Country Belgium Region Wallonia Area codes 068 Area 17.7 km² Province Hainaut Area code 068 | Community French Community Postal codes 7830 Website www.silly.be Postal code 7830 Local time Tuesday 10:11 PM | |
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Silly (Dutch: Opzullik) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006, Silly had a total population of 7,995. The total area is 67.68 square kilometres (26.13 sq mi) which gives a population density of 118 inhabitants per km².
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Map of 7830 Silly, Belgium
The name of the town derives from its stream, called the Sille (French) or Zulle (Dutch), and has no relation to the English word. In the English-speaking world, it has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Fouleng, Gondregnies (Gondreghem), Graty, Hellebecq (Hellebeek), Hoves (Hove), Silly proper (Opzullik), Thoricourt, and Zullik (Bassilly).
Twin towns – Sister cities
Silly is twinned with:
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Silly, Belgium Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA