Onhaye

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Onhaye
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Onhaye (Namur)
Onhaye
Onhaye
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Wallonia
Province : Namur
District : Dinant
Coordinates : 50 ° 14 ′  N , 4 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 14 ′  N , 4 ° 50 ′  E
Area : 65.53 km²
Residents: 3241 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density: 49 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 5520-24
Prefix: 082
Mayor: Christophe Bastin

Local government address : 		Rue Albert Martin, 3
5520 Onhaye
Website: www.onhaye.be
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Onhaye ( pronunciation : [ ɔ̃ɛ ]) is a municipality in the province of Namur in the Walloon part of Belgium .

In addition to Onhaye, the municipality consists of the districts Anthée, Falaën, Gerin, Serville, Sommière and Weillen .

Onhaye's partner municipality is Le Tholy in the Vosges . The Belgian politician Christophe Bastin has been Mayor of Onhaye since 2007.

history

Saint-Martin Church (1808)
town hall

During the First World War there was fighting between German and French troops in the area around Onhaye. On August 23, 1914, German troops crossed the Meuse near Onhaye. On the night of August 23-24, 1914, there was heavy fighting between German units and French units withdrawn from Onhaye.

Attractions

The ruins of Montaigle Castle from the 14th century are located northeast of the Falaën district. In 1808, the Saint-Martin church was built in Onhaye.

Personalities

The Belgian doctor and writer Adam Gerard (* 1946) was born in Onhaye.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Johannes Trimborn, War Diary of Dr. Johannes Trimborn , numbers 2 and 3, Magdeburg City Archives