Éhein ( wa, Éhin) is a village of
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—al ...
and a district of the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
of
Neupré
Neupré (; wa, Li Noûpré) is a wallonian municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège.
On January 1, 2006, Neupré had a total population of 9,798. The total area is 31.69 km² which gives a population density of 309 inhabit ...
, located in the
province of Liège
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,
Belgium
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.
It was a municipality until the
fusion of the Belgian municipalities
The fusion of the Belgian municipalities (French: ''fusion des communes'', Dutch: ''fusie van Belgische gemeenten'') was a Belgian political process that rationalized and reduced the number of municipalities in Belgium between 1975 and 1983. In ...
in 1977.
Caves
The rock has many caves, the best-known of which are the
Lyell Cave and the
Rosée Cave. Early explorations of the caves were done by
Philippe-Charles Schmerling
Philippe-Charles or Philip Carel Schmerling (2 March 1791 Delft Р7 November 1836, Li̬ge) was a Dutch/Belgian prehistorian, pioneer in paleontology, and geologist. He is often considered the founder of paleontology.
In 1829 he discovered t ...
starting in 1829. Subsequent researchers, including Ernest Doudou, have proven that the area was inhabited since the
Paleolithic
The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic (), also called the Old Stone Age (from Greek: παλαιός '' palaios'', "old" and λίθος ''lithos'', "stone"), is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone to ...
.{{citation needed, date=October 2018
Gallery
Engihoul Eperon-rocheux-ouest.jpg, Rocky spur of Engihoul, from the west. Left is the Meuse.
Engihoul Eperon-rocheux-est.jpg, Rocky spur of Engihoul, from the east, starting at the quarry of Carmeuse.
Engihoul Four-a-chaux.jpg, Ancient lime kiln at the foot of the spur (east side).
Former municipalities of Liège Province
Neanderthal sites