Chênée
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| Region : | Wallonia | ||
| Province : | Liege | ||
| District : | Liege | ||
| Municipality : | Liege | ||
| Coordinates : | 50 ° 37 ′ N , 5 ° 37 ′ E | ||
| Residents: | 9,101 pop. | ||
| Height: | 72 m | ||
| Post Code: | 4032 | ||
| Prefix: | 04 | ||
Chênée ( French , Tchinnêye in Walloon ) is an incorporated part of Liège in the district of Liège and the province of Liège . Chênée is located at the mouth of the Vesdre in the Ourthe .
origin of the name
The name Chênée is derived from chênaie ( oak grove , a small oak grove ). The three diamonds in the coat of arms represent oak leaves or grains of sand (in connection with the centuries-long tradition of glassmaking in the village).
history
Chênée was created at the intersection of two Roman roads , the one from Trier to Tongeren and the route Jupille - Theux - Stavelot at a ford . This location made it easier for cows to exaggerate before the Pont de Lhoneux , the bridge of Lhonneux, was built here.
The existence of the place is first attested in the twelfth century in a document under the name of Kesneies . Until 1266, Chênée belonged to the Bailiwick of Jupille , which was subordinate to the diocese of the Principality of Verdun . The Bishop of Verdun, Haimo von Verdun , received the area in 1008 from the later Emperor Heinrich II. In 1266 the Bishop of Verdun donated the Bailiwick of Jupille to the Prince-Bishop of Liège , Heinrich III. of money , with which the villagers automatically passed into the possession of this very prince-bishop and fell under his jurisdiction.
In 1318 the village was burned down by Johann von Böhmen in the war against Prince-Bishop Adolf II von der Mark .
In 1691 it was burned down again, this time by the armies of Louis XIV under General Louis-François de Boufflers .
Chênée also had to endure the withdrawal of the Austrian army after the lost battle of Fleurus in 1794. During the French period (late 18th century) Chênée became an independent municipality.
Chênée knew in 1758 three glass factories: Grand Champs & Coune , Bonniver and Cambresier & Co . In the end, the Verrerie Grandchamps , who produced the bottles for the Belgian mineral water spa , stayed. This was the successor to the Verreries d'Amblève , which was founded in Aywaille in 1721 .
The conquest of Liège in 1914 (Bataille de Liège in French) was the first battle of the German invasion of Belgium and the first battle of the First World War .
During the Second World War , Chênée was liberated on September 8, 1944 by troops of the 36th Infantry Regiment of the US Army .
In 1977 Chênée was incorporated into Liège.
At the confluence of the Vesder and Ourthe rivers, there was a mill, the walls of which still exist today.
Personalities from Chênée
- Clélie Lamberty, artist, painter (1930–2013)
- Charles Descardre, Mayor from 1882 to 1891
- Lucien François, judge at the Belgian Constitutional Court (1989-2004)
- Jean-Louis Lejaxhe, writer
- Nicolas Gilsoul, rally driver
- Some of Kate Bolduan's ancestors , the Rousselle family, emigrated to America from Chênée.
gallery
The former parish hall of Chênée
The mouth of the Vesdre (from the left) into the Ourthe
View of the Ourthe
Clélie Lamberty painted by Robert Liard, 1977
Tous les pouvoirs émanent de la Nation - All powers come from the nation, Article 33 of the Belgian Constitution
3e régiment du génie (in the French Wikipedia), The 3rd French Pioneer Regiment laying bridges on a pontoon bridge , 1930s.
Web links
- Old postcards with pictures of Chênées
- Photos from WWII of the US Army 36th Infantry Regiment liberating Chênée on September 8th, 1944.
- Académie de musique de Chênée - Music academy in Chênée
- Athénée Royal de Chênée - secondary school
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Bref historique de Chênée ( French ) In: www.ecoles.cfwb.be . Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ↑ a b c Belgique - Chênée ( French ) In: fr.geneawiki.com . Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ↑ Jacques Schoumakers: Jadis à Aywaille, une ancienne verrerie était établie au pied des ruines du chateau d'Amblève. ( French ) In: www.aywaille1.be . July 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ↑ Chênée ( English ) In: 36thair3ad.homestead.com . Retrieved September 6, 2018.