Comblain-au-Pont
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State : | Belgium | |
Region : | Wallonia | |
Province : | Liege | |
District : | Liege | |
Coordinates : | 50 ° 29 ′ N , 5 ° 35 ′ E | |
Area : | 22.68 km² | |
Residents: | 5404 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |
Population density: | 238 inhabitants per km² | |
Post Code: | 4170, 4171 | |
Prefix: | 04 | |
Mayor: | Dany Adam (IC-PS) | |
Local government address : |
Administration Communale Place Leblanc, 13 4170 Comblain-au-Pont |
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Website: | www.comblainaupont.be |
Comblain-au-Pont is a municipality in the Belgian province of Liege . It consists of the villages of Comblain-au-Pont and Poulseur .
At Comblain-au-Pont the Amel joins the Ourthe .
Attractions
- The Musées du Pays Ourthe-Amblève is the city's cultural center and hosts changing exhibitions. Concerts and events also take place here. The museum informs visitors about the history and culture of the Ourthe-Amel region. The museum library has old maps, photographs and manuscripts from the region.
- The Grotte de l'Abîme has 20 halls, a deep abyss, an underground quarry and a bunker that has been converted into a bat center.
- Tour Saint-Martin is the reconstructed defense tower of a fortress above the city, on which the cemetery is now located. It offers a view of the city.
- Behind the Musées du Pays Ourthe-Amblève is a donjon , which comes from the Montuy family, first mentioned in the 12th century.
- The residential tower Tour Reinarstein from the 13th century, built by Eustache II. De Many, stands in the Poulseur district . In 2010 the tower was converted into a residential building, it cannot be visited.
Personalities
- Jean Xhenceval (* 1945), racing car driver
Web links
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