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Namur (Namen in Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
, Nameur in Walloon
Walloon language

Walloon is a Romance language spoken as a second language by some in Wallonia, Belgium. It belongs to the langue d'o?l language family, whose most prominent member is the French language, but should not be considered a French dialect: a French speaking person can only understand Walloon with difficulty, especially in its eastern forms....
, Namurcum in Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
) is a city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
 and municipality in Wallonia
Wallonia

Wallonia is the Francophone southern part of Belgium. This region makes up about 31% of the Belgian population.Since 1970, Wallonia has approximately coincided with the territory of the Walloon Region, which is a federated component of the Belgian state and provides a government and a parliament to both Wallonia and the smaller German-s...
, in southern Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
. It is both the capital of the province
Provinces of Belgium

Belgium is divided into three regions, two of them are subdivided into five provinces each.The division into provinces is fixed by Article 5 of the Constitution of Belgium....
 of Namur
Namur (province)

Namur is a Provinces of regions in Belgium of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Wallonia provinces of Hainaut , Walloon Brabant, Li?ge and Luxembourg in Belgium, and on France....
 and (since 1986) of the Walloon Region
Walloon Region

The Walloon Region, commonly called Wallonia, is one of the three Regions of Belgium of Belgium. It represents 33% of the population and 55% of the territory of Belgium....
 (or Wallonia
Wallonia

Wallonia is the Francophone southern part of Belgium. This region makes up about 31% of the Belgian population.Since 1970, Wallonia has approximately coincided with the territory of the Walloon Region, which is a federated component of the Belgian state and provides a government and a parliament to both Wallonia and the smaller German-s...
: compare).

Namur stands at the confluence of the Sambre
Sambre

The Sambre is a river in northern France and southern Belgium, left tributary of the Meuse River. The ancient Romans called the river Sabis....
 and Meuse
Meuse River

File:01-Namur-290305 JPG.jpgThe Meuse , is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea....
 rivers and straddles three different regions - Hesbaye to the north, Condroz to the south-east and Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse to the south-west.






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Namur (Namen in Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
, Nameur in Walloon
Walloon language

Walloon is a Romance language spoken as a second language by some in Wallonia, Belgium. It belongs to the langue d'o?l language family, whose most prominent member is the French language, but should not be considered a French dialect: a French speaking person can only understand Walloon with difficulty, especially in its eastern forms....
, Namurcum in Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
) is a city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
 and municipality in Wallonia
Wallonia

Wallonia is the Francophone southern part of Belgium. This region makes up about 31% of the Belgian population.Since 1970, Wallonia has approximately coincided with the territory of the Walloon Region, which is a federated component of the Belgian state and provides a government and a parliament to both Wallonia and the smaller German-s...
, in southern Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
. It is both the capital of the province
Provinces of Belgium

Belgium is divided into three regions, two of them are subdivided into five provinces each.The division into provinces is fixed by Article 5 of the Constitution of Belgium....
 of Namur
Namur (province)

Namur is a Provinces of regions in Belgium of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Wallonia provinces of Hainaut , Walloon Brabant, Li?ge and Luxembourg in Belgium, and on France....
 and (since 1986) of the Walloon Region
Walloon Region

The Walloon Region, commonly called Wallonia, is one of the three Regions of Belgium of Belgium. It represents 33% of the population and 55% of the territory of Belgium....
 (or Wallonia
Wallonia

Wallonia is the Francophone southern part of Belgium. This region makes up about 31% of the Belgian population.Since 1970, Wallonia has approximately coincided with the territory of the Walloon Region, which is a federated component of the Belgian state and provides a government and a parliament to both Wallonia and the smaller German-s...
: compare).

Namur stands at the confluence of the Sambre
Sambre

The Sambre is a river in northern France and southern Belgium, left tributary of the Meuse River. The ancient Romans called the river Sabis....
 and Meuse
Meuse River

File:01-Namur-290305 JPG.jpgThe Meuse , is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea....
 rivers and straddles three different regions - Hesbaye to the north, Condroz to the south-east and Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse to the south-west. The language spoken is French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
.

The Namur municipality
Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
 includes the old communes of Beez, Belgrade, Saint-Servais, Saint-Marc, Bouge, Champion, Daussoulx, Flawinne, Malonne, Suarlée, Temploux, Vedrin, Boninne, Cognelée, Gelbressée, Marche-les-Dames, Dave, Jambes
Jambes

Jambes is a Wallonia town in southern Belgium, province Namur . Since 1977, it is part of the city of Namur. Jambes is known for the previous abbey of G?ronsart, the d?Enhaive keep , the old bridge on the...
, Naninne, Wépion
Wépion

Located 8 km the south of Namur , W?pion is the Belgium capital of the strawberry.The strawberry has been cultivated there for more than 150 years because W?pion benefits from a micro-climate, sun-exposed plantations on west sloping ground and has a perfect ground for this type of culture....
, Wierde, Erpent, Lives-sur-Meuse, and Loyers.

History

Namur From Citadel
The town began as an important trading settlement in Celt
Celt

Celts , is a modern term used to describe any of the European peoples who spoke, or speak, a Celtic languages. The term is also used in a wider sense to describe the Modern Celts of those peoples, notably those who participate in a Celtic culture....
ic times, straddling east-west and north-south trade routes across the Ardennes
Ardennes

The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and old mountains formed on the Givetian Ardennes mountains, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel....
. The Romans
Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
, too, established a presence after Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar

'Gaius Julius Caesar' , July 13, 100 BC ? March 15, 44 BC,) was a Roman Republic military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
 defeated the local Aduatuci
Aduatuci

The Aduatuci or Atuatuci were a tribe formed in east Belgium from descendants of Germanic Cimbri, Teutons, and Ambrones tribes. Originally from Jutland, the tribes combined with local fragments of Germanic and Gaul peoples forming the Aduatuci....
 tribe
Tribe

A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states.Many anthropologists use the term to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship, especially corporate descent groups ....
.

Namur came to prominence during the early Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
 when the Merovingians built a castle
Castle of Namur

The Citadel or Castle of Namur is a fortification, located at Namur , above the Parliament of Wallonia. It is originally from the Roman era, but has been rebuilt several times....
 or citadel on the rocky spur overlooking the town at the confluence of the two rivers. In the 10th century it became a county
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 in its own right. The town developed somewhat unevenly, as the counts of Namur could only build on the north bank of the Meuse - the south bank was owned by the bishops of Liège
Bishopric of Liège

The Bishopric of Li?ge or Prince-Bishopric of Li?ge was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries in present Belgium. It belonged from 1500 on to the Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle....
 and developed more slowly into the town of Jambes (now effectively a suburb of Namur). In 1262, Namur fell into the hands of the Count of Flanders
Count of Flanders

The count of Flanders was the ruler or sub-ruler of the Flanders from the 9th century until the abolition of the position by the French Revolution in 1790....
, and was purchased by Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy
Duchy of Burgundy

The Duchy of Burgundy was a feudal territory once existing within the France in the Middle Ages. It roughly conforms to the modern Bourgogne. Existing between 843 and 1477, the Duchy was ruled by a succession of Duke of Burgundy, whose extinction with the death of Charles the Bold in 1477 led to the Duchy being absorbed into the French crown...
 in 1421.

After Namur became part of the Spanish Netherlands in the 1640s, its citadel was considerably strengthened. The King Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV of France

Louis XIV ruled as List of French monarchs and of King of Navarre. He ascended the throne a few months before his fifth birthday, but did not assume actual personal control of the government until the death of his prime minister , the Italians Jules Cardinal Mazarin, in 1661....
 invaded in 1692, capturing the town and annexing it to France. His renowned military engineer Vauban
Vauban

S?bastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban and later Marquis de Vauban , commonly referred to as Vauban, was a Marshal of France and the foremost military engineer of his age, famed for his skill in both designing fortifications and in breaking through them....
 rebuilt the citadel.

French control was short-lived, as William III of Orange-Nassau captured Namur only three years later in 1695 during the War of the Grand Alliance
War of the Grand Alliance

The Nine Years' War ? often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg ? was a major war of the late 17th century fought primarily on mainland Europe but also encompassing theatres in Ireland and North America....
. Under the Barrier Treaty
Barrier Treaty

The "Barrier Treaties" were the names of three agreements signed and ratified during the War of Spanish Succession....
 of 1709, the Dutch gained the right to garrison Namur, although the subsequent Treaty of Utrecht
Treaty of Utrecht

The Treaty of Utrecht that established the Peace of Utrecht, rather than a single document, comprises a series of individual peace treaty signed in the Dutch Republic city of Utrecht in March and April 1713....
 of 1713 gave control of the formerly Spanish Netherlands to the Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
n House of Habsburg. Thus, although the Austrians ruled the town, the citadel was controlled by the Dutch. It was rebuilt again under their tenure.

France invaded the region again in 1794, during the French Revolutionary Wars
French Revolutionary Wars

The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts, from 1792 until 1802, fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states....
, and again annexed Namur, imposing a repressive regime. After the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, the Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna

The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815....
 incorporated what is now Belgium into the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
United Kingdom of the Netherlands

United Kingdom of the Netherlands was the unofficial name used to refer to a new unified European state created from part of the First French Empire during the Congress of Vienna in 1815....
. Belgium broke away from the Netherlands in 1830 following the Belgian Revolution
Belgian Revolution

The Belgian Revolution was the conflict which led to the secession of the Southern provinces of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the establishment of an independent Kingdom of Belgium....
, and Namur continued to be a major garrison town under the new government. The citadel was rebuilt yet again in 1887.

Namur was a major target of the German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 invasion of Belgium
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 in 1914, which sought to use the Meuse valley as a route into France. Despite being billed as virtually impregnable, the citadel fell after only three days' fighting and the town was occupied by the Germans for the rest of the war. Namur fared little better in World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
; it was in the front lines of both the Battle of the Ardennes in 1940 and the Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge

The Ardennes Offensive was a major German offensive launched towards the end of World War II through the forested Ardennes of Belgium , France and Luxembourg on the Western Front ....
 in 1944. The town suffered heavy damage in both wars.

Namur continued to host the Belgian Army
Belgian Army

The Land Component , formerly the Belgian Army, is the Army service of the Military of Belgium. The current chief of staff of the Land Component is Major-General Eddy Testelmans....
's paratrooper
Paratrooper

Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an Airborne forces.Paratroopers are used for tactical advantage as they can be inserted into the battlefield from the air, thereby allowing them to be positioned in areas not accessible by land....
s until their departure in 1977.

Economy

Namur is an important commercial and industrial centre, located on the Walloon industrial backbone, the sillon industriel
Sillon industriel

The Wallonian sillon industriel or dorsale wallonne was an area of roughly 1000 km? running across Belgium from Dour, in Borinage, in the west, to Verviers in the east....
. It produces machinery, leather goods, metals and porcelain. It is also an important railway junction situated on the north-south line between Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
 and Luxembourg City, and the east-west line between Lille
Lille

Lille is a city in northern France. It is the principal city of the Urban Community of Lille M?tropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille....
 and Liège
Liège (city)

Li?ge is a major Walloon Region city and Municipalities in Belgium in Belgium located in the Provinces of Belgium of Li?ge , of which it is the administrative capital....
. River barge
Barge

A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Most barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed by tugboats or pushed by towboats....
 traffic passes through the middle of the city along the Meuse.

Culture and sights


Namur has taken on a new role as the capital of the federal region of Wallonia. Its location at the head of the Ardennes has also made it a popular tourist centre, with a casino
Casino

A casino is, in the modern sense of the word, a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships and other tourist attractions....
 located in its southern district on the left bank of the Meuse.

The town's most prominent sight is the citadel, now demilitarised and open to the public. It plays host to a beer
Beer

Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and Fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal?the most common of which is malted barley, although wheat, maize , and rice are widely used....
 festival at Easter
Easter

Easter is the most important religious feast in the Christianity liturgical year.Christians believe that Jesus was Resurrection of Jesus from the dead three days after his Crucifixion of Jesus, and celebrate this resurrection on Easter Day or Easter Sunday , two days after Good Friday....
. Namur also has a distinctive 18th century cathedral dedicated to Saint Aubain
St Aubin's Cathedral

St Aubin's Cathedral, Namur , Wallonia, the only cathedral in Belgium in Baroque style, strikes the observer as an unexpectedly Italian statement in this northern city; in fact it was built to designs of the Ticino architect Gaetano Matteo Pisoni....
 and a belfry
Belfries of Belgium and France

An unequalled ensemble of fifty-six Belfry of Belgium and France is designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Site, in recognition of an architectural manifestation of emerging civic independence in County of Flanders and neighbouring regions from feudal and religious influences, leading to a degree of local democracy of great significance in t...
 classified by UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
 as a World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
.

An odd Namurois custom is the annual Combat de l'Échasse d'Or (Fight for the Golden Stilt), held on the third Sunday in September. Two teams, the Mélans and the Avresses, dress in medieval clothes while standing on stilts and do battle in one of the town's principal squares.

Namur possesses a distinguished university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
, the Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix
Facultés universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix

The University of Namur or Facult?s Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix , in Namur , is a Jesuit Catholic private university in the French Community of Belgium....
 (FUNDP), also referred to as University of Namur, founded in 1831.

Since 1986 Namur has been home to the Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film.

Notable inhabitants

  • Antoine Thomas
    Antoine Thomas

    Antoine Thomas was a Belgian Jesuit priest, missionary and astronomer in China....
     (1644-1709), Jesuit priest, Astronomer in China.
  • Goswin de Stassart
    Goswin de Stassart

    Goswin Joseph Augustin, Baron de Stassart was a Netherlands-Belgian politician.Stassart studied law in Paris. In 1804 he became Auditor in the French State Council, in 1805 he became Intendant in German Tyrol , and in 1807 he served in the France army in Prussia....
    , politician (1780-1854)
  • Felix Ravaisson-Mollien
    Felix Ravaisson-Mollien

    Jean Gaspard F?lix Ravaisson-Mollien was a France philosopher and archaeologist.He was born at Namur . After a successful course of study at the College Rollin, he went to Munich, where he attended the lectures of Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, and took his degree in philosophy in 1836....
     (1813-1900), philosopher born in Namur
  • Félicien Rops
    Félicien Rops

    F?licien Rops was a Belgium artist, and printmaker in etching and aquatint....
     (1833-1898), artist
  • Henri Michaux
    Henri Michaux

    Henri Michaux was a highly idiosyncratic Belgium poet, writer and Painting who wrote in the French language. Michaux is best known for his esoteric books written in a highly accessible style, and his body of work includes poetry, Travel literature, and art criticism....
     (1899-1984), poet, writer and painter born in Namur
  • Thierry Zéno
    Thierry Zéno

    Thierry Z?no is a Belgium author-filmmaker.In 1974, after having produced a short film about a patient of a Namurian psychiatric hospital that practiced outsider art, he released a "monument of Belgian cinema", influenced by F?licien Rops and praised by Henri Michaux: Vase de Noces....
    , author-filmmaker born on April 22, 1950.
  • François Bovesse
  • Nicolas Bosret
    Nicolas Bosret

    Nicolas Bosret was a blindness composer and organist at the St. Loup church in Namur .In 1851 he composed Li Bia Bouquet , a song in Walloon language that gained a lot of popularity on that city and became the official hymn of the city....
    , author of Li bia bouquet
  • Joseph André
    Joseph André

    Abbe Joseph Andr? was a Catholic priest of the diocese of Namur, Belgium. He was declared Righteous among the Nations by the government of Israel in 1967....
     (1908-1973), catholic priest, Righteous Among the Nations
    Righteous Among the Nations

    Righteous among the Nations , which may at times refer to the B'nei Noah or Noahides as well, is a term used in Judaism to refer to non-Jews who abide by the Seven Laws of Noah and thus are assured of meriting paradise....
    .
  • Benoît Poelvoorde
    Benoît Poelvoorde

    Beno?t Poelvoorde is a Belgian actor.His first film was the 1987 short student film Pas de C4 pour Daniel Daniel . It was a stylized trailer for a mock-spy film....
    , actor
  • Blanche of Namur (1318-1365), queen of Sweden
    Sweden

    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
     and Norway
    Norway

    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
  • Olivier Rochus
    Olivier Rochus

    Olivier Rochus is a Belgium tennis player. He was born in Namur , Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium....
    , professional tennis player
  • Christophe Rochus
    Christophe Rochus

    Christophe Rochus is a professional male tennis player from Belgium. He is the older brother of Olivier Rochus, also a tennis player....
    , professional tennis player
  • Lucas Belvaux
    Lucas Belvaux

    Lucas Belvaux is a Belgium actor and film director. His directing credits include the Trilogie, consisting of three films with interlocking stories and characters, each of which was filmed in a different genre....
    , actor and director
  • Cécile de France
    Cécile de France

    C?cile de France is a Belgium actress. She left Belgium at the age of 17 to go to Paris where she studied l'art dramatique for two years at Jean Paul Denizon while preparing the ENSATT , the "National Superior School of Arts and Techniques of Theatre"....
    , actress
  • Pascal Gabriel
    Pascal Gabriel

    Pascal Gabriel is a Belgium musician. His musical career began in 1977 in the punk rock band The Razors . He left Belgium for London in the late 1970s and worked as a freelance sound engineer in various studios, earning a reputation for innovative remixes for artists like Marc Almond and Yello....
    , musician
  • Nathalie Loriers
    Nathalie Loriers

    Nathalie Loriers is a Belgium jazz pianist and composer.In 1991 Loriers formed her own quartet with Kurt Van Herck , Philippe Aerts and Mimi Verderame ....
    , jazz pianist and composer
  • Vincent Granville, entrepreneur
  • Charles-Louis-Joseph-Xavier de la Vallée-Poussin
    Charles-Louis-Joseph-Xavier de la Vallée-Poussin

    Charles-Louis-Joseph-Xavier de la Vall?e-Poussin was a Belgian geologist and Mineralogy. His son was the mathematician Charles Jean de la Vall?e-Poussin....
     (1827-1903), geologist


Sister city

  • Québec City
    Quebec City

    Qu?bec or Quebec, also Quebec City or Qu?bec City , is the Capital of the Canada Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region....
    , Québec
    Quebec

    Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
    , Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
    Subotica
    Subotica

    Subotica is a city and municipality in northern Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. It is located at 46.07? North, 19.68? East, about 10 km from the border with Hungary....
    Bourg-en-Bresse
    Bourg-en-Bresse

    Bourg-en-Bresse is a Communes of France in eastern France, capital of the Ain d?partement in France, and was capital of the former Provinces of France of Bresse ....
    Ogaki
    Ogaki, Gifu

    is a cities of Japan located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was incorporated as a city on April 1, 1918. As of May 1, 2007, the city had an estimated population of 162,837 and a total area of ....
    , Gifu Prefecture
    Gifu Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan located in the Chubu region list of regions in Japan of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu, Gifu. Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendo....
    , Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    Belmont, California
    Belmont, California

    Belmont is a city in San Mateo County, California, California, United States. It is in the San Francisco Bay Area, located half-way down the San Francisco Peninsula between San Mateo, California and San Carlos, California....
    Empoli
    Empoli

    Empoli is a town in Tuscany, Italy, about 30 km southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno River in a plain formed by the latter river....
    , Toscana


Sources


Jean-Pol Hiernaux : Namur, capitale de la Wallonie, in Encyclopédie du Mouvement wallon, Tome II, Charleroi, Institut Jules Destrée, 2000, ISBN 2-87035-019-8 (or 2d ed., CD-ROM, 2003, ISBN 2-87035-028-7)

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