Pays de Herve

The Pays de Herve is a 420 km2 natural region of , between the rivers and and the borders separating from the and .
Wikipedia
Photo: Flamenc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Plateau with an elevation of 232 metres
  • Description: area in Wallonie
  • Also known as: “Hoogvlakte van Herve”, “Land of Herve”, and “Plateau de Herve”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort de Battice and Église Saint-Sébastien.

Fort
Photo: Vberger, Public domain.
The Fort of Battice is a fortification located just to the east of the town of Battice. The fort was built in the 1930s as part of the fortified position of Liège, augmenting the twelve original forts built to defend Liège in the 1880s with four more forts closer to the Belgian frontier with Germany.

Church
Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Monastery
Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a former Cistercian monastery in in the valley near in the Pays de Herve. is situated 4 km northwest of Pays de Herve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Minerie and Charneux.

Village
Photo: Sonuwe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Les Meloures, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Pays de Herve

Latitude
50.66667° or 50° 40′ north
Longitude
5.83333° or 5° 50′ east
Elevation
232 metres (761 feet)
Open location code
9F27MR8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
2795911
Wiki­data ID
Q2255186
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Walloon—“Pays de Herve” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Plateau de Herve”
  • Chinese: “埃沃地区”
  • Croatian: “Pays de Herve”
  • Dutch: “Land van Herve”
  • Dutch: “Plateau van Herve”
  • French: “Pays de Herve”
  • French: “Plateau de Herve”
  • German: “Herver Land”
  • Japanese: “エルヴ高原”
  • Limburgan: “Laand va Herf”
  • Portuguese: “Pays de Herve”
  • Swedish: “Plateau de Herve”
  • Walloon: “Payis d‘ Heve”
  • Walloon: “Payis d’ Heve”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort de Battice and Bois des Houillères.

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