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Gedinne
Gedinne (; wa, Djedene) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,405 inhabitants. The total area is , giving a population density of . It is situated in the Ardennes east of Meuse The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) 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 t ... valley. The western limit of the municipality is the French border. The municipality consists of the town of Gedinne and eleven villages: (number of inhabitants in brackets) * Gedinne (1,124, administrative centre) * Bourseigne-Neuve (137) * Bourseigne-Vieille (106) * Houdremont (233) * Louette-Saint-Denis (331) * Louette-Saint-Pierre (270) * Malvoisin (298) * Patignies (242) * Rienne (736) * Sart-Custinne (169) * Vencimont (499) * Willerzie (319) See also * List of protected h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Du Millénaire
The tour du millénaire ( French for ''tower of the millennium'') is a vantage point built in 2001 in Gedinne, Belgium just meters away from the French border. The tower consists of two tripods fitted together (one upright, one upside down) with three different viewing platforms (at 15 m, 30 m and 45 m). The total height of the tower (including the spire) is 60 m. The legs of the tripods are the stems of Douglas-fir trees found in the surrounding forest, held together by a steel construction. It tops the plateau of the Croix-Scaille, a forest of around 90 square kilometres that was used by the Resistance during World War II. The plateau is at 503 m the highest point in the Ardennes (excluding the High Fens The High Fens (german: Hohes Venn; french: Hautes Fagnes; nl, Hoge Venen), which were declared a nature reserve in 1957, are an upland area, a plateau region in Liège Province, in the east of Belgium and adjoining parts of Germany, between the ... which is sometimes de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Protected Heritage Sites In Gedinne
This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Gedinne. This list is part of Belgium's national heritage. See also * List of protected heritage sites in Namur (province) A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ... {{Commons category, Cultural heritage monuments in Gedinne References * Belgian heritage register: Direction générale opérationnelle - Aménagement du territoire, Logement, Patrimoine et Energie (DGwww.dglive.be Lists of protected heritage sites in Namur (province), Gedinne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willerzie
Willerzie ( wa, Vierziye) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Gedinne, located in the province of Namur, Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th .... Image:Willerzie.jpg, The village green and church of Willerzie Image:Willerzie 050619 (1).JPG, The centre of Willerzie Former municipalities of Namur (province) {{Namur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vresse-sur-Semois
Vresse-sur-Semois (, literally ''Vresse on Semois''; wa, Vresse) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Alle, Bagimont, Bohan, Chairière, Laforêt, Membre, Mouzaive, Nafraiture, Orchimont, Pussemange, Sugny, and Vresse. On its south and west, the municipality borders the Ardennes department of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area .... It is about north of Sedan. See also * List of protected heritage sites in Vresse-sur-Semois References External links * Official website(in French)Bohan sur Semois village in Vresse community website Municipalities of Namur (province) {{Namur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bièvre, Belgium
Bièvre (; wa, Bive) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 3,151 inhabitants. The total area is 109.59 km2, giving a population density of 29 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following districts: Bièvre, Baillamont, Bellefontaine, Cornimont Cornimont (; german: Hornenberg) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. History A World War II tank battle was fought in Cornimont at Haut-du-Faing on 16 October 1944. See also *Communes of the Vosges departm ..., Graide, Gros-Fays, Monceau-en-Ardenne, Naomé, Oizy, and Petit-Fays. See also * List of protected heritage sites in Bièvre References External links * Official website(in French) Municipalities of Namur (province) {{Namur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daverdisse
Daverdisse (; wa, Dåvdisse) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. On 1 January 2007, the municipality, which covers 56.4 km², had 1,372 inhabitants, giving a population density of 24.3 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...: Daverdisse, Gembes, Haut-Fays, and Porcheresse. Image:Daverdisse JPG01.jpg, Near St Peter's Church Image:Daverdisse Fe1aJPG.jpg, The Lesse river and the Mohimont Farm Image:Daverdisse P. Bonaparte JPG.jpg, Memorial plate dedicated to prince Pierre Bonaparte References External links * Discover Daverdisse and the other villages of the municipality [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauraing
Beauraing (; wa, Biarin) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On January 1, 2018, Beauraing had a total population of 9,160. The total area is 174.55 km2, giving a population density of 52 inhabitants per km2. History The municipality of Beauraing was created in 1977 and consists of the following districts: Beauraing, Baronville, Dion, Felenne, Feschaux, Focant, Froidfontaine, Honnay, Javingue, Martouzin-Neuville, Pondrôme, Vonêche, Wancennes, Wiesme and Winenne. Beauraing is a place of pilgrimage for Catholics ever since five children and young adults reported 33 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary between November 29, 1932, and January 3, 1933. The sobriquet applied to these apparitions is Our Lady of Beauraing, the ''Virgin of the Golden Heart''. The apparitions are among those which are officially sanctioned by the Church. On June 17th, 2021, the town was hit by a small tornado, damaging 92 houses and injuring seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Dinant
The Arrondissement of Dinant (french: Arrondissement de Dinant; nl, Arrondissement Dinant) is one of the three administrative Arrondissements of Belgium, arrondissements in the Wallonia, Walloon Provinces of Belgium, province of Namur (province), Namur, Belgium. It is both an Arrondissements of Belgium#Administrative, administrative and a Arrondissements of Belgium#Judicial, judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Dinant also comprises the municipalities of the Arrondissement of Philippeville. Municipalities The Administrative Arrondissement of Dinant consists of the following Municipalities of Belgium, municipalities: * Anhée * Beauraing * Bièvre, Belgium, Bièvre * Ciney * Dinant * Gedinne * Hamois * Hastière * Havelange * Houyet * Onhaye * Rochefort, Belgium, Rochefort * Somme-Leuze * Vresse-sur-Semois * Yvoir Arrondissements of Namur (province) {{Namur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardennes (department)
Ardennes () is a department in the region of northeastern France named after the broader Ardennes. Its prefecture is the town Charleville-Mézières. The department has 270,582 inhabitants.Populations légales 2019: 08 Ardennes INSEE The inhabitants of the department are known as or . Geography Political geography The department of Ardennes is bounded by Aisne to the west, to the south, |
Namur Province
Namur (; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the West) on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and the French department of Ardennes. Its capital and largest city is the city of Namur. As of January 2019, the province of Namur has a population of 494,325. Subdivisions It has an area of and is divided into three administrative districts (''arrondissements'' in French) containing a total of 38 municipalities (''communes'' in French). Economy The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 13.5 billion € in 2018, accounting for 2.9% of Belgium's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 24,000 € or 80% of the EU27 average in the same year. GDP per person employed was 104% of the EU27 average. List of governors Twinning The Province of Namur is twinned with: * Louga Region, Senegal * Jiangsu Province, China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meuse (river)
The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) 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 Kingdom of France, after Count 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. In 1408, a Burgundian army led by John the Fearless went to the aid of John III against the citizens of Liège, who were in open revolt. After the battle which saw the men from Liège defeated, John ordered the drowning in the Meuse of suspicious burghers and noblemen in Liège. The border remained stable until the annexation of the Three Bishoprics Metz, Toul and Verdun by King Henry II in 1552 and the occupation of the Duchy of Lorraine by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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