Hondelange (; lb, Hondeleng; german: Hondelingen; wa, Hondlindje) is a village of
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—alo ...
and a district of the municipality of
Messancy
Messancy (; german: Metzig; lb, Miezeg; wa, Messanceye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
Population
On 1 January 2007 the municipality, had 7,466 inhabitants, giving a population density of 142.4 in ...
, located in the
province of Luxembourg
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 ea ...
,
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 ...
.
The area has been settled since Roman times. The village church is mentioned for the first time in 1130 in a document from the
Abbey of Stavelot
The Princely Abbey of Stavelot-Malmedy, also Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy, sometimes known with its German name Stablo, was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire. Princely power was exercised by the Benedictine abbot of th ...
, though the present church building dates from 1891. A castle has existed in the village, but the last remains of it were demolished in 1930. There is a group of
calvary crosses in the village, the oldest of which is from 1717.
References
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Former municipalities of Luxembourg (Belgium)