Thys () is a locality in

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and a district of the municipality of

Crisnée Crisnée (; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. It covers an area of 16.83 km2 and on 1 January 2013 had a total population of 3,094, giving a population den ...

, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The site of the village has been settled for more than 2,000 years. During the

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, the village was subordinated to the

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, but also contained a

castle A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...

which was the seat of the local lord. In June 1703, the Duke of Marlborough used the castle as his headquarters. The castle, later devolved into a fortified farm, still exists in the centre of the village. The oldest parts of the village church dates from the 12th century. The entire centre of the village is a registered heritage site since 1993.

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* {{Liege-geo-stub Populated places in Liège Province