Mariembourg

Mariembourg (in Walloon Mariyambour ) is a section of the Belgian city of Couvin located in Walloon region in the Province of Namur.

It was a commune with whole share before the fusion of the communes of 1977.

Geography

Mariembourg is located in the Between-Sambre-and-Meuse.

Economy

One finds there the Brasserie of Fagnes, where the beers " are produced; Super of Fagnes " and " Morello cherries ".

In addition, of many companies are established in an important industrial zoning, which ensures the dynamism of the city.

Transport

The city is served by the trunk road 5.

The station SNCB is located on the line 132, which connects today Charleroi and Couvin. Mariembourg also has bus for Couvin, Charleroi and Namur.

History

The city is an old fortified town created in 1546 by Marie of Hungary, sister of Charles-Quint and controlling of the Netherlands, opposite the fortified town of Maubert-Fountain. It was drawn by the architects Donato Boni di Pellizuoli and Jacques Of Brœucq to the locality “Bridge with Fresne”, close to the confluence of the White Eau and the Brouffe, on a tétragonal level of approximately three hundred meters out of two hundred and seventy, including/understanding four bastions and surrounded by a ditch filled with water.

Although considered impregnable, Mariembourg was taken since 1554 by Henri II after a four day old seat only, the Commander Philibert de Martigny not having in good time received the required reinforcements. Under French domination, the city is famous Henribourg. This defeat weakening its line of defense, Charles-Quint will decide into 1555 to build a new fortified town, Philippeville and the fort of Charlemont with Givet The city will be returned to the Spanish Netherlands by the treated of Cateau-Cambraisis of 1559.

The city rebuilt after a fire in 1655.

The Traité of the Pyrenees will make into 