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Hotton
Hotton (; wa, Houton) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. The municipality lies 12 kilometers from Marche-en-Famenne in the Ardennes and has more than 5,400 inhabitants. The river Ourthe crosses Hotton. The municipality consists of the following districts: Hampteau, Hotton, Marenne and Fronville. There are also several hamlets: Bourdon, Deulin, Ménil-Favay, Monville, Monteuville, Melreux, Ny and Werpin. The municipality lies in the Arrondissement of Marche-en-Famenne. In the west it borders the province of Namur. History The first history of Hotton dates from Roman times, when Hotton was an oppidum. Multiple Roman excavations have been found at Ti-Château, a strengthened Roman encampment. The village of Hotton was first mentioned in medieval documents as ''Hottine'' in 1187. Hotton was part of the medieval county of La Roche till the 16th century, when it was taken over by the lords of Montaigu. In 1791, Hotton became a free vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caves Of Hotton
The Caves of Hotton are speleothem caves located in Wallonia near Hotton in Belgium, which were discovered in 1958 and are around 5 or 6 km long and 70 metres deep. A stream called ''Syphon'' runs at the bottom of the caves. Gallery Image:Hotton-Caves-10.JPG Image:Hotton-Caves-15.JPG Image:Hotton-Caves-8.JPG Image:Hotton-Caves-9.JPG Hotton-Caves-14.JPG References External links (incl. cave map and images) {{coord, 50.2592, 5.4559, type:landmark_region:BE, display=title Limestone caves Show caves in Belgium Hotton Hotton (; wa, Houton) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. The municipality lies 12 kilometers from Marche-en-Famenne in the Ardennes and has more than 5,400 inhabitants. The river Ourthe crosses Hotton. ... Landforms of Luxembourg (Belgium) Tourist attractions in Luxembourg (Belgium) Hotton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotton War Cemetery
Hotton War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground near Hotton in Belgium. Most of the British troops who died in the battle for the Ardennes are buried here. Notable burials * Ronald Cartland, British Member of Parliament killed in World War II * Paul Rabone, New Zealand fighter pilot A fighter pilot is a military aviator trained to engage in air-to-air combat, air-to-ground combat and sometimes electronic warfare while in the cockpit of a fighter aircraft. Fighter pilots undergo specialized training in aerial warfare and ... References External links * {{coord, 50.2624, 5.4467, format=dms, type:landmark_region:BE, display=title Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Belgium World War II cemeteries in Belgium Hotton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faber Mill
The Faber Mill (french: Moulin Faber) is a watermill in Hotton (in the ''Rue Haute'') built in 1729. The mill is a listed building and is built from limestone with a pegged roof and is nowadays a museum. There are four levels inside the building: one level for the three mills, one for the pairs of millstones, one for the bolting and an attic. The mill has two wheels outside in a tributary of the river Ourthe The Ourthe (; Walloon: ''Aiwe d' Oûte'') is a long river in the Ardennes in Wallonia (Belgium). It is a right tributary to the river Meuse. The Ourthe is formed at the confluence of the ''Ourthe Occidentale'' (Western Ourthe) and the ''Ourthe .... One wheel is made of wood and the other is made of metal. The mill still works for the enjoyment of tourists and produces different qualities of flour. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ourthe
The Ourthe (; Walloon: ''Aiwe d' Oûte'') is a long river in the Ardennes in Wallonia (Belgium). It is a right tributary to the river Meuse. The Ourthe is formed at the confluence of the ''Ourthe Occidentale'' (Western Ourthe) and the ''Ourthe Orientale'' (Eastern Ourthe), west of Houffalize. The source of the ''Ourthe Occidentale'' is near Libramont-Chevigny, in the Belgian province Luxembourg. The source of the ''Ourthe Orientale'' is near Gouvy, also in the Belgian province Luxembourg, close to the border with Luxembourg. After the confluence of the two Ourthes at Lake Nisramont, the Ourthe flows roughly in north-west and later in northern direction. Near Noiseux it flows for a short distance through the province of Namur. After the municipality of Durbuy it flows into Liège Province. Eventually it flows into the river Meuse in the city of Liège. The most important tributaries of the river Ourthe are the Amblève and the Vesdre. Towns along the Ourthe are Houffalize (Ourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ti-Château
Ti-Château is an old Roman oppidum (currently only ruins and a rebuilt watch tower) located near the Belgian village of Hotton. It defended an ancient city/village at the current location of Hotton. The old oppidum and its ruins lie at a triangular plateau called the ''Plage de Renissart'', near large rock cliffs above the river Ourthe. It is likely that Ti-château was already habituated during the Neolithic The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is an Old World archaeological period and the final division of the Stone Age. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several parts ..., though most excavations are Roman. Ti-Château is also famous among tourists for its views over the Ourthe valley and the villages of Hotton and Hampteau. Ti-Château source from Dutch Wikipedia, consulted 7th of April 2013 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ti-Chateau Hotton Buildings and structures in Luxembourg (Belgium) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ny, Belgium
