. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. TOWNS. 405 most picturesque towns of Belgium, is the head-quarters of the tourists who annually flock to the upper valley of the Meuse and to that of theXesse, which leads south-easterly into the heart of the Ardennes. The towns of Ctiicij (2,850 inhabitants), the capital of Condroz, Marche-eu-Faineiiiie (2,580 inhabitants), and Bastogne (2,700 inhabitants) rise on the plateau of this sparsely peopled region, St. Hubert (2,300 inhabitants), on one of the most frequented high-roads of the Ardennes, was formerly famous as a meeting-place of sportsme
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. TOWNS. 405 most picturesque towns of Belgium, is the head-quarters of the tourists who annually flock to the upper valley of the Meuse and to that of theXesse, which leads south-easterly into the heart of the Ardennes. The towns of Ctiicij (2,850 inhabitants), the capital of Condroz, Marche-eu-Faineiiiie (2,580 inhabitants), and Bastogne (2,700 inhabitants) rise on the plateau of this sparsely peopled region, St. Hubert (2,300 inhabitants), on one of the most frequented high-roads of the Ardennes, was formerly famous as a meeting-place of sportsmen. The breed of doo-s of the old abbots is extinct in the country, but still survives in England. Following the Meuse, below Dinant we pass Boutigties, a modest village now, but formerly a rival of the city named, and reach Namur (25,006 inhabitants), Fig. 22G.âThe Coal-field of Chauleroi. Scale 1 : 75,000. ,2° 5 E of Paris. 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. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations m
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