Charleroi been nicknamed the "Pays Noir" ("Black Country"), part of the larger "sillon industriel". Even though most of the factories have closed since the 1950s, the landscape remains dotted with spoil tips and old industrial buildings. Charleroi lies around south of Brussels. The municipality comprises: and the following former municipalities, merged into Charleroi in 1977: Neighboring municipalities: Similar to the rest of Belgium Charleroi has an oceanic climate as a result of the Gulf Stream influence warming winters, while also moderating summer warmth in spite of its inland position. The Charleroi area was already settled in the prehistoric period, with traces
SC Waldgirmes SC Waldgirmes SC Waldgirmes is a German association football club from Waldgirmes, Hesse. The 700 member club is best known for its football team, but also has departments for table tennis, women's gymnastics, alpine gymnastics, and cycling. The association was founded in 1929 as "SG Waldgirmes". As a worker's side the club was banned for political reasons when the Nazis came to power in 1933 and a number of the footballers left for "TV 05 Waldgirmes" where they formed a football department. After World War II occupying Allied authorities banned all organizations in the country including sports and football associations.