Lodelinsart (Walloon: Lodlinsåt) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Lodelinsart
Lodlinsåt (Walloon)
Former municipality of Belgium
Location in the municipality of Charleroi
Location in the municipality of Charleroi
Lodelinsart is located in Belgium
Lodelinsart
Lodelinsart
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°25′N 4°27′E / 50.417°N 4.450°E / 50.417; 4.450
Country Belgium
Region Wallonia
Community French Community
Province Hainaut
Municipality Charleroi
Area
 • Total
1.14 sq mi (2.96 km2)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
6,802
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6042
Area code071

It was a municipality of its own before the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977.[citation needed]

Folkrore

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The Royal Climbia's Club is a philanthropic club founded in 1893 in Lodelinsart. The club is made up of thirteen local men and many volunteers who work with them for charity. The Climbia's organise a masked ball and various festive events. The Royal Cimbia's club is part of the oral and intangible heritage of the Brussels-Wallonia Federation.[1]

Crime

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Sadia Sheikh was murdered in Lodelinsart in 2007.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Royal Climbia's Club". Patrimoine culturel (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  2. ^ "Affaire Sadia Sheikh : le portrait des accusés et de Sadia". RTBF (in French). 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2019-12-27. [...]frère Mudusar le 22 octobre 2007 à Lodelinsart près de Charleroi.