Fleurus ( French pronunciation: [flœ.ʁys] ; Walloon : Fleuru ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut , Belgium . It has been the site of four major battles.
10-688: Two steamships have borne the name Fleurus , after Fleurus in Belgium: SS ; Fleurus (1919) was a 355-ton vessel built as a trawler in 1919, by Foundation Co, of Savannah, US. Converted to cargo ship in 1925. Served as the patrol boat Thorodd during the Second World War. Sank in 1955. SS Fleurus (1926) was a 1,122-ton cargo ship built in 1926, by Seine Maritime in France. Re-engined to diesel in 1950, suffered fire on 26 June 1963 and
20-483: A family-owned business for about 83 years the company was acquired by LIBERfabrica plc ( United Kingdom ) in 1996, which in turn was acquired by Chevrillon Philippe Industrie (CPI) of France in 1999. The entire group operated in five countries and employed about 3400 people. Proost returned to Belgian hands in June 2009 following a takeover by the investment group Axxess Partners. In 2012 the company filed for bankruptcy, but
30-515: A new plant on an industrial estate near Turnhout, because it had outgrown its old plant in the centre of the city. At the same time the first four-color CMYK web-press was installed, which could print on continuous rolls of paper. In 1990 the company continued to expand and acquire a second printing plant in Fleurus , and became one of the biggest manufacturers in the world of books for children, comics , educational books and illustrated books. After being
40-481: A specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_Fleurus&oldid=778084631 " Categories : Set index articles on ships Ship names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Fleurus The municipality consists of
50-703: The countries involved, which in turn has led to Fleurus Island in Antarctica being named after SS Fleurus , a Norwegian trawler operated between the Falkland Islands and the whaling station on South Georgia in the 1920s. The "Rue de Fleurus" is on the Left Bank in Paris. In World War II, the only fighting near Fleurus was a tank battle southwest of the town at Vieux Campinaire in September 1944. 0.1 km (24.71 acres)
60-664: The following districts: Brye , Heppignies , Fleurus, Lambusart , Saint-Amand , Wagnelée , Wanfercée-Baulet (wa: Wanfercêye-Bålet ), and Wangenies . Traces of agriculture dating back to the Neolithic Age were found in area known as Fleurjoux and Neuve Baraque. Later the site saw the construction of the Chaussée Brunehaut, a road network of uncertain origin, perhaps attributable to the Roman Empire . In October 1155, Henry IV of Luxembourg , also Count of Namur enfranchised
70-559: The municipality which became the city of Fleurus. Henry IV had a castle in Heppignies. The town has given its name to three battles fought in the area : Two days before the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 Napoleon I defeated the Prussians in what is known as the Battle of Ligny , although the pivotal action took place just north of Fleurus. The battles have been commemorated in ship names of
80-669: Was added to the municipality's area in the early 2000s. Children's publisher Proost is a major local employer. The Institut national des radioéléments produces radioactive isotopes for medical use. Proost (company) Proost International Book Production was a Belgian manufacturer and supplier for the book publishing industry. It was one of the companies of the printing valley around Turnhout , Belgium . The company operated from two manufacturing sites in Belgium, one in Turnhout ( Flanders ) and one in Fleurus ( Wallonia ). The company
90-617: Was founded in 1913 by Henri Proost , who previously worked at Brepols as director of the churchbook division. He founded his company in the Otterstraat in Turnhout and specialized in printing and binding of bibles and missals . The company continued this way until the Second Vatican Council , which causes a large decline of the need for church books. In 1962 the company changed from monochrome to color printing and diversified its business beyond religious books. In 1976 Proost built
100-500: Was scuttled in October the same year. References [ edit ] ^ " Fleurus (6108076)" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 22 February 2014 . ^ " Fleurus (5116323)" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 22 February 2014 . [REDACTED] [REDACTED] List of ships with the same or similar names This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for
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