Solières Abbey
Solières Abbey is a former Cistercian nunnery located in Wallonia in the district of Ben-Ahin, municipality of Huy, province of Liège, Belgium.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monastery
- Description: former nunnery in Liège Province, Belgium
- Also known as: “Château dit de l’abbaye de Solières”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cense de Solières.
Cense de Solières
Farmhouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cense de Solières is a farmhouse, which is situated 1 km north of Solières Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marchin and Ohey.
Marchin
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marchin is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Marchin had a total population of 5,114. The total area is 30.00 km. The municipality consists of the following districts: Marchin, and Vyle-et-Tharoul. Marchin is situated 3½ km east of Solières Abbey.
Ohey
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.
Ohey is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,283 inhabitants. The total area is 56.62 km). Ohey is situated 6 km southwest of Solières Abbey.
Andenne
Town
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Andenne is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Andenne had a total population of 25,240. Andenne is situated 6 km west of Solières Abbey.
Solières Abbey
- Categories: human settlement, castle, building, historic site, and religion
- Location: Huy, Arrondissement de Huy, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.47643° or 50° 28′ 35″ northLongitude
5.17888° or 5° 10′ 44″ eastInception
12th centuryOpen location code
9F27F5GH+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 374888642OpenStreetMap feature
building=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q15957694
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Solières Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Solières Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Solières”
- French: “Abbaye de Solières”
- German: “Zisterzienserinnenabtei Solières”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Royal Union Hutoise and Église Notre-Dame.
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