Wavre

Wavre is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant, of which it is the capital. On January 1 2005 Wavre had a total population of 32,023. The total area is 41.80 km² which gives a population density of 766.03 inhabitants per km².

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Wavre is the location of a broadcasting facility for shortwave, medium wave, FM and TV of the Belgian broadcasting society. As aerial for medium wave a guyed steel framework mast is used.

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The aerials for FM and TV are on a free standing lattice tower. On October 13 1983 a storm destroyed the main transmission mast for TV transmission.

Municipality: A municipality or "general-purpose district" (compare with: "special-purpose district") is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government....

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Walloon Brabant: Walloon Brabant is a province of Wallonia and of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Li?ge, Namur and Hainaut. Its capital is Wavre. It has a surface area of 1093 km² and contains only one administrative district (arrondissement in French)...