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Flémalle
Flémalle (; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia within the Liège Province in Belgium. As of 2024, it has a population of 27,002,https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fstatbel.fgov.be%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Ffiles%2Fdocuments%2Fbevolking%2F5.1%2520Structuur%2520van%2520de%2520bevolking%2FPopulation_par_commune.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK and together with the municipalities of Liège, Seraing, Herstal, Saint-Nicolas, Liège, Saint-Nicolas, and Ans, Belgium, Ans, forms the Liège metropolitan area, with a total population of 381,340. Flémalle's geographical location, between valleys, Hesbaye, and Condroz, as well as between countryside and urban areas, offers a mix of nature, as seen in the locality of Gleixhe, and urban environments like its center or the suburb of Les Trixhes. Despite its steep terrain, the municipality must address the increasing population in the metropolitan area; it is located near Seraing, highways, the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort De Flémalle
The Fort de Flémalle () is one of twelve forts built around Liège, Belgium, in the late 19th century. The overall Fortified Position of Liège was a constituent part of the country's National Redoubt. Fort de Flémalle was built between 1881 and 1884 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont. Contrasting with the French forts built in the same era by Raymond Adolphe Séré de Rivières, the fort was built exclusively of unreinforced concrete, a new material, rather than masonry. The fort was heavily bombarded by German artillery in the Battle of Liège. Attacked in both World War I and World War II, the fort has been preserved as a museum. Description The Fort de Flémalle is located about southwest of the center of Liège. Flémalle overlooks the Meuse valley upstream from Liège. The fort was built as an irregular trapezoid, almost triangular. A deep by ditch encircles the fort. The principal armament was concentrated in the central massif. The ditches were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Cools
André H.P. Cools (; 1 August 1927 – 18 July 1991) was a Belgian politician and a senior figure within the Walloon Socialist Party (PS) in the Liège region. He was assassinated in 1991 and the subsequent investigation uncovered widespread graft within Belgium's two socialist parties. Political career Cools had a long and distinguished political career. He was the Belgian budget minister from 1968 to 1971, Deputy Prime Minister from 1969 to 1972, head of the Walloon section of the Belgian Parti Socialiste (PS) from 1973 to 1978, chairman of the national party from 1978 to 1981, president of the Walloon Council from 1982 to 1985, and minister of the government of the Walloon Region from 1988 to 1990. He was also given the honorific title of Minister of State in 1983. In 1990 he retired from the national political scene after an internal power struggle within the PS but he remained influential in the local party in Liège. Cools was noted for his pithy pronouncements. For examp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chokier
Chokier () is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Flémalle, district of Flémalle-Haute, in the province of Liège, Belgium. It is located on the left bank of the river Meuse. The village is dominated by the Château de Chokier, an 18th-century rebuild of a medieval castle, standing on a cliff overlooking the Meuse valley. For centuries the castle was owned by the Surlet de Chokier family, which included the Baron Surlet de Chokier who was Regent of Belgium in 1831 before the Belgian Revolution. There are traces of human habitation from the Palaeolithic The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic ( years ago) ( ), also called the Old Stone Age (), is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone tools, and which represents almost the entire period of human prehist ... period. External links *chokier-village.be Sub-municipalities of Flémalle Former municipalities of Liège Province {{Liege-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meuse (river)
The Meuse or Maas is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of . History From 1301, the upper Meuse roughly marked the western border of the Holy Roman Empire with the France in the Middle Ages, Kingdom of France, after Count Henry III, Count of Bar, Henry III of Bar had to receive the western part of the County of Bar (''Barrois mouvant'') as a French fief from the hands of King Philip IV of France, Philip IV. In 1408, a Burgundian army led by John the Fearless went to the aid of John III, Duke of Bavaria, John III against the citizens of Liège, who were in open revolt. After the Battle of Othée, battle, which saw the men from Liège defeated, John ordered the drowning in the Meuse of burghers and noblemen in Liège whose loyalties he suspected. The border remained relatively stable until the annexation of the Three Bishoprics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleixhe
Gleixhe () is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Flémalle, district of Awirs, located in the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. It was a municipality until 6 July 1964, when it became part of the municipality of Awirs. Awirs itself was made a district of the municipality of Flémalle in the 1977 fusion of Belgian municipalities. Buildings *The important buildings in the hamlet are the church of Saint-Lambert and the Château de Hautepenne (or Haultepenne Castle). Localities *Boubou *Bouhet *Boverie *Broussoux *Godin *Hautepenne *Rond Fawe *Thier Pays *Long Barre Data from 1950 *Population: 260 *Area: 203 ha *Density: 128.08/km2 Sub-municipalities of Flémalle Former municipalities of Liège Province {{Liege-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seraing
Seraing (; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality and City status in Belgium, city of Wallonia located in the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Boncelles, Jemeppe-sur-Meuse, Ougrée, and Seraing. With Liège, Herstal, Saint-Nicolas, Liège, Saint-Nicolas, Ans, Belgium, Ans, and Flémalle, it forms the greater Liège urban agglomeration, agglomeration (600,000 inhabitants). To the south of Seraing are the Condroz and the Ardennes regions. In addition to its steel factories, Seraing is home to the lead crystal, crystal manufacture Val Saint Lambert, which has been operating on the site of an old Cistercian abbey since 1826. The site of the Arcelor steel company, previously known as Cockerill-Sambre, is the former summer residence for the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. History Antiquity and Middle Ages Several skeletons, potshards, weapons, and jewels were discovered here, dating from the 5th and 6th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Thémont
Sophie Thémont (born 3 May 1973) is a Belgian politician of the Socialist Party serving as a member of the Chamber of Representatives since 2019. She has served as mayor of Flémalle Flémalle (; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia within the Liège Province in Belgium. As of 2024, it has a population of 27,002,https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fstatbel.fgov.be%2Fsites%2Fd ... since 2022. References 1973 births Living people Socialist Party (Belgium) politicians Members of the 55th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) Members of the 56th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) Women members of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) Women mayors of places in Belgium 21st-century Belgian women politicians {{Belgium-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ans, Belgium
Ans (; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality and City status in Belgium, city of Wallonia located in the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Ans had a total population of 27,322. The total area is 23.35 km2 which gives a population density of 1,170 inhabitants per km2. Its postal code is 4430. Ans is the finish location of the road bicycle racing, road bicycle race Liège–Bastogne–Liège, the oldest of the classic cycle races held every April. Ans is bounded with Liège, Seraing, Herstal, Saint-Nicolas, Liège, Saint-Nicolas and Flémalle, the agglomeration of Liège with 600,000 people. Settlements The municipality consists of the following deelgemeente, districts: *Ans *Alleur () *Loncin, Wallonia, Loncin (, other: ''Loncègn'') *Xhendremael (, other: ''Hin.n'mâle'') Population Notable residents * Léon Jeck (1947–2007), footballer, born in Ans * Michel Daerden (1949–2012), politician, mayor of Ans 1993–2011 * Vict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe-Charles Schmerling
Philippe-Charles or Philip Carel Schmerling (2 March 1791 Delft Р7 November 1836, Li̬ge) was a Dutch/ Belgian prehistorian, pioneer in paleontology, and geologist. He is often considered the founder of paleontology. In 1829 he discovered the first Neanderthal fossil in a cave in Engis, the partial cranium of a small child, although it was not recognized as such until 1936, and is now thought to be between 30,000 and 70,000 years old. It was the second discovery of a fossil of the genus Homo after the discovery of the Red Lady of Paviland in Wales in 1823. Life Philipus Carel, later Philippe-Charles, Schmerling was the son of Dutch parents, Jan Carel, a trader from 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, and Lucia van Koijck from Dordrecht. Schmerling studied medicine in Delft and Leiden. Afterwards he served as physician in the Dutch army between 1812 and 1816. On 17 October 1821 in Venlo he married Elizabeth Douglas. They had two daughters, in 1823 and 1825. In 1822, Schme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Liège
The Arrondissement of Liège (; ) is one of the four administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Liège, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Liège also comprises the municipalities of Berloz, Crisnée, Donceel, Faimes, Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher, Geer, Oreye, Remicourt and Waremme in the Arrondissement of Waremme. The municipality of Comblain-au-Pont, even though it is a part of the Administrative Arrondissement of Liège, is not a part of the Judicial Arrondissement of Liège, but of the Judicial Arrondissement of Huy. Municipalities The Administrative Arrondissement of Liège consists of the following municipalities: * Ans * Awans * Aywaille * Beyne-Heusay * Bassenge * Blegny * Chaudfontaine * Comblain-au-Pont * Dalhem * Esneux * Flémalle * Fléron * Grâce-Hollogne * Herstal * Juprelle *Liège * Neupré * Oupeye * Saint-Nicolas * Seraing * Soumagne * Sprimont * Trooz * Visà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liège Province
Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is the easternmost province of the Wallonia region of Belgium. Liège Province is the only Belgian province that has borders with three countries. It borders (clockwise from the north) the Dutch province of Limburg, the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, the Luxembourgish canton of Clervaux, the Belgian Walloon (French-speaking) provinces of Luxembourg, Namur and Walloon Brabant and the Belgian Flemish (Dutch-speaking) provinces of Flemish Brabant and Limburg. Part of the eastern-most area of the province, bordering Germany, is the German-speaking region of Eupen-Malmedy, which became part of Belgium in the aftermath of World War I. The capital and the largest city of the province is the city of the same name, Liège. The province has an area of , and a population of 1.12 million as of January 2024. History The modern borders of the province of Liège date from 1795, which saw the unification of the Principali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranean and much of Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. The Roman people, Romans conquered most of this during the Roman Republic, Republic, and it was ruled by emperors following Octavian's assumption of effective sole rule in 27 BC. The Western Roman Empire, western empire collapsed in 476 AD, but the Byzantine Empire, eastern empire lasted until the fall of Constantinople in 1453. By 100 BC, the city of Rome had expanded its rule from the Italian peninsula to most of the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and beyond. However, it was severely destabilised by List of Roman civil wars and revolts, civil wars and political conflicts, which culminated in the Wars of Augustus, victory of Octavian over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, and the subsequent conquest of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt. In 27 BC, the Roman Senate granted Octavian overarching military power () and the new title of ''Augustus (title), Augustus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
