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Mons-lez-Liège
Mons-lez-Liege ( wa, Mont-dlé-Lidje) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Flémalle, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The town was also known under the name of Mons-Crotteux until 1977. It was a separate municipality before the merging of municipalities in 1977. The hamlet of Cahottes was part of Horion-Hozémont until then, but was transferred to Mons-lez-Liège. It is the birthplace of Louis Antoine, in 1846. He founded the Antoinism Antoinism is a healing and Christian-oriented new religious movement founded in 1910 by Louis-Joseph Antoine (1846–1912) in Jemeppe-sur-Meuse, Seraing in Belgium. With a total of 64 temples, over forty reading rooms across the world and tho ... in Jemeppe-sur-Meuse in 1910. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mons-Lez-Liege Sub-municipalities of Flémalle Former municipalities of Liège Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons-lez-Liège Castell
Mons-lez-Liege ( wa, Mont-dlé-Lidje) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Flémalle, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The town was also known under the name of Mons-Crotteux until 1977. It was a separate municipality before the merging of municipalities in 1977. The hamlet of Cahottes was part of Horion-Hozémont until then, but was transferred to Mons-lez-Liège. It is the birthplace of Louis Antoine, in 1846. He founded the Antoinism in Jemeppe-sur-Meuse Jemeppe-sur-Meuse ( wa, Djimepe-so-Mouze) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Seraing, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. It was a separate municipality before the merging of municipalities in 1977. The inhabitan ... in 1910. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mons-Lez-Liege Sub-municipalities of Flémalle Former municipalities of Liège Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flémalle
Flémalle (; wa, Flémåle) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Flémalle had a total population of 25,140. The total area is 36.68 km² which gives a population density of 685 inhabitants per km². Places Districts *Awirs (pop: 2,869) (including the village of Gleixhe) * Flémalle-Grande (Walloon: ''Li Grande Flémåle'') * Flémalle-Haute (Walloon: ''Li Hôte Flémåle'') (including the village of Chokier) * Ivoz-Ramet * Mons-lez-Liège Hamlets *Cahottes *Trixhes Population history Twinnings * Piombino, Italy See also * List of protected heritage sites in Flémalle * Robert Campin, a painter (14th century), also known as "''Le maître de Flémalle''" (The Master of Flémalle) * André Cools, a Belgian politician who was nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horion-Hozémont
Horion-Hozémont is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Grâce-Hollogne, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Horion-Hozémont was its own municipality until January 1, 1977 when it was merged with Grâce-Hollogne as part of the fusion of municipalities in Belgium. The hamlet of Cahottes was part of Horion-Hozémont until then, but was transferred to the Mons-lez-Liège district of the municipality of Flémalle. Horion-Hozémont's postal code is 4460. Notable residents * François Jacqmin (1929-1992), poet, born in Horion-Hozémont *John Wartique John Wartique (born 25 June 1990 in Horion-Hozémont) is a racing driver from Belgium. He currently competes in the European Ferrari Challenge having previously raced in the GP3 Series. Racing record Career summary Complete GP3 Series results ... (born 1990), racing driver, born in Horion-Hozémont {{DEFAULTSORT:Horion-Hozemont Former municipalities of Liège Province Grâce-Hollogne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—along with Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the country, Wallonia is primarily French-speaking. It accounts for 55% of Belgium's territory, but only a third of its population. The Walloon Region and the French Community of Belgium, which is the political entity responsible for matters related mainly to culture and education, are independent concepts, because the French Community of Belgium encompasses both Wallonia and the bilingual Brussels-Capital Region. There is a German-speaking minority in eastern Wallonia, resulting from the annexation of three cantons previously part of the German Empire at the conclusion of World War I. This community represents less than 1% of the Belgian population. It forms the German-speak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liège Province
Liège (; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) 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, Clervaux (canton) in Luxembourg, 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 1,106,992 as of January 2019. History The modern borders of the province of Liège date from 1795, which saw the unification of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoinism
Antoinism is a healing and Christian-oriented new religious movement founded in 1910 by Louis-Joseph Antoine (1846–1912) in Jemeppe-sur-Meuse, Seraing in Belgium. With a total of 64 temples, over forty reading rooms across the world and thousands of members, it remains the only religion established in Belgium whose notoriety and success has reached outside the country. Mainly active in France, the religious movement is characterized by a decentralized structure, simple rites, discretion and tolerance towards other faiths. Raised a Catholic, Antoine worked as a coal miner in his youth, then as a steelworker, before performing his military service in 1866. After marrying Catherine in 1873, he moved several times for professional reasons. Deeply impressed by Allan Kardec's writings, he organized a spiritualist group in the 1890s. In 1893, the death of his son marked the definitive loss of his faith in Catholicism. In 1896, he explained his Spiritist views in a book, then discove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jemeppe-sur-Meuse
Jemeppe-sur-Meuse ( wa, Djimepe-so-Mouze) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Seraing, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. It was a separate municipality before the merging of municipalities in 1977. The inhabitants are about 10,000 and are called ''Jemeppians''. This town is best known for its steel industry, and before 1960, its coal mines. The old town has three castles: Ordange Castle, Antoine Castle and Courtejoie Castle. It is also the moral center of the antoinism, at the antoinist temple. Notable people Born in Jemeppe: * Joseph Gindra (1862–1938), painter * Jean Godeaux Baron Jean Godeaux (3 July 1922 – 27 April 2009) was a Belgian economist, civil servant and former governor of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) from 1982 until 1989. Jean Godeaux studied both law and economics, and started his career in 1947 a ... (1922–2009), banker Sub-municipalities of Seraing Former municipalities of Liège Province {{Liege-geo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
