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 Fürstenfeldbruck SC Fürstenfeldbruck SC Fürstenfeldbruck is a German association football club from Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria. The club was established in 1919 as "Fußball Club Fürstenfeldbruck". The team is part of a sports club which, apart from football, also offers its members badminton and table tennis. "SCF" did not make an impact on the Bavarian football scene until 1970, when it earned promotion to the Landesliga Bayern-Süd (IV). It took out a championship in this league in its first season there and advanced to the Amateurliga Bayern (III). The next six seasons, the team played at this level, with a fifth place in