Canal de la Meuse in France

27 August 2022 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Patton © Andre Corso/cc-by-sa-4.0

Patton © Andre Corso/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Canal de la Meuse is the current name of what used to be the northern branch of the Canal de l’Est (French: “canal of the east”). It is a canal in northeastern France, predominantly made up of the canalised river Meuse. The Canal de l’Est was built from 1874 to 1887 to provide a waterway inside the new border with Prussia after the Franco-Prussian War, Overall, the canal had a total length of 394 kilometres (245 mi). In 2003, the northern and southern branches were officially renamed Canal de la Meuse and Canal des Vosgesrespectively.   read more…

Dinant in Belgium

24 April 2020 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

© flickr.com - Andrew J.Kurbiko/cc-by-sa-2.0

© flickr.com – Andrew J.Kurbiko/cc-by-sa-2.0

Dinant is a Walloon city and municipality located on the River Meuse, in the Belgian province of Namur. It lies 90 kilometres (56 mi) south-east of Brussels, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of Charleroi and 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Namur. Dinant is situated 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the border with France.   read more…

Venlo on river Meuse

23 December 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

De Parade © Joaquin Maturana Contti

De Parade © Joaquin Maturana Contti

Venlo is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands, next to the German border. It is situated in the province of Limburg. In 2003 Venlo was awarded the title Greenest city of Europe by the EU. In 2012 it will host the Floriade.   read more…

The Greater Region Luxembourg, Lorraine, Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate and Wallonia

16 October 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, European Union, European Capital of Culture Reading Time:  5 minutes

Großregion map © Staatskanzlei des Saarlandes

Großregion map © Staatskanzlei des Saarlandes

The Greater Region is the area of Saarland, Lorraine, Luxembourg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Wallonia, the French Community of Belgium and the German-speaking Community of Belgium. It is not identical with the SaarLorLux Euregio, being in the same territory.   read more…

Liege, the cultural center of the Walloon Region

8 December 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  9 minutes

Royal Opera © Benjamin Frere

Royal Opera © Benjamin Frere

Liège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the economic capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium.   read more…

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