Waha
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 Belgium
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| Region : | Wallonia | ||
| Province : | Luxembourg | ||
| District : | Marche-en-Famenne | ||
| Coordinates : | 50 ° 13 ′ N , 5 ° 20 ′ E | ||
| Post Code: | 6900 | ||
| Prefix: | 084 | ||
Waha is a Belgian town in the municipality of Marche-en-Famenne in the province of Luxembourg .
etymology
The name Waha is derived from the Celtic proper name Wachart or Wadohard. The Latin place name was Wachardi mansus, d. H. Wachart courtyard.
history
Waha belonged to Count Immon at the beginning of the 10th century. The first church was built 100 meters from the current Saint-Etienne church and was dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours . The Saint-Etienne church was consecrated in 1050 by the Liège bishop Théoduin (German: Dietwin von Bayern).
The collegiate monastery St-Étienne was dissolved at the time of the 1st French Republic .
Waha was an independent municipality until the merger of Belgian municipalities in 1977.
Cultural asset
The Saint-Étienne church in Waha is one of the oldest Romanesque churches in Belgium. The ship is simple and is only four arches long. The choir has a straight end and is not vaulted and lower than the nave, as is often the case in early Maasland architecture . The tower of the westwork is a little younger than the church.
The church was restored and archaeologically examined between 1956 and 1957, with the initiation stone from 1050 being found. There are also various statues of the Master of Waha (early 16th century) and the reliquary of St-Etienne.
The Initiation Stone (1050)
Saint Etienne church
Reliquary of Saint-Etienne
Half-timbered courtyard (18th century)
Individual evidence
- ↑ JESPERS, J .: Dictionnaire des noms de lieux en Wallonie et à Bruxelles . Bruxelles, Editions Racine, 2005, p. 620
