The Ninglinspo is a
stream
A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream ...
in
Belgium, tributary of the
Amblève upstream from
Remouchamps around Quarreux. The valley of Ninglinspo is classed as an outstanding heritage area of
Wallonia. It runs between
Vert-Buisson and
Nonceveux
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, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = {{flag, Belgium
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. The Ninglinspo forms rapids around enormous blocks of
quartzite, forming a series of pools with evocative names.
The Ninglinspo gets its odd name from an error of French cartographers who mangled quite a few toponyms of the department of the Ourthe, confusing the name of the river with that of the site where it flows into the Amblève. Its original name is the Doulneux, Dulnosus in Latin, found in the Charter of
Sigebert III of 647 AD. Dulnosus appears to come from a word meaning an
alder wood.
[Information board at the parking place on the N633 provided by the Maison de Tourisme Ourthe-Vesdre-Amblèv]
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Crahay Rocks
At the top of the valley are the Crahay Rocks, named after J.N.Crahay, a former Director of the Department of Water and Forests. They are a Puddingstone (rock), puddingstone formed about 300 million years ago when the Ardennes
The Ardennes (french: Ardenne ; nl, Ardennen ; german: Ardennen; wa, Årdene ; lb, Ardennen ), also known as the Ardennes Forest or Forest of Ardennes, is a region of extensive forests, rough terrain, rolling hills and ridges primarily in Be ...
were covered by sea.
See also
* List of rivers in Belgium
References
External links
Site of the Tourist Information Centre for Pays d'Ourthe-AmblèveNinglinspo on OpenStreetMap
Wallonia's Major Heritage
Rivers of the Ardennes (Belgium)
Rivers of Belgium
Rivers of Liège Province
Aywaille
Theux
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