Denée

Denée is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Anhée, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Maredsous Abbey and Maredret Abbey are located nearby, in the hamlet of Maredsous.

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Type: Village with 716 residents
Description: section of Anhée, Wallonia, Belgium
Also known as: “Anhée (Denée)”, “Denee”, and “Denée, Belgium”
Postal code: 5537

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maredsous Abbey and Brogne Abbey.

Maredsous Abbey

Monastery

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Maredsous Abbey is a Benedictine monastery at Maredsous, in the municipality of Anhée, Wallonia, Belgium. It is a founding member of the Annunciation Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation.

Brogne Abbey

Monastery

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Brogne Abbey, also known as the Abbey of Saint-Gerard of Brogne, was a Benedictine abbey founded in the early 10th century by Gerard of Brogne in the village of Brogne. It was dedicated to Saint Peter and to Saint Gérard. They abbey was suppressed in 1796. Brogne Abbey is situated 3 km north of Denée.

Église Notre-Dame de la Nativité de Sosoye

Church

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Église Notre-Dame de la Nativité de Sosoye is a church, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Denée.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Graux and Maredsous.

Graux

Village

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Graux is a village.

Maredsous

Hamlet

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Maredsous is a hamlet of the village of Denée, Wallonia, located in the municipality of Anhée, province of Namur, Belgium. The Maredsous Abbey was founded in 1872 by Beuron monks and is built in Gothic Revival style.