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It lies 89 km (55 mi) by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt, [3] and is part of Eurometropolis Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai, [4] In 2022, the municipality of Tournai had an estimated population of 68,518 people. [5] Tournai is one of the oldest cities in Belgium and has played an important role in the country's cultural ...
Tournai was the site of a dramatic liberation during World War I, in 1918. The German Sixth Army moved its headquarters from Lille to Tournai in September 1918, destroying bridges and setting up a lookout point at Tournai's famous belltower. Many of its residents evacuated. Following British shelling that fall, British troops retook Tournai. [3]
rue des Six Filles, in de wijk Saint-Jean, Tournai 50°36′21″N 3°23′58″E / 50.605793°N 3.399474°E / 50.605793; 3. 57081-CLT-0087-01 Info
The Cathedral of Our Lady (French: Notre-Dame de Tournai; Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Doornik), or Tournai Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral, see of the Diocese of Tournai in Tournai, Belgium. It has been classified both as a Wallonia major heritage site since 1936 [ 5 ] and as a World Heritage Site since 2000.
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The Belfry of Tournai (French: Beffroi de Tournai) is a freestanding bell tower of medieval origin in Tournai, Belgium, 72 metres (236 ft) in height with a 256-step stairway. This landmark building is one of a set of Belfries of Belgium and France registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List in recognition of their civic architecture and ...
Tournai is a city in Wallonia, Belgium. Tournai may also refer to: Tournai (Chamber of Representatives constituency) 1831–1900; Tournai (Parliament of England constituency), 1513–1519; Arrondissement of Tournai; R.F.C. Tournai; Roman Catholic Diocese of Tournai; Tournai railway station; Tournaisis, a territory in the Low Countries, in ...