Croix Dethier
Croix Dethier is a wayside cross in Waimes, Arrondissement of Verviers, Wallonia. Croix Dethier is situated nearby to the evergreen forest Bois de Sourbrodt, as well as near Petite Hesse.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Signal de Botrange and Butte Baltia.
Signal de Botrange
Peak
Photo: LucT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Signal de Botrange is the highest point in Wallonia and Belgium, located in the High Fens, at 694 metres. It is the top of a broad plateau and a road crosses the summit, passing an adjacent café.
Butte Baltia
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Hans Erren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Butte Baltia is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Croix Dethier.
Borne TP
Historic site
Photo: Hans Erren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Borne TP is a historic site, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Croix Dethier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sourbrodt and Ovifat.
Ovifat
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ovifat is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Waimes, district of Robertville, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. It is one of the highest villages in Belgium. The population is about 500. Its inhabitants are nicknamed Baras. Ovifat is situated 2½ km south of Croix Dethier.
Robertville
Village
Photo: ArthurMcGill, CC BY 3.0.
Robertville is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Waimes, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On 1 January 2005 it had 2402 inhabitants. Robertville is situated 4 km south of Croix Dethier.
Croix Dethier
- Type: Wayside cross
- Inscription: “‘A la memoire de Marcel Dethier, Ouvrier Boucheron dec Accidentellement, le 10. 4. 1979, a l’Age de 46 ans’”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Waimes, Arrondissement of Verviers, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.48982° or 50° 29′ 23″ northLongitude
6.10708° or 6° 6′ 26″ eastOpen location code
9F28F4Q4+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 6942628200OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_cross
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