Jalhay

Jalhay
	Jalhay
	Jalhay
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Liege
District :	Verviers
Coordinates :	50 ° 34 ′ N , 5 ° 58 ′ E Coordinates: 50 ° 34 ′ N , 5 ° 58 ′ E
Area :	107.75 km²
Residents:	8585 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density:	80 inhabitants per km²
Height:	400 m
Post Code:	4845
Prefix:	087
Mayor:	Michel Fransolet
; Local government address :	Rue de la fagne, 46 ; 4845 Jalhay
Website:	www.jalhay.info

St. Michel Church

Jalhay ( Walloon Djalhé , German (outdated) Galbach ) is a francophone municipality in eastern Wallonia . It is located in the Verviers district in the province of Liège . In addition to Jalhay, the community u. a. from the villages of Charneux, Herbiester, Nivezé, Sart, Solwaster and Tiege.

location

Jalhay is located on the foothills of the Eifel and the Ardennes on the edge of the Hertogenwald . Around half of the municipal area belongs to the Hohes Venn-Eifel nature park and is on average at an altitude of around 400 meters above sea level .

In the north, the municipality of Jalhay borders on Limbourg . The Gileppe dam and the Gileppe form the municipal boundary to Baelen in the east . At Baraque Michel, Weismes borders on Jalhay. The border with Malmedy and Stavelot in the southeast runs along the Vecquée, the old diocese road. The municipalities of Spa , Theux and Verviers follow to the west .

Parish church

The original church of St. Michel was built in 1534 in place of an old chapel. When the church burned down in 1835, construction began in 1840. The consecration of the newly built church took place in 1841. The steeple has a flamed ( twisted or twisted ) shape, which occurs only about a hundred times in Europe.

traffic

The next junction is Spa on the Belgian motorway A27 (E42). The nearest IC train station is in Verviers, the regional train station is in Spa. The nearest regional airport is Liège -Bierset Airport. A sports airfield for the area is in Spa-Sauvernière.

tourism

The Baraque Michel guest house, which is well-known throughout the Venn area, is located directly on the municipal border with Weismes and Malmedy . From here, tourists start hiking into the High Fens , to the highest point in Belgium, the Signal de Botrange, as well as to the neighboring former inn Mont Rigi and the Polleur-Venn .

At the height of the century bridge north of Hockai, the Polleur brook takes the name Hoëgne. A wild and romantic section with cascades (Cascade Leopold II ) and steep paths follows to Solwaster . Other hiking destinations from Solwaster are the Sawe and Statte valleys. In the north of the municipality is the 130 hectare Gileppe reservoir. The Gileppe lion, made of 183 sandstone blocks, sits enthroned on the dam.

Web links

Commons : Jalhay - collection of images, videos and audio files

Commons : Église Saint-Michel de Jalhay - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Website of the municipality (French)