Pepinster
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Pepinster is a municipality in the province of Liège in Wallonia in Belgium. It lies on the Weser, which flows into the Ourthe and is located about 35 km southwest of Aachen. She is part of the Meuse- Rhine. Its population is 9726 (as of January 1, 2012), the area of 24.79 km ².
Twinning
Pepinster has twinned with the town of Avallon in France.
Culture and sights
The Fort Tancremont in the municipality was part of the fortress ring Liege. The small triangular fortress is preserved to a large extent and can be visited.
Town hall
Church
Station
Weser ( Ourthe ) at Pepinster
Entrance to the fortress Tancrémont
Traffic
In Pepinster the railway line branches off to the spa / Géronstère on the Wesertalstrecke. At the station, hold inter-regional trains ( IR) and regional trains ( in Belgium: L), also in the early and late transport some IC trains on the Eupen -Brussels- Ostend. Aachen Hbf is accessible every two hours with the euregioAIXpress. Furthermore it has the route to Spa - Géronstère the station its starting point.
There are some regional bus company TEC, including to Verviers.
Personalities
- Georges Lemaire (1905-1933), cyclist