Thiérache
The Thiérache ( Flemish : Tierasse ) is an area in the French departments Aisne , Ardennes and Nord as well as in the neighboring provinces of Belgium Hainaut and Namur . The river Oise flows through it. The main places are Guise and Hirson on the Oise and Vervins .
history
As a border region, especially in the 16th and 17th centuries during the Eighty Years' War , the area repeatedly suffered from the incursion of marauding mercenary troops. During this time, the medieval churches in numerous villages were provided with defense towers and shelters under the roof and converted into fortified churches for the village population .
Attractions
Fortified churches in the Thiérache
St. Martin, Wimy
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969