Jodoigne facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Jodoigne
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| Country | Belgium | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Province | Walloon Brabant | ||
| Arrondissement | Nivelles | ||
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| • Total | 73.31 km2 (28.31 sq mi) | ||
| Population
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| • Total | 12,978 | ||
| • Density | 177.029/km2 (458.50/sq mi) | ||
Jodoigne is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Jodoigne had a total population of 12,440. The total area is 73.31 km² which gives a population density of 170 inhabitants per km².
The present municipality includes the villages of Piétrain, Saint-Jean-Geest, Saint-Remy-Geest, Sainte-Marie-Geest, Zétrud-Lumay, Dongelberg, Mélin, Lathuy, Jodoigne-Souveraine and Jauchelette.
In the 1568 Battle of Jodoigne, one of the early battles of the Eighty Years' War, the Spanish Duke of Alba defeated a Dutch rebel force under William the Silent.
The previous mayor of Jodoigne, Louis Michel, a liberal politician was the Belgian foreign minister from 1999 until 2004 and was the Belgian European commissioner from 2004 until 2009. The current mayor is Jean-Paul Wahl.
The asteroid 1199 Geldonia was named in its honour (from the Latin form of the name) by Eugène Delporte.
Images for kids
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Château Pastur, a former residence of Henry I of Brabant, now the hôtel de ville of Jodoigne
See also
In Spanish: Jodoigne para niños
