Floreffe

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Floreffe is a municipality in the province of Namur in the Walloon region of Belgium. It consists of the districts Floreffe, Floriffoux, Franière, Sovimont and Soye.

The name Floreffe is the motto linked Florete flores, " On that the flowers bloom ." In Floreffe 1121 arose with the Abbey Floreffe the second, founded by St. Norbert Abbey Premonstratensian, which was dissolved in the wake of the French Revolution in 1797 with the military. In a concordat the Canons the option was granted in 1801 have been re- colonization, with the death of the last Convention member had this suggestion but to be abandoned. The monastery is located since 1842 in the property of the diocese of Namur, which maintains a seminar center and a school there. The ensemble includes buildings from the 12th - 20th Century. Worth seeing is above all the magnificent choir of the abbey church (1632-1648), which was carved by Pierre Enderlin. The ornate Abbey Bible La Bible de Floreffe from the year 1165 is in the British Museum in London. In the " brewery " of the abbey you drink like an abbey beer, even if the production has now been outsourced.

Guided tours are organized by the Historical Society Florès, who also regularly publishes brochures on the history Floreffes. In Floreffe there is also a police and gendarmerie Museum, which was founded for the 200th anniversary of the Belgian Gendarmerie 1996.

In Floreffe the nationally known arts and crafts salon Arisan'art, the World Music Festival Esperanzah, an exhibition of Floreffer artist, a wine salon and at Pentecost a great flea market held once a year. The Cultural Center of Floreffe organized including a well-attended theater season. For sports lovers, there is a sports hall and the current through Floreffe trails GR- distance footpath and cycle paths ( Ravel ). In and around Floreffe there are several caves, where only the stalactite cave is used for tourism under the foundations of a castle-like tower. All the other but you can also view over the Speologie club Floreffe. In the community part Sovimont there on a Community " Vitis " towards a vineyard, which is managed by the inhabitants and annually invites to a feast of its patron saint, St. Vincent.

Sons and daughters of the city

• Victor LINART (1889-1977), cyclist