Ateliers de Tubize
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Tubize Tubeke (Dutch) |
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The municipality of Tubize in Walloon Brabant
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| Coordinates: 50°41′N 04°12′E / 50.683°N 4.200°ECoordinates: 50°41′N 04°12′E / 50.683°N 4.200°E | |||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Province | Walloon Brabant | ||
| Arrondissement | Nivelles | ||
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| • Mayor | Michel Januth (PS) | ||
| • Governing party/ies | PS- MR - Ecolo | ||
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| • Total | 32.66 km2 (12.61 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2016) | |||
| • Total | 25,424 | ||
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 1480 | ||
| Area codes | 02 | ||
| Website | www.tubize.be | ||
Tubize (Dutch: Tubeke) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Tubize had a total population of 22,335. The total area is 32.66 km2 which gives a population density of 684 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality includes the former districts of Clabecq (Klabbeek), Oisquercq (Oostkerk), Saintes (Sint-Renelde), and Tubize. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers.
Les Ateliers de Tubize locomotive works was located in Tubize. At least six Tubize locomotives are preserved. One (Tubize 2069) in Belgium, two narrow gauge locomotives (2365 & 2369) in Jokioinen Museum Railways, Finland, and one narrow-gauge (2179) in Poland. One locomotive is still in operation on the Pelion railway in Greece. Three are preserved in Iran
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