. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 4° 25' â 1 Mile. situate at the foot of a bold promontory commanding the confluence of the Meuse and Sambre. The strategical position of Namur is highly important, and a powerful citadel now occupies the site of the old castle of its dukes. Sieges and bombardments have robbed the town of nearly all its ancient buildings, and only a belfry and a monastery now used as a court of justice date back to the Middle Ages. The cathedral, finished in 1772, is one of the finest churches in Belgium. â The town carries on the mannfacture of glass, cutlery, and h
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 4° 25' â 1 Mile. situate at the foot of a bold promontory commanding the confluence of the Meuse and Sambre. The strategical position of Namur is highly important, and a powerful citadel now occupies the site of the old castle of its dukes. Sieges and bombardments have robbed the town of nearly all its ancient buildings, and only a belfry and a monastery now used as a court of justice date back to the Middle Ages. The cathedral, finished in 1772, is one of the finest churches in Belgium. â The town carries on the mannfacture of glass, cutlery, and hardware. Iron has been manufactured in the country for at least twenty centuries, as is proved by the discovery of ancient forges and of pits containing cast iron. The central valley of the Sambre is rich in coal, and its iron industry is far more developed than that of iSTanmr. Charleroi (15,943 inhabitants) is the capital
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