Steenkerque
Steenkerque (French; in Dutch: Steenkerke, in older English references also Steenkerke, Steenkirk, Steinkerque, Steinkerke or Steinkirk) is a Belgian village 50 kilometres (31 mi) south-west of Brussels and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Enghien. Steenkerque is part of the municipality of Braine-le-Comte, province of Hainaut, Wallonia.
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View of Steenkerque
Steenkerque is notable for the Battle of Steenkerque in 1692 during the Nine Years' War when France defeated a joint English-Scottish-Dutch-German army.
The French movie The African Doctor (in French Bienvenue à Marly-Gomont) was shot in this village in 2015.
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