Blegny

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Blegny (until 2001 was the official spelling Blégny ) in Walloon Blegneye, is a Belgian municipality in the Walloon Region. The place is located in the Belgian district of Liège in the province of Liège. Blegny has 13,130 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2012) and an area of ​​26.07 km ².

Since 1 January 1977 Blegny includes these cities:

• Mortier (50 ° 41 ' N, 5 ° 45' O50.6833333333335.7419444444444 )
• Trembleur (50 ° 42 ' N, 5 ° 44' O50.6952777777785.7263888888889 )
• Barchon (50 ° 40 ' N, 5 ° 42' O50.6686111111115.7016666666667 )
• Housse (50 ° 41 ' N, 5 ° 42' O50.6808333333335.6958333333333 )
• Saive (50 ° 39 ' N, 5 ° 41' O50.6530555555565.6808333333333 )
• Saint- Remy (50 ° 42 ' N, 5 ° 42' O50.6961111111115.7016666666667 )

The village is located 5 kilometers (km) east of the valley of the Meuse (French Meuse) about 10 km north- west of Liège, 20 km south of the Dutch city of Maastricht and 28 kilometers southwest of the German city of Aachen (all figures in a straight line up to the city centers ).

Traffic

2.5 km to the west, near the hamlet of Barchon, there is a Motorway of the Belgian motorway A3/E40. In Liège is the nearest railway station, which was also Thalys hold among other things on the railway line Paris -Brussels- Liege -Aachen - Cologne. The nearest regional airport is located near the city of Liege.

History

In the attack on neutral Belgium 1914 19 civilians were shot dead on August 6 and destroyed 40 houses. 1980, the coal industry has been set, the mine is now open to visitors.