Pré d’Amite
Pré d’Amite is a locality in Gesves, Arrondissement of Namur, Wallonia. Pré d’Amite is situated nearby to the locality La Pologne, as well as near the village Faulx-les-Tombes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grandpré Abbey and Faulx-les-Tombes Castle.
Grandpré Abbey
Place of worship
Photo: Thomas Bertrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grandpré Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey located at Faulx-les-Tombes, in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The only remains of the abbey are the gatehouse and the attached range at the main entrance, the farm buildings and the mill, once powered by the Samson brook, which crosses the site.
Faulx-les-Tombes Castle
Castle
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
Faulx-les-Tombes Castle is a 19th-century château in Faulx-les-Tombes in the municipality of Gesves, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The first castle on the site was built in the 13th century and was a dependency of the County of Namur. Faulx-les-Tombes Castle is situated 2½ km northwest of Pré d’Amite.
Goyet Caves
Cave
The Goyet Caves are a series of connected caves located in Belgium in a limestone cliff about 15 m above the river Samson near the village of Mozet in the Gesves municipality of the Namur province. Goyet Caves is situated 3½ km northwest of Pré d’Amite.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Faulx-les-Tombes and Sorinne-la-Longue.
Faulx-les-Tombes
Village
Photo: Guatebe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Faulx-les-Tombes is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Gesves, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Remains of Roman settlements have been discovered in the area, which was settled already during the Paleolithic.
Sorinne-la-Longue
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Sorinne-la-Longue is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Pré d’Amite.
Goyet
Hamlet
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Goyet is a hamlet of the municipality Gesves, Wallonia, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. It is famous for Goyet Caves, with glacial remnants of Neandertals, Homo sapiens and canid. Goyet is situated 3½ km northwest of Pré d’Amite.
Pré d’Amite
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Pre d’Amite”
- Location: Gesves, Arrondissement of Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.41667° or 50° 25′ northLongitude
5.03333° or 5° 2′ eastElevation
246 metres (807 feet)Open location code
9F27C28M+M8GeoNames ID
2788643
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