The village of Bothey

The village of Bothey

The village of Bothey Visit The village of Bothey In medieval times, Bothey straddled the county of Namur and the duchy of Brabant. The village is crossed by the Chaussée de Nivelles, along which people used to stop at the Auberge du Chat Botté...
Saracen Enclosure Tower

Saracen Enclosure Tower

Tour d'Enceinte des Sarrasins Visit Tour d'Enceinte des Sarassins in Gembloux The construction of Gembloux's city walls dates back to the 12th century, when the town, still vulnerable to outside attack, decided to protect itself with solid...
The village of Sauvenière

The village of Sauvenière

The village of Sauvenière Visit The village of Sauvenière Evidence of the Gallo-Roman era has been found in the locality along the Bavay-Cologne Roman road. In 1898, near the old railway station, ruins of the villa d'Arlansart: Antonine era...
The village of Ernage

The village of Ernage

The village of Ernage Visit The village of Ernage Ernage was first mentioned in a charter granted to the Benedictine abbey by the German king Otto I in 946. According to this charter, the knight Wicbertus had ceded to the...
The village of Lonzée

The village of Lonzée

The village of Lonzée Visit The village of Lonzée Lonzée, with its rich prehistoric and Gallo-Roman past, witnessed a unique industry in Belgium from the 19th century to the Second World War: the extraction of green earth, used to make...
The village of Bossière

The village of Bossière

The village of Bossière Visit The village of Bossière Under the Ancien Régime, Bossière was divided between three distinct seigneuries: Bossière, Golzinnes and Vichenet. Historical events, such as the destruction of the Golzinnes fortress in 1430 and the...
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