CHARLEROI

shärlərwäˈ, city (1991 pop. 206,214), Hainaut prov., S Belgium, on the Sambre River and on the Charleroi-Brussels Canal. It is a commercial and industrial center and a rail junction. Manufactures include steel, glass, machinery, processed food, and chemicals. Charleroi was founded in 1666 and named for Charles II of Spain. It was of strategic importance in the wars of the 17th and 18th cent. The Germans won a battle there (1914) in World War I. It is noted for its modern public buildings, such as the town hall (1936), and is the seat of a technical university.

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Louis XIV
Book by John B. Wolf; W. W. Norton, 1968
Subjects: Louis--Xiv--King Of France--1638-1715
...men at Versailles proposed a siege of Charleroi, and Louis sent Vauban to organize the...I still think that you can besiege Charleroi ... I have not given you positive orders...considered it ... you will decide to besiege Charleroi." Again: "I am not interested in...
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Report on the Steel Strike of 1919
Book; Harcourt, Brace & Howe, 1920
Subjects: Steel Strike, U.S., 1919-1920, United States Steel Corporation
...both sides it read exactly as follows: Charleroi, Pa., Oct. 13th, 1919.Dear Sir...trulyOver Charle Ballue 209 Shady ave Charleroi Pa Arthur Ballue Oakland ave between 3 and 4 st Charleroi Pa Tony Jarruse 208 Shady ave Charleroi...
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The Complete Poetical Works of Thomas Hardy - Vol. 5
Book by Samuel Hynes, Thomas Hardy; Clarendon Press, 1995
Subjects: English Poetry
...from Brussels behind the spectator to Charleroi over the hills in front, bisects the...side of which the same straight road to Charleroi is seen climbing the crest, and over...nearly hidden by the horizon towards Charleroi, there is also a farmstead, Gemioncourt...
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The German Terror in France: An Historical Record
Book by Arnold J. Toynbee; George D. Doran, 1917
Subjects: France--History--1914-, World War, 1914-1918--Atrocities
...Province of Hainaut, Arrondissement Charleroi . In these twenty communes--which include neither Charleroi itself nor Montigny-sur-Sambre nor...remaining communes of the Arrondissement of Charleroi amounted to twice as much again. To...
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Right-Wing Extremism in the Twenty-First Century
Book by Peter H. Maerkl, Leonard Weinberg; Frank Cass, 2003
Subjects: Right-Wing Extremists
Charleroi on the advice of the ninth commission...the floodgates to mobs of hoolies. At Charleroi, 5,000-10,000 eager fans showed...the games. 19 The final results for Charleroi were a devastated downtown area, 921...
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journal articles on: Charleroi  - 41 results

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Ryanair (2005): Successful Low Cost Leadership
Journal article by Thomas M. Box, Kent Byus; Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies, Vol. 13, 2007
Subjects: Airline industry, Business models, Case studies, Ireland, Leadership, Ryanair, Strategic management
...first European base at Brussels Charleroi Airport with five more new Boeing 737-800s. Service was provided from Charleroi to Dublin, London, Glasgow, Shannon...Carcassonne (France). The agreement at Charleroi was negotiated with airport authorities...
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The Poetry of Disenchanted Reenchantment (Leopardi, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Justice)
Journal article by Ross Chambers; French Forum, Vol. 33, 2008
Subjects: Baudelaire, Charles--Criticism and interpretation, Baudelaire, Charles--Works, French poets--Criticism and interpretation, French poets--Works, Justice, Donald--Criticism and interpretation, Justice, Donald--Works, Leopardi, Giacomo--Criticism and interpretation, Leopardi, Giacomo--Works, Poetic techniques--Analysis, Poetics--Analysis, Rimbaud, Arthur--Criticism and interpretation, Rimbaud, Arthur--Works
...fulfillment, but less than fully attainable. The town of Charleroi, across the Belgian border from Charleville but...speak, as the focus shifts away from Charleville to Charleroi, from Charleroi to the inn, from the inn to the servant and on...
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Exhibitions
Journal article; Afterimage, Vol. 31, 2003
Subjects: Art--Calendars, Art--Exhibitions, Art--United States
...288-1669 / www.marquette.edu / haggerty. WORLDWIDE MISC. BELGIUM: Charleroi: Le Musee de la Photographie a Charleroi, Av. Paul Pastur 11, 8 - 6032 Charleroi. Visions of a Myth: A Century of Argentinian Photography/Group Show...
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Exhibitions
Journal article; Afterimage, Vol. 31, 2003
...julia.fleischer@siemens.com / www.siemensartsprogram.com. BELGIUM: Charleroi: Le Museede la Photographie a Charleroi, Av. Paul Pastur 11, B - 6032 Charleroi. Visions of a Myth: A Century of Argentinian Photography/Group Show...
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Notices
Journal article; Afterimage, Vol. 32, 2004
Subjects: Photography--Calendars, Photography--Exhibitions
...Viennese Actionism. Ongoing. +43 1 525 00 / www.mumok.at. BELGIUM: Charleroi: Le Musee de la Photographie a Charleroi, Av. Paul Pastur 11, B--6032 Charleroi. Eric Poitevin, Limage nue; Etienne Auwera: Sports a la une; Craig Barber...
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magazine articles on: Charleroi  - 25 results

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Fortune of War: As the Government Prepares to Bring Casinos to Our High Streets, John Childs Looks at a Gambling Craze of the 1690s
Magazine article by John Childs; History Today, Vol. 53, October 2003
Subjects: Cadogan, William, Gambling--History, War of the Spanish Succession, 1702-1713
...but immediately laid bets at 4-1 that Charleroi, which was certainly the next major...the campaign of 1692. He was right, Charleroi did not fall until October 11th, 1693...changed his mind in the direction of Charleroi--nobody here dreams of the siege of...
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Play Games Behind Closed Doors
Magazine article; New Statesman, Vol. 129, June 26, 2000
Subjects: Soccer fans--Conduct of life, Soccer--Management, Soccer--Matches
...Independents distinguished foreign correspondent, reporting from Charleroi last Monday. Of 15,000 England followers in the town...extent. There is no reason why the people of Brussels and Charleroi should have to tolerate their cafes and streets being sprayed...
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If You've Been Wondering Who Foots the Bill for the Absurdly Cheap Flights to New European Destinations, Stop Now. It's You, the Taxpayer. but the Subsidies Are Coming under Scrutiny
Magazine article by Patrick Hosking; New Statesman, Vol. 132, September 22, 2003
Subjects: Airlines--Political aspects, Airlines--Prices and rates, Airports--Finance, Airports--Political aspects, Discount rates--Economic aspects, Discount rates--Political aspects, Price fixing--Investigations, Subsidies--Evaluation
...Walloon region of Belgium suggesting its subsidy of Brussels-Charleroi airport is an illegal use of public money. Examples of all...putting up its pilots and cabin crew in local hotels. If the Charleroi case goes against OLeary, other no-frills routes will come...
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Pipings
Magazine article; The American Organist, Vol. 43, May 2009
...Wawrzyrnak, organist at Notre Dame de Mis6ricorde church in Charleroi, Belgium, is piano and organ instructor at At?lier Musical...and president of Musical Association `Concerto," also in Charleroi. Artis Wodehouso is the director of music at the Unitarian...
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By the Sea by the Sea, by the Beautiful Sea
Magazine article by Gary Parks; Dance Magazine, Vol. 73, January 1999
Subjects: Dance festivals--Production and direction, Lyons Dance Biennial--1998
...EJM 2, which featured the combined forces of his own Charleroi/Danses -- Plan K and the Lyons National Opera Ballet...invention: does the camera lie? You bet it does. EJM 1, for Charleroi/Danses, begins with an astonishing mix of live and filmed...
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Charleroi Chance Can Place Me in the Shop Window for English Elite, Insists Collins; Welcome: Collins and Craig Are Greeted by Charleroi Chairman Abbas Bayat after Being Unveiled Yesterday; (Left) Collins as Hibs Boss
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 17, 2008
Charleroi Chance Can Place Me in the Shop Window...Welcome: Collins and Craig Are Greeted by Charleroi Chairman Abbas Bayat after Being Unveiled...yesterday and declared that his new job at Charleroi will be a valuable staging post in helping...
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GUILTY AT LAST: THE MONSTER OF CHARLEROI; Dutroux Raped and Murdered Young Girls
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), June 18, 2004
GUILTY AT LAST: THE MONSTER OF CHARLEROI; Dutroux Raped and Murdered Young Girls. Byline: MARK DOWDNEY...Dutroux built a hidden dungeon in the cellar of his house near Charleroi where his victims were locked up, often for many months. Two...
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Football: No Grounds for Complaint as Fans Head to Euro 2000
Newspaper article by Brian Mcnally; Sunday Mirror (London, England), January 16, 2000
...go ahead in the little Belgian town of Charleroi in June, despite a powerful campaign...an amazing attack on the choice of the Charleroi stadium, even predicting that the match...armed officers drafted in for duty, the Charleroi police insist they are equipped to deal...
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BUSINESS OF SPORT: Rich Clubs Scenting Fifa's Blood
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), November 29, 2005
Subjects: Soccer teams, Sports associations
...Oulmers, was withdrawn by Belgian club Charleroi from Moroccos squad to face Burkina Faso...Almost inevitably, a row ensued and Charleroi were ordered by Fifa to release the player...action for seven months and, according to Charleroi, cost them a place in the Champions...
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I Left My in Midlothian; If I Had Waited before Coming to Belgium, the Hibs Job Would Have Come Up and Who Knows? Scotland Is My Home Now. My Wife and Two Daughters Are Very Happy Living There
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 5, 2010
...breathe. By day, the chat on the Sporting Charleroi training ground is lively despite a cobbled...the chance came in September to lead Charleroi out of the relegation zone of Belgiums...I feel Edinburgh is my home now. On Charleroi, an industrial town of 200,000 less...
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encyclopedia articles on: Charleroi  - 9 results

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Charleroi
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CHARLEROI sharl rwa , city (1991 pop. 206,214...Belgium, on the Sambre River and on the Charleroi-Brussels Canal. It is a commercial...machinery, processed food, and chemicals. Charleroi was founded in 1666 and named for Charles...
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Waterloo Campaign
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...To effect this, he decided to concentrate his forces near Charleroi, between Bluchers force of about 120,000 and Wellingtons...junction. Setting out for the front on June 12, he seized Charleroi while the allies still believed he was in Paris, and he defeated...
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Hainaut
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...predominately French-speaking province are Mons , the capital; Charleroi ; and Tournai . It is low-lying, except in the southeast...Sambre rivers and is served by a dense rail network and the Charleroi-Brussels Canal. The county of Hainaut was created in the...
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Brussels
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...948,122), 63 sq mi (162 sq km), capital of Belgium, central Belgium, on the Senne River and at the junction of the Charleroi-Brussels and Willebroek canals. The city lies within, but is not part of, Flemish Brabant . It is officially bilingual...
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Anderlecht
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ANDERLECHT an d rlekht, commune (1991 pop. 87,884), Brussels region., central Belgium, on the Charleroi-Brussels Canal, an industrial and residential suburb of Brussels. Erasmus lived (1517 21) in Anderlecht, and his house is...
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