Bassenge (; nl, Bitsingen, ; wa, Bassindje) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Wallonia
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located in the
province of liège
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,
Belgium
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.
On 1 January 2006 Bassenge had a total population of 8,335. The total area is 38.17 km² which gives a
population density
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of 218 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following
districts
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: Bassenge,
Boirs,
Ében-Émael
Ében-Émael (; wa, Eben-Emål; li, Aemaol; nl, Eben-Emaal) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Bassenge, located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
The village is located on the French-speaking side of the langua ...
,
Glons
Glons (; ) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Bassenge, located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
Glons is a significant site in that it is the home of the NATO Programming Centre The NATO Programming Centre (NPC) is ...
,
Roclenge-sur-Geer, and
Wonck.
Gallery
File:Bassenge, l'église Saint-Pierre IMG 9553 2019-05-31 14.13.jpg, Bassenge, church: l'église Saint-Pierre
File:Bassenge, la chapelle du Vi Mosti foto2 2015-04-14 13.50.jpg, Bassenge, la chapelle du Vi Mosti
File:Roclenge sur Geer, l'église Saint-Remy foto5 2015-04-14 14.10.jpg, Roclenge sur Geer, l'église Saint-Remy
File:Wonck, kapel IMG 9543 2019-05-31 13.44.jpg, Wonck, chapel in the hills
Historic sites
Fort Eben-Emael
Fort Eben-Emael (french: Fort d'Ében-Émael, ) is an inactive Belgian fortress located between Liège and Maastricht, on the Belgian-Dutch border, near the Albert Canal, outside the village of Ében-Émael. It was designed to defend Belgiu ...
was a major fortress intended to defend Belgium against attack from Germany. Built in the 1930s, it was swiftly captured by German forces in May 1940 during the
Belgian Campaign of the
Second World War
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.
Eben-Ezer Tower, also known as ''le musée du silex'' (the museum of flint) is a fantastical tower built of flint rubble in the 1960s by Robert Garcet and decorated with mystical and religious symbols.
See also
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List of protected heritage sites in Bassenge
References
External links
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Municipalities of Liège Province
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