Hody () is a village in
Wallonia
Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the c ...
and a district of the municipality of
Anthisnes
Anthisnes (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 Anthisnes had a total population of 3,998. The total area is 37.08 km2 which gives a population density of 108 inhabitants per km2.
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, located in the
province of Liège, Belgium.
Archaeological findings indicate that there may have been a
Roman villa
A Roman villa was typically a farmhouse or country house in the territory of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, sometimes reaching extravagant proportions.
Nevertheless, the term "Roman villa" generally covers buildings with the common ...
at the site. The current village is mentioned in written sources for the first time in 1209. The village church is a listed historical monument and contains some of the most accomplished
stucco
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decorations in
Baroque
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style in Wallonia. It was restored in 1985. There is also a
château
A château (, ; plural: châteaux) is a manor house, or palace, or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking re ...
in the village, mostly dating from 1910 but built around an older core, a building from the 17th century.
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Populated places in Liège Province