Tournai (municipality)

Belgium / Hennegau / Tournai /
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Tournai (/tʊərˈneɪ/ toor-NAY, French: [tuʁnɛ]; Picard: Tornai; Walloon: Tornè [tɔʀnɛ]; Latin: Tornacum), known in Dutch as Doornik and historically as Tournay in English, is a Walloon municipality of Belgium, 85 kilometres (53 miles) southwest of Brussels on the river Scheldt.
Tournai is one of the oldest cities in Belgium and has played an important role in the country's cultural history. It was the first capital of the Frankish Empire, with Clovis I being born here.
Tournai, known as Tornacum, was a place of minor importance in Roman times, a stopping place where the Roman road from Cologne on the Rhine to Boulogne on the coast crossed the river Scheldt.
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Coordinates:   50°37'14"N   3°24'37"E