Hainaut
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Hainaut is a historical region in western Europe, now divided between Belgium and France, known for its medieval heritage and role as a frequent battleground in European conflicts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former county
→
historical region → |
| borderedBy |
Artois
→
Brabant NERFINISHED → Flanders NERFINISHED → Namur NERFINISHED → Picardy → |
| continent |
Europe
→
|
| country |
Belgium
→
France → |
| frequentBattlegroundIn |
European conflicts
→
|
| hasCity |
Charleroi
NERFINISHED
→
Mons → Tournai → Valenciennes → |
| hasPart |
County of Hainaut
NERFINISHED
→
French Hainaut → Province of Hainaut NERFINISHED → |
| hasRiver |
Haine
→
Sambre → Scheldt → |
| historicalCapital |
Mons
→
Valenciennes → |
| historicalEvent |
Eighty Years War
→
First World War → Franco-Dutch War → Second World War → War of the Austrian Succession → War of the Spanish Succession → |
| historicalLanguage |
Middle Dutch
→
Old French → |
| knownFor |
battlefields
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coal mining history → industrial heritage → medieval fortifications → medieval heritage → |
| languageUsed |
Dutch
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French → Picard → |
| locatedIn |
Western Europe
→
|
| namedAfter |
Haine River
NERFINISHED
→
|
| partiallyLocatedIn |
Hauts-de-France
NERFINISHED
→
Wallonia NERFINISHED → |
| wasPartOf |
Austrian Netherlands
NERFINISHED
→
Burgundian Netherlands NERFINISHED → County of Flanders NERFINISHED → Habsburg Netherlands → Holy Roman Empire → Spanish Netherlands → |