Waulsort
Waulsort is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Hastière, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Until the reorganisation of the Municipalities of Belgium 1977, Waulsort was a municipality in its own right.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Village with 457 residents
- Description: section of Hastière, Belgium
- Also known as: “Hastière (Waulsort)”
- Postal code: 5540
Places of Interest
Highlights include Waulsort Abbey and Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Hastière.
Waulsort Abbey
Castle
Photo: Rawet06, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waulsort Abbey was a Benedictine monastery located at Waulsort, Wallonia, now in Hastière in the province of Namur, Belgium. The monastery was founded in 946 by Irish monks.
Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Hastière
Church
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter is a well-preserved Romanesque church in Hastière, Belgium. It was built c. 1033–1035, but traces its history back to the 900s. Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Hastière is situated 3 km northwest of Waulsort.
Brasserie Caracole
Brewery
The Brasserie Caracole is a Belgian artisanal brewery based in Falmignoul that is known to warm the water with a wood-fired oven. The bottling and labelling are done manually.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Falmignoul and Falmagne.
Waulsort
- Categories: municipality section and locality
- Location: Hastière, Arrondissement de Dinant, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.20483° or 50° 12′ 17″ northLongitude
4.86493° or 4° 51′ 54″ eastPopulation
457Elevation
99 metres (325 feet)United Nations Location Code
BE WLTOpen location code
9F266V37+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 12412129527OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Walloon—“Waulsort” goes by many names.
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