La Gleize
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La Gleize is a village and section of the Belgian Municipality
of Stoumont
, situated in the Walloon Region in the province of Liège
.
Common before the full merger of Commons in 1977, La Gleize is located on a rocky outcrop overlooking the valley of Amblève
in the Ardennes
region.
, professor at the University of Liège
and member of the Royal Academy of French Language and Literature of Belgium, who based part of his research there. His Syntaxe du parler wallon de La Gleize (3 vols.) was a model for Dialectology
.
A Romanesque building of the 12th century, built in local stone, contains the red marble tomb of the Lords of Froidcourt. It was virtually rebuilt between 1945 and 1951: a photographic panel presents views from inside the church before the serious damage caused in 1944 by the Battle of the Bulge
.
December 44 museum
Established in the village square opposite the church. It is devoted entirely to the Battle of the Bulge
of December 1944. La Gleize was where the advance of Kampfgruppe Peiper was halted. A German Tiger II
tank is at the entrance of the timber-framed building, inside is an abandoned Willys Jeep in perfect condition.
Municipalities of Belgium
Belgium comprises 589 municipalities grouped into five provinces in each of two regions and into a third region, the Brussels-Capital Region, comprising 19 municipalities that do not belong to a province...
of Stoumont
Stoumont
Stoumont is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. On January 1, 2006 Stoumont had a total population of 3,006. The total area is 108.45 km² which gives a population density of 28 inhabitants per km²....
, situated in the Walloon Region in the province of Liège
Liège (province)
Liège is the easternmost province of Belgium and belongs to the Walloon Region. It is an area of French and German ethnicity. It borders on the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, and in Belgium the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Walloon Brabant , and those of Flemish Brabant and Limburg . Its...
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Common before the full merger of Commons in 1977, La Gleize is located on a rocky outcrop overlooking the valley of Amblève
Amblève (river)
The Amblève or Amel is a 93 km long river in eastern Belgium in the province of Liège. It is a right tributary of the river Ourthe. It rises near Büllingen in the High Fens , close to the border with Germany.Tributaries of the Amblève are the rivers Warche, Eau Rouge, Salm and Lienne...
in the Ardennes
Ardennes
The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and ridges formed within the Givetian Ardennes mountain range, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel...
region.
Hamlets
Moulin du Ruy, Andrimont, Ruy, Exbomont, Heilrimont, Moustier, Neufmoulin, Roanne, Roanne-Coo, Borgoumont, Courtyard, Cheneux, La Venne, Monceau.Language
The Walloon dialect of La Gleize is one of the best researched in the area. This is due to the work of a native of the town, Louis RemacleLouis Remacle
Louis Remacle was a linguistics professor at the University of Liège. He made substantial contributions in the study of the Walloon language, showing that numerous developments considered typical of Walloon appeared between the 8th and 12th centuries...
, professor at the University of Liège
University of Liège
The University of Liège , in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, is a major public university in the French Community of Belgium. Its official language is French.-History:...
and member of the Royal Academy of French Language and Literature of Belgium, who based part of his research there. His Syntaxe du parler wallon de La Gleize (3 vols.) was a model for Dialectology
Dialectology
Dialectology is the scientific study of linguistic dialect, a sub-field of sociolinguistics. It studies variations in language based primarily on geographic distribution and their associated features...
.
Sights
The parish churchA Romanesque building of the 12th century, built in local stone, contains the red marble tomb of the Lords of Froidcourt. It was virtually rebuilt between 1945 and 1951: a photographic panel presents views from inside the church before the serious damage caused in 1944 by the Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive , launched toward the end of World War II through the densely forested Ardennes mountain region of Wallonia in Belgium, hence its French name , and France and...
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December 44 museum
Established in the village square opposite the church. It is devoted entirely to the Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive , launched toward the end of World War II through the densely forested Ardennes mountain region of Wallonia in Belgium, hence its French name , and France and...
of December 1944. La Gleize was where the advance of Kampfgruppe Peiper was halted. A German Tiger II
Tiger II
Tiger II is the common name of a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B,Panzerkampfwagen – abbr: Pz. or Pz.Kfw. Ausführung – abbr: Ausf. .The full titles Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf...
tank is at the entrance of the timber-framed building, inside is an abandoned Willys Jeep in perfect condition.