Schmerling Caves
The Schmerling Caves are a group of caves located in Wallonia on the right bank of the stream called the Awirs, near the village of Awirs in Flémalle, Belgium.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bel Adone, Public domain.
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- Type: Cave
- Description: archaeological site in Belgium
- Also known as: “Grottes d’Engis”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château d’Aigremont and Engis railway station.
Château d’Aigremont
Castle
Photo: Remacle Le Loup, Public domain.
Château d’Aigremont is a castle, which is situated 430 metres east of Schmerling Caves.
Engis railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sonuwe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Engis railway station is situated 1¼ km southwest of Schmerling Caves.
Haultepenne Castle
Castle
Photo: flamenc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haultepenne Castle, also spelled Hautepenne Castle, is a part medieval, part Renaissance structure located in the village of Gleixhe in the municipality of Flémalle in Wallonia, Belgium. Haultepenne Castle is situated 2 km north of Schmerling Caves.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse and Flémalle.
Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse
Village
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse had a total population of 6,613. Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse is situated 3½ km west of Schmerling Caves.
Flémalle
Town
Photo: Xofc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Flémalle is a municipality of Wallonia within the Liège Province in Belgium. As of 2024, it has a population of 27,002, and together with the municipalities of Liège, Seraing, Herstal, Saint-Nicolas, and Ans, forms the Liège metropolitan area, with a total population of 381,340. Flémalle is situated 4½ km east of Schmerling Caves.
Hermalle-sous-Huy
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hermalle-sous-Huy is in Wallonia. This village is in the middle of an important commercial, scientific, artistic, sports and touristic region, between Liège and Huy, near Bierset and Tihange, and very easy to access, at 500 m from the N90 Liège-Huy motorway.
Schmerling Caves
- Categories: archaeological site, historic site, and landform
- Location: Flémalle, Liège, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.59219° or 50° 35′ 32″ northLongitude
5.40904° or 5° 24′ 33″ eastOpen location code
9F27HCR5+VJOpenStreetMap ID
node 4080655889OpenStreetMap feature
historic=caveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q3117248
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Schmerling Caves” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Coves Schmerling”
- Dutch: “beek in de Belgi”
- Dutch: “Grottes Schmerling”
- French: “Caverne Schmerling”
- French: “Cavernes Schmerling”
- French: “Grotte Schmerling”
- French: “Grottes d’Engis”
- French: “Grottes des Awirs”
- French: “grottes Schmerling”
- French: “Grottes Schmerling”
- Italian: “Grotte di Schmerling”
- Persian: “غارهای شمرلینگ”
- Portuguese: “Cavernas Schmerling”
- Portuguese: “Grottes d’Engis”
- Spanish: “Cuevas Schmerling”
- Ukrainian: “Печери Шмерлінга”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carrières Sacrées and Chapelle Saint-Mathias.
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