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Dinant is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On the shores of river Meuse, in the Ardennes, it lies 90 kilometres (56 mi) south-east of Brussels, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of Charleroi and 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the city of Namur. Dinant is situated 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the border with France.
The municipality includes the ancienne communes of Anseremme, Bouvignes-sur-Meuse, Dréhance, Falmagne, Falmignoul, Foy-Notre-Dame, Furfooz, Lisogne, Sorinnes, and Thynes.
Dinant is positioned in the Upper Meuse valley, at a point where the river cuts deeply into the western Condroz plateau. Sited in a steep sided valley, between the rock face and the river. The original settlement had little space in which to grow away from the river, and it therefore expanded into a long, thin town, on a north-south axis, along the river shore. During the 19th century, the former Île des Batteurs (Drummers' Island) to the south was attached directly to the town when a branch of the Meuse was filled in.
Dinant has been enriched by the agricultural opportunities presented by the fertile land on the plateau that overlooks it. Within the town, brassware production is a traditional craft that has benefited from the presence of the broad and, at this point, easily navigable river which has facilitated easy delivery of the raw materials and ready distribution of the resulting products of the artisans' workshops. Another traditional source of wealth is provided by the limestone cliffs overlooking the town, which supported a high-end quarrying industry, producing black marble and bluestone, and whose distribution also benefited from the proximity of the relatively wide and deep navigable river.
Dinant is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On the shores of river Meuse, in the Ardennes, it lies 90 kilometres (56 mi) south-east of Brussels, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of Charleroi and 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the city of Namur. Dinant is situated 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the border with France.
The municipality includes the ancienne communes of Anseremme, Bouvignes-sur-Meuse, Dréhance, Falmagne, Falmignoul, Foy-Notre-Dame, Furfooz, Lisogne, Sorinnes, and Thynes.
Dinant is positioned in the Upper Meuse valley, at a point where the river cuts deeply into the western Condroz plateau. Sited in a steep sided valley, between the rock face and the river. The original settlement had little space in which to grow away from the river, and it therefore expanded into a long, thin town, on a north-south axis, along the river shore. During the 19th century, the former Île des Batteurs (Drummers' Island) to the south was attached directly to the town when a branch of the Meuse was filled in.
Dinant has been enriched by the agricultural opportunities presented by the fertile land on the plateau that overlooks it. Within the town, brassware production is a traditional craft that has benefited from the presence of the broad and, at this point, easily navigable river which has facilitated easy delivery of the raw materials and ready distribution of the resulting products of the artisans' workshops. Another traditional source of wealth is provided by the limestone cliffs overlooking the town, which supported a high-end quarrying industry, producing black marble and bluestone, and whose distribution also benefited from the proximity of the relatively wide and deep navigable river.
On the walk around the city January 26, Christchurch New Zealand.
All these building are all new earthquake rebuilds. Great to see so much colour in the city.
As best as I can remember, it was Christmas day, 1980 or '81. I was riding around Manhattan with my cousin Joe and my cousin Bob. We were looking for an open liquor store, and it was about ten o'clock in the morning.
We had been heading uptown for quite a while and we'd had absolutely no luck, so we turned left on a block heading across town, preparing to head back to my mom's place where we were having some sort of family brunch.
As we came toward a stop light at the end of the block, we saw an old white-haired woman in a full-length winter coat walking a dog. I said “Look at that woman –from the back she looks just like Andy Warhol!”
As the car came to a stop, we were right beside her, and she must've felt our stares because she slowly turned around and gave us this cold classic deadpan stare ...and it really was Andy Warhol. We all burst out laughing, the light turned green, and we headed back downtown.
Warhol poster by www.itsawonderful-world.com
Poilvache Castle (French: Château de Poilvache) is a ruined medieval castle in the Walloon municipality of Yvoir in the province of Namur, Belgium, overlooking the village of Houx from a clifftop on the Meuse River.
The present ruins date from the 15th century, although there has been a fortification on the site since the time of Charlemagne. The Liégeois town of Poilvache, a thriving walled town, protected by a castle, with a prosperous economy and its own mint, and allied to Duke Philippe the Good, virtually ceased to exist following its 1430 siege by the rebellious Prince-Bishop of Liège, Jean de Heynsbergh, and an estimated army of 30,000 Liégeois, Dinantais and Hutois.The Dinantais besiege Montaigle Castle in 1465 for the same reasons but Montaigle was destroyed in the 16th century by the army of Henri II of France.
It is impossible to see the whole site of Poilvache but it is the whole site which is ranked as Wallonia's Major Heritage.
From the top of these rocks it is possible to see the isle in the river where the German army and its armoured divisions crossed (in the North of the isle), the river Meuse on 13 May 1940.
The Citadel of Dinant (French: Citadelle de Dinant) is a fortress located in the Walloon city of Dinant in the province of Namur, Belgium.The current fort was built in 1815 on a site which was originally fortified in 1051 when the region was ruled by the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. The citadel overlooks the city of Dinant and the strategic Meuse river which runs through the town. It is open to the public.
Together with Huy, Liège and Namur, the Citadel of Dinant forms part of the so-called Meuse Citadels.
La citadelle de Dinant est située en Wallonie et a été édifiée en 1818, sur l'emplacement d'un fort démantelé construit par Vauban sur le site d'un ancien château fort construit en 1051 par le prince-évêque de Liège, Théoduin.
Située à l'aplomb de la cité dinantaise, la citadelle offre une vue sur la Meuse qui la borde.
Un téléphérique permet d'accéder à la citadelle, située 100 mètres au-dessus du niveau de la Meuse.
The Citadel of Dinant (French: Citadelle de Dinant) is a fortress located in the Walloon city of Dinant in the province of Namur, Belgium.The current fort was built in 1815 on a site which was originally fortified in 1051 when the region was ruled by the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. The citadel overlooks the city of Dinant and the strategic Meuse river which runs through the town. It is open to the public.
Together with Huy, Liège and Namur, the Citadel of Dinant forms part of the so-called Meuse Citadels.
La citadelle de Dinant est située en Wallonie et a été édifiée en 1818, sur l'emplacement d'un fort démantelé construit par Vauban sur le site d'un ancien château fort construit en 1051 par le prince-évêque de Liège, Théoduin.
Située à l'aplomb de la cité dinantaise, la citadelle offre une vue sur la Meuse qui la borde.
Un téléphérique permet d'accéder à la citadelle, située 100 mètres au-dessus du niveau de la Meuse.