Romedenne
Romedenne ( Walloon Rômedene ) is a village in the Belgian municipality of Philippeville in the province of Namur in the Walloon Region .
624 inhabitants live in Romedenne (as of 2011).
The church of St. Pierre of the village was built in the years 1890/1891 in neo-Romanesque style. Like the neighboring village of Surice a little further north, German troops Romedenne burned down during World War I on August 25, 1914. There was at least one execution.
The municipality of Romedenne, which was independent until 1977, was then incorporated into the municipality of Philippeville as part of a municipal reform.
Web links
Commons : Romedenne - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population figures in the municipality of Philippeville ( Memento of the original from April 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Johannes Trimborn, War Diary of Dr. Johannes Trimborn , number 3, Magdeburg City Archives , the author and his unit reached the already destroyed village on August 25, 1914.
Coordinates: 50 ° 10 ′ N , 4 ° 42 ′ E