains of a large Roman villa in Solre-sur-Sambre. The village church, dedicated to Saint Medardus, is partially medieval and has tracery windows from the 13th century. There is also a 15th-century chapel in the village. The Solre-sur-Sambre Castle traces its origins to the 12th century, and is a well-preserved medieval fortress.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Solre-sur-Sambre” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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