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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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.
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Gosselies appears in the authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names as a place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Gosselies as an inhabited place.
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Key facts
• Name — Gosselies • Native Name — Gochliye • Type — Former municipality of 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
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The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Hainaut, Province de as the administrative unit of Gosselies.
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
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Sights
The tower of the former castle of Bousies family. • Illustration — Tower of the castle (1435).
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