Vieux-Waleffe | |
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Vieux-Waleffe | |
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Coordinates: 50°37′N 05°12′E / 50.617°N 5.200°E / 50.617; 5.200 | |
Country | Belgium |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Liège |
Municipality | Villers-le-Bouillet |
Vieux-Waleffe (French pronunciation: [vjø walɛf], lit. 'Old Waleffe') is a village and district of the municipality of Villers-le-Bouillet, located in the province of Liège in Wallonia, Belgium.
The village, located on a site inhabited since the Neolithic, was mentioned in written sources for the first time in 1050. The village developed around a castle; there was also a chapel in the village during the Middle Ages. The current village church dates from 1872, and is in a Romanesque Revival style, designed by J.-L. Blandot. There are several historical buildings in the village.
References
- Menne, Gilbert, ed. (2014). Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles. Brussels: Racine. p. 1073. ISBN 978-94-014-1418-0.
External links
- Media related to Vieux-Waleffe at Wikimedia Commons
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