Ath


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Note: "Ath (French pronunciation: [at]; Dutch: Aat, Picard: Ât, Walloon: Ate) is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Hainaut. The Ath municipality includes the old communes of Lanquesaint, Irchonwelz, Ormeignies, Bouvignies, Ostiches, Rebaix, Maffle, Arbre, Houtaing, Ligne, Mainvault, Moulbaix, Villers-Notre-Dame, Villers-Saint-Amand, Ghislenghien (Dutch: Gellingen), Isières, Meslin-l´Evêque, and Gibecq.

Ath is known as the "City of Giants" after the Ducasse d´Ath festivities which take place every year on the fourth weekend in August. Huge figures representing Goliath, Samson, and other allegoric figures are paraded through the streets, and Goliath´s wedding and his famous fight with David are re-enacted." - (en.wikipedia.org 23.09.2020)
Latitude: 50.616664886475
Longitude: 3.7666666507721
Inhabitants: 26,681

[Last update: 2020/09/23]