Pepinster ( or ) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Wallonia
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located in the
province of Liège,
Belgium
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.
On 1 January 2006 Pepinster had a total population of 9,560. The total area is 24.79 km
2 which gives a
population density
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of 386 inhabitants per km
2. Pepinster is situated at the confluence of the rivers
Hoëgne
The Hoëgne is a river in Belgium, a left tributary of the Vesdre. Its source is in the High Fens of eastern Belgium, near the Signal de Botrange
Signal de Botrange is the highest point in Wallonia and in Belgium, located in the ''High Fens'' ( ...
and
Vesdre
The Vesdre ( French, ) or Weser ( German, ) and Vesder (Dutch, ) is a river in Liège Province, eastern Belgium. A few kilometres of the upper reaches also flow through the German municipality Roetgen and form part of the Belgian–German border. ...
.
The municipality consists of the following
districts: , Pepinster (including the hamlet of
Tancrémont
Tancrémont is a hamlet of Wallonia split between the municipalities of Pepinster and Theux, located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
The north side of 666 National Road that crosses the hamlet is part of the municipality of Pepinster.
Cui ...
),
Soiron
Soiron ( wa, Sweron) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Pepinster, located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
Soiron is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie
''Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie'' ( ...
, and .
Pepinster was hit extremely hard by the
2021 European floods
In July 2021, several European countries were affected by severe floods. Some were catastrophic, causing deaths and widespread damage. The floods started in the United Kingdom as flash floods causing some property damage and inconvenience. La ...
, the village was temporarily cut off from roads.
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Image gallery
Pepinster HV1a.jpg, Pepinster town hall
Christ de Tancrémont JPG.JPG, Romanesque Christ (11th century)
Pepinster Rue1b JPG.jpg
Pepinster_JPG03.jpg, Vesdre river
See also
* Fort de Tancrémont
The Fort de Tancrémont is a Belgian fortification located about south of Pepinster. The fort was built in the 1930s as part of the fortified position of Liège, augmenting the twelve original forts built to defend Liège in the 1880s with fo ...
, a companion to Fort Eben-Emael
Fort Eben-Emael (french: Fort d'Ében-Émael, ) is an inactive Belgian fortress located between Liège and Maastricht, on the Belgian-Dutch border, near the Albert Canal, outside the village of Ében-Émael. It was designed to defend Belgium ...
, located just outside the town
* List of protected heritage sites in Pepinster
This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Pepinster. This list is part of Belgium's national heritage.
See also
* List of protected heritage sites in Liège (province) ...
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References
External links
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Municipalities of Liège Province
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