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Municipal flag Nivelles
The collegiate church of Saint Gertrude
 
Location on map of Belgium
Coat of arms Location of Nivelles in Walloon Brabant
Geography
Country Belgium
Region Flag of Wallonia Wallonia
Community Flag of Wallonia French Community
Province Flag of Walloon Brabant Walloon Brabant
Arrondissement Nivelles
Coordinates 50°35′N 04°19′E / 50.583, 4.317Coordinates: 50°35′N 04°19′E / 50.583, 4.317
Area 60. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Belgium is a federal state comprising three communities, three regions, and four language areas. Wallonia, or Wallonie, (Wallonie Wallonien Wallonië Waloneye is the Meridional part of Belgium belonging to the Romance linguistic field Belgium is a federal state comprising three communities, three regions, and four language areas. The French Community of Belgium (Communauté française de Belgique Franse Gemeenschap van België Französische Gemeinschaft Belgiens is one of the three official communities Belgium is divided into three regions two of them are subdivided into five Provinces each Walloon Brabant ( French: Brabant-Wallon, Dutch: Waals-Brabant; Roman Payis is a province of Wallonia in Belgium The federalized country Belgium geographically consists of 3 regions of which only Flemish Region and Walloon Region are subdivided into 5 provinces The Arrondissement of Nivelles (Arrondissement de Nivelles Arrondissement Nijvel is the only administrative arrondissement in the Belgian Province A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 60 km²
Population (Source: NIS)
Population
– Males
– Females
- Density		 24,290 (January 1, 2006)
47. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Statistics Belgium is the main official statistical institution in Belgium offering a large choice of figures In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 39%
52. 61%
401 inhab. /km²
Age distribution
0–19 years
20–64 years
65+ years		 (01/01/2006)
22. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of A population pyramid, also called age-sex pyramid and age structure diagram, is a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a 22%
59. 75%
18. 03%
Foreigners 5. Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term 53% (01/07/2005)
Economy
Unemployment rate 14. Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work. 69% (January 1, 2006)
Mean annual income 14,617 €/pers. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (2003)
Government
Mayor Pierre Huart (MR-UNi)
Governing parties MR-UNi, CDH
Other information
Postal codes 1400, 1401, 1402, 1404
Area codes 067
Web address www.nivelles.be

Nivelles (Dutch: Nijvel) is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The Reformist Movement (Mouvement Réformateur MR is a Belgian French-speaking liberal Political party. A coalition is an alliance among individuals during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own Self-interest. The Reformist Movement (Mouvement Réformateur MR is a Belgian French-speaking liberal Political party. The Humanist Democratic Centre ( French: Centre démocrate humaniste or cdH) is a Belgian Francophone Christian democratic Belgian postal codes are numeric and consist of 4 numbers although the last one is often zero A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname Wallonia, or Wallonie, (Wallonie Wallonien Wallonië Waloneye is the Meridional part of Belgium belonging to the Romance linguistic field A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Belgium comprises 589 municipalities ( Dutch: gemeenten, French: communes, German: Gemeinde) grouped into five The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Belgium is divided into three regions two of them are subdivided into five Provinces each Walloon Brabant ( French: Brabant-Wallon, Dutch: Waals-Brabant; Roman Payis is a province of Wallonia in Belgium The Nivelles municipality includes the old communes of Baulers, Bornival, Thines, and Monstreux.

The Nivelles district includes all the municipalities in Walloon Brabant.

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History

Saint Gertrude

Starting in 4000 BC, the Nivelles was gradually turned into agricultural land by the Danubian settlers. Most of their ancestral Rubanean civilization was unfortunately savagely destroyed by the Roman invaders during the first century AD. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC In their turn, most of the Roman constructions, including villas, were destroyed during the Germanic invasions of the 3rd century. A villa was originally an Upper-class Country house, though since its origins in Roman times the idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably The Germanic peoples are a historical group of Indo-European -speaking peoples originating in Northern Europe and identified by their use of the Germanic

In the 7th century, the territory was part of the Austrasian Frankish kingdom, and the Mayor of the Palace, Pippin of Landen, rebuilt a villa here which covered more than 78 km². Austrasia (rarely Austria, both meaning "eastern land" formed the north-eastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group Mayor of the Palace was an early medieval Title and Office, also called Majordomo, from the Latin title Maior domus ("superior Pepin (also Peppin, Pipin, or Pippin) of Landen (c 580 &ndash 27 February 640) also called the Elder or After Pippin’s death in 640, the bishop of Maastricht, the future Saint Amand, urged Pippin’s widow, Itta, to found an abbey in their villa. The Bishopric of Liège or Prince-Bishopric of Liège was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries in present Belgium For places named after Saint Amandus see Saint-Amand. For the leaders of the Gallic rebellion under Diocletian, including Amandus see Aelianus (rebel Saint Itta or Itta of Metz (also Ida, Itte or Iduberga) (592-652 was the wife of Pepin of Landen, Mayor of the palace Itta’s daughter, Gertrude, became the monastery’s first abbess and was venerated as a saint upon her death. Saint Gertrude of Nivelles (626 – March 17, 659) was abbess of the Benedictine monastery of Nivelles, in present-day Belgium. The growing influx of pilgrims necessitated the construction of ever-bigger churches, which culminated in the huge Romanesque structure that we can still admire today. Regional characteristics of Romanesque architecture|Romanesque art Romanesque architecture is the term that is used to describe the architecture of Middle Ages Europe which The dedication of the church took place in 1046 in the presence of Wazo, Prince-Bishop of Liège, and Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor. Wazo of Liège (c 985 – 1048 was Bishop of Liège from 1041 to 1048 and a significant educator and theologian Henry III ( 29 October 1017 &ndash 5 October 1056) called the Black or the Pious, was a member of the Salian Dynasty This was the golden age of the Nivelles monastery, that now owned territories as far as Friesland, the Moselle and the Rhine. Friesland ( West Frisian: Fryslân, Dutch Friesland) is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the bigger region known The Moselle (Moselle Mosel Musel is a River flowing through France, Luxembourg and Germany. The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge

The collegiate church of Saint Gertrude
The collegiate church of Saint Gertrude

13th century to 1830

In the 13th century, the city that grew around the church became part of the Duchy of Brabant. The Duchy of Brabant was a historical region in the Low Countries. The population was mostly made up of artisans and guild members, who did not hesitate to fight the abbesses and the dukes to obtain their rights. A guild is an association of craftsmen in a particular trade The earliest guilds were formed as confraternities of workers These rights were finally granted by Joanna, Duchess of Brabant in the 14th century. Joanna Duchess of Brabant ( June 24 1322 &ndash November 1 1406) was the heiress of Duke John III, who died in Brussels December In 1647, an important uprising by the thread manufacturers resulted in many of the city’s entrepreneurs leaving for France, leading to the city’s economic decline. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The wars of the 17th century between France and the Spanish Netherlands made the situation worse as Nivelles went through successive sieges and military occupations. The Southern Netherlands (Zuidelijke Nederlanden Países Bajos del Sur Pays-Bas du sud were a part of the Low Countries controlled by Spain ( Spanish The Austrian and French regimes of the 18th century brought religious and administrative reforms to the city. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

1830 until now

In 1830, Nivelles was one of the first cities to send patriotic troops to Brussels to fight in the Belgian Revolution. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is The Belgian Revolution was a conflict in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands that began with a riot in Brussels in August 1830 and eventually led to the The following years were marked by the growth of heavy industry, including metallurgy and railway construction. World War I brought some damage to the city. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, however, was a lot worse: on May 14, 1940, the entire city centre was destroyed, leaving only the walls of the collegiate church standing. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The rebuilding of the church was completed in 1984.

Main sights

Nave of Saint Gertrude
Nave of Saint Gertrude
Jean de Nivelles
Jean de Nivelles

Folklore

Famous inhabitants

Sports

In 1972 and 1974, the Belgian Grand Prix of Formula 1 was hosted at the circuit Nivelles-Baulers. The Belgian Grand Prix is an Automobile race, part of the Formula One World Championship Nivelles-Baulers was a race track near Brussels, Belgium locally referred to as Nivelles. Emerson Fittipaldi won the race both times. Emerson Fittipaldi (born December 12, 1946 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a highly successful Brazilian automobile racing driver winning world championships Today, the circuit has been reconverted into an industrial zone.

On september 2007 Nivelles is going to host the VII European Handball Championship of Ballpelote, International fronton and International game. The 2007 edition of the Handball International Championships was the VII European Championship (in French Championnat d’Europe des Jeux de Paume Frisian handball ( Dutch kaatsen Frisian Keatsen) is a traditional Frisian sport related to American handball and Fives, that is most commonly practiced The International fronton is an indirect style Ball game created for to come together some varieties (such as American handball, Basque pelota The International game is a Ball game modality that joins up many sports allegedly derived from the Jeu de paume.

Twin city

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