Lodelinsart (Walloon: Lodlinsåt) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Lodelinsart
Lodlinsåt (Walloon) | |
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Former municipality of Belgium | |
 Location in the municipality of Charleroi | |
  Lodelinsart Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′N 4°27′E / 50.417°N 4.450°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region |  Wallonia |
| Community | French Community |
| Province |  Hainaut |
| Municipality |  Charleroi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.14 sq mi (2.96 km2) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 6,802 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6042 |
| Area code | 071 |
It was a municipality of its own before the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977.[citation needed]
Folkrore edit
The Royal Climbia's Club is a philanthropic club founded in 1893 in Lodelinsart. The club is made up of thirteen local men and many volunteers who work with them for charity. The Climbia's organise a masked ball and various festive events. The Royal Cimbia's club is part of the oral and intangible heritage of the Brussels-Wallonia Federation.[1]
Crime edit
Sadia Sheikh was murdered in Lodelinsart in 2007.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Royal Climbia's Club". Patrimoine culturel (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Affaire Sadia Sheikh : le portrait des accusés et de Sadia". RTBF (in French). 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
[...]frère Mudusar le 22 octobre 2007 à Lodelinsart près de Charleroi.
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