Beauraing (; ) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
and
city
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of
Wallonia
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located in the
province of Namur
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,
Belgium
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.
On 1 January 2018, Beauraing had a total population of 9,160. The total area is 174.55 km
2, giving a
population density
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of 52 inhabitants per km
2.
History
The municipality of Beauraing was created in 1977 and consists of the following districts: Beauraing,
Baronville,
Dion,
Felenne,
Feschaux,
Focant,
Froidfontaine,
Honnay,
Javingue,
Martouzin-Neuville,
Pondrôme,
Vonêche,
Wancennes,
Wiesme and
Winenne
Beauraing (; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality and City status in Belgium, city of Wallonia located in the Namur Province, province of Namur, Belgium.
On 1 January 2018, Beauraing had a total population of 9,160. The total area is 17 ...
.
Beauraing is a place of pilgrimage for Catholics ever since five children and young adults reported 33 apparitions of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity ...
between 29 November 1932 and 3 January 1933. The sobriquet applied to these apparitions is
Our Lady of Beauraing, the ''
Virgin of the Golden Heart''. The apparitions are among those which are officially sanctioned by the Church.
On 17 June 2021 the town was hit by a small
tornado
A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with the surface of Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It is often referred to as a twister, whirlwind or cyclone, although the ...
, damaging 92 houses and injuring several people.
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Beauraing
References
External links
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Beauraing
Cities in Wallonia
Municipalities of Namur (province)
Shrines to the Virgin Mary
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