Gosselies
Gosselies (Gochliye) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Located in the north of Charleroi, it was a city and a municipality of its own before the merger of the municipalities in 1977. The home of the headquarters of Caterpillar Belgium, as well as Solar Turbines Europe.
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Gosselies (Gochliye) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Located in the north of Charleroi, it was a city and a municipality of its own before the merger of the municipalities in 1977. The home of the headquarters of Caterpillar Belgium, as well as Solar Turbines Europe.
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The Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA) is located in Gosselies too. On the pre-metro line M3, opened in June 2013, there are nine stations located in Gosselies. Since this date, Gosselies has been re-connected with the center of Charleroi and the SNCB Charleroi-South railway station by tram.
• Name — Gosselies • Native Name — Gochliye • Type — Former municipality of Belgium • Image Shield — Blason ville be Gosselies.svg • Image Map — Map Gosselies in Charleroi.svg • Map Caption — Location in the municipality of Charleroi • Pushpin Map — Belgium • Pushpin Label Position — bottom • Pushpin Caption — Location in Belgium • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Belgium • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Wallonia • Subdivision Type2 — Community • Subdivision Name2 — French Community • Subdivision Type3 — Province • Subdivision Name3 — Hainaut • Subdivision Type4 — Municipality • Subdivision Name4 — Charleroi • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 12.08 • Population As Of — 2001 • Population Total — 11246 • Time Zone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Time Zone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 6041 • Area Code — 071 Gosselies (Gochliye) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Located in the north of Charleroi, it was a city and a municipality of its own before the merger of the municipalities in 1977. Gosselies was the home of the headquarters of Caterpillar Belgium, as well as Solar Turbines Europe. The Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA) is located in Gosselies too. On the pre-metro line M3, opened in June 2013, there are nine stations located in Gosselies. Since this date, Gosselies has been re-connected with the center of Charleroi and the SNCB Charleroi-South railway station by tram.
People born in Gosselies
People born in Gosselies
• Edmond Dauchot (1905–1978), photographer, poet and engraver • Jean-Pierre Lecocq (1947–1992), molecular biologist and entrepreneur
Sights
Sights
The tower of the former castle of Bousies family. • Illustration — Tower of the castle (1435).
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