Honsfeld

Honsfeld
Honsfeld
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Liege
District :	Verviers
Municipality :	Büllingen
Coordinates :	50 ° 23 '  N , 6 ° 17'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 23 '  N , 6 ° 17'  E
Residents:	554 pop.
Height:	600  m

Honsfeld is a village in the municipality of Büllingen in the German-speaking Community of Belgium . With 554 inhabitants (2018), Honsfeld is one of the larger towns in the municipality. The village is about two and a half kilometers southeast of the central town of Büllingen at an altitude of about 600  m .

Between Honsfeld and the neighboring village of Holzheim to the south there is an earth wall, presumably of Roman origin, in which several swords, a gold coin and small horseshoes were found. As a so-called Roman wall , it is a protected cultural monument .

Honsfeld was a stop on the Vennquerbahn from 1912 until passenger traffic was discontinued in 1952 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Honsfeld. Büllingen community, January 1, 2014, accessed on August 22, 2014 . 
2. ↑ Roman Wall. DG Kulturerbe, accessed on February 18, 2016 .