Pepinster
Pepinster (French pronunciation: [pepɛ̃stɛʁ] or [pəpɛ̃stɛʁ]) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 Pepinster had a total population of 9,560. The total area is 24.79 km which gives a population density of 386 inhabitants per km. Pepinster is situated at the confluence of the rivers Hoëgne and Vesdre.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Cornesse, Pepinster (including the hamlet of Tancrémont), Soiron, and Wegnez.
Pepinster was hit extremely hard by the 2021 European floods, the village was temporarily cut off from roads.
Image gallery
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Pepinster town hall -
Romanesque Christ (11th century) -
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Vesdre river
See also
- Fort de Tancrémont, a companion to Fort Eben-Emael, located just outside the town
- List of protected heritage sites in Pepinster
- Shrine of Tancrémont
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Belgium village of Pepinster cut off after extreme flooding on YouTube, 17 July 2021, Sky News. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Pepinster at Wikimedia Commons
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