Ny is a village of Wallonia in the municipality and district of Hotton, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. Description Ny is a member of the ''Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie'', with buildings of traditional limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ... or of half timbered brick construction. The village has a large quadrilateral castle; a ''"château ferme"'' (fortified farmhouse) dating to the 17th century, a church (''Notre-Dame de l'Assomption''), and several chapels: ''Saint-Donat''; ''Saint-Gerard''; ''Saint-Joseph''; ''Saint-Roch''; ''Saint-Anne''; and the ''chapelle de la Sainte-Familie''. References External links {{Authority control Populated places in Luxembourg (Belgium) Hotton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Of Werpin
The Virgin of Werpin (french: La Vierge de Werpin) is an tall statue of the Virgin Mary in Werpin, Hotton municipality in Belgium. The statue itself is tall and stands on a pedestal of . In front of the statue stands a small prayer house. The statue was founded after an epidemic hit the village. The funds were raised by the local father Janus, who led the operation. The statue was designed by Louis Hoyoux and Auguste Fabert, and it was inaugurated on 2 September 1931 by the Bishop of Namur, Monsignor Thomas Louis Heylen, and father Janus in the presence of 10,000 pilgrims. It is said that the statue has always protected the village and its inhabitants. During the Battle of the Bulge in the Second World War, the Germans were in the nearby forest and were shooting at the village of Hampteau, from Werpin, where the Americans were based. Everyone survived the attack because they hid behind the Virgin of Werpin. The statue is on the route of the local ''Côte de la Vierge de We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampteau
Hampteau ( wa, Hamtea)Dictionnaire des noms de lieux en Wallonie et à Bruxelles, Jean Jacques Jespers, page 309. is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Hotton, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. The village lies at the south bank of the river Ourthe. It has around 300 inhabitants. Its postal code is 6990. The 18th-century Faber Mill The Faber Mill (french: Moulin Faber) is a watermill in Hotton (in the ''Rue Haute'') built in 1729. The mill is a listed building and is built from limestone with a pegged roof and is nowadays a museum. There are four levels inside the building: ... lies in Hampteau. References {{coord, 50.2581, N, 5.4736, E, source:wikidata, display=title Hotton Former municipalities of Luxembourg (Belgium) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deulin Castle
Deulin Castle (french: Château de Deulin, also ''Château de Harlez'') is a château in the village of Deulin, which forms part of the commune of Hotton, in the province of Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium. It was built from 1758 to 1770 by Guillaume-Joseph de Harlez, and his son Simon-Joseph, and their descendants, the de Harlez de Deulin family, still live there.A notable member of the family was the orientalist Charles-Joseph de Harlez de Deulin. See also *List of castles in Belgium 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 unio ... * Deulin Village Notes Sources Château de Deulin website External links Château de Deulin website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
116th Panzer Division
The 116th ''Panzer'' Division, also known as the "Windhund (Greyhound) Division", was a German armoured formation that saw combat during World War II. History Formation The 116th Division was constituted in the Rhineland and Westphalia areas of western Germany in March 1944 from the remnants of the 16th ''Panzergrenadier Division'', and the 179th Reserve ''Panzer Division''. The 16th had suffered heavy casualties in combat on the Eastern Front near Stalingrad, and the 179th was a second-line formation that had been on occupation duty in France since 1943. Western Front In 1944, it participated in opposing the Normandy landings, the Battle of Normandy, and was later trapped in the Falaise Pocket following Operation Cobra. Along with the 2nd SS Panzer Division, it was responsible for holding the pocket open to allow German troops to escape. It managed to escape, although with only 600 infantry and 12 tanks intact. In October, it fought against American forces in the Battle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Marche-en-Famenne
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The Arrondissement of Marche-en-Famenne (; ) is one of the five administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Marche-en-Famenne also comprises the municipalities of Gouvy, Houffalize and Vielsalm in the Arrondissement of Bastogne. Municipalities The Administrative Arrondissement of Marche-en-Famenne consists of the following municipalities: * Durbuy * Érezée * Hotton * La Roche-en-Ardenne * Manhay * Marche-en-Famenne * Nassogne * Rendeux * Tenneville References Marche-en-Famenne Marche-en-Famenne (, literally ''Marche in Famenne''; wa, Måtche-el-Fåmene, ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. The municipality consists of the following districts: Aye, Hargimont, Humain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg (Belgium)
Luxembourg (french: Luxembourg ; nl, Luxemburg ; german: Luxemburg ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; wa, Lussimbork), also called Belgian Luxembourg, is the southernmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. It borders on the country of Luxembourg to the east, the French departments of Ardennes, Meuse and Meurthe-et-Moselle to the south and southwest, and the Walloon provinces of Namur and Liège to the north. Its capital and largest city is Arlon, in the south-east of the province. It has an area of , making it the largest Belgian province. With around 285,000 residents, it is also the least populated province, with a density of , making it a relatively sparsely settled part of a very densely populated region, as well as the lowest density in Belgium. It is significantly larger (71%), but much less populous than the neighbouring Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. About eighty percent of the province is part of the densely wooded Ardennes region. The southernmost region of the province is cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
