The Meuse citadels or Mosane citadels (french: Citadelles mosanes) are a group of forts situated along the

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 ...

river in southern

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region 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 ...

. The citadels were originally intended to defend the

Prince-Bishopric of Liège The Prince-Bishopric of Liège or Principality of Liège was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire that was situated for the most part in present-day Belgium. It was an Imperial Estate, so the bishop of Liège, as its prince, ...

and

County of Namur Namur ( nl, Namen) was a county of the Carolingian and later Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries, a region in northwestern Europe. Its territories largely correspond with the present-day Belgian arrondissement Namur plus the northwestern par ...

and were later modernized during the periods of French and Dutch rule. They include four citadels, at Namur, Liège,

Huy Huy ( or ; nl, Hoei, ; wa, Hu) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. It is in the ''sillon industriel'', the former industrial ...

and Dinant, all of which are partially or totally preserved.

List of citadels

UNESCO proposal

On 8 April 2008, the citadels of Dinant, Namur and Huy were officially proposed as candidates to be

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s under the reference number 5365. After discussions, it was decided to propose Namur alone, possibly in combination with Dinant.

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{{GeoGroup
UNESCO tentative list, proposal 5365Citadel of Namur
(official website)
Citadel of Dinant
(official website)

(official website) Fortifications in Belgium Buildings and structures in Liège Province Buildings and structures in Namur (province)

List of citadels

UNESCO proposal

See also

References

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