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Bothey

Bothey
Bôtè
Village
Church in Bothey
Church in Bothey
Bothey is located in Belgium
Bothey
Bothey
Coordinates: 50.°31′18.4″N 4°39′9.8″E / 50.521778°N 4.652722°E / 50.521778; 4.652722Coordinates: 50.°31′18.4″N 4°39′9.8″E / 50.521778°N 4.652722°E / 50.521778; 4.652722
Country  Belgium
Province Namur
Municipality Gembloux
Elevation 158 m (518 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)

Bothey (Walloon: Bôt) is a village in the municipality of Gembloux (in the province of Namur), Wallonia Region, Belgium.

Bothey was its own municipality until the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977 when it merged with Gembloux.

Along with the hamlet of Villeret, the village of Bothey and a stream that connected them, were on the extreme left wing of the Prussian army at the Battle of Ligny on 16 June 1815. Bothey remained in Prussian hands throughout the battle.


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