Spy

Spy is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . Here in 1886, in the Grotte de Spy or the Betche aux Roches cavern, Maximin Lohest and Marcel de Puydt found two nearly perfect Neanderthal skeletons at the depth of 16 feet, with numerous implements of the Mousterian type.
Wikipedia
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 4,240 residents
  • Description: village in Belgium
  • Also known as: “Jemeppe-sur-Sambre (Spy)” and “Spy, Belgium”
  • Postal code: 5190

Places of Interest

Highlights include Spy Cave and Falnuée Castle.

Cave
Photo: Krocat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located in near Spy in the municipality of , , above the left bank of the Orneau River. Classified as a premier Heritage site of the Walloon Region, the location ranks among the most significant paleolithic sites in .

Castle
Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
(French: Château-ferme de Falnuée is a château-ferme in , in the municipality of , province of Namur, , . It is now a golf clubhouse. is situated 3½ km northwest of Spy.

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a castle, which is situated 3 km northwest of Spy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moustier-sur-Sambre and Onoz.

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a village.

Village
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is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . It is located on the west bank of the river Château de Mielmont, built in the 12th century and modified through to the 19th century, is located within , at. is situated 2½ km northwest of Spy.

Town
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality of located in the , . On 1 January 2006, the municipality had 17,990 inhabitants. is situated 3 km southwest of Spy.

Spy

Latitude
50.48117° or 50° 28′ 52″ north
Longitude
4.70271° or 4° 42′ 10″ east
Population
4,240
Elevation
190 metres (623 feet)
Open location code
9F26FPJ3+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302615458
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2786236
Wiki­data ID
Q1260067
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Walloon—“Spy” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Spy”
  • Dutch: “Spy”
  • French: “Spy”
  • Hebrew: “ספי”
  • Irish: “Spy”
  • Japanese: “スピー”
  • Limburgan: “Spy”
  • Polish: “Spy”
  • Russian: “Спи”
  • Spanish: “Spy”
  • Walloon: “Spî”
  • “Spy”

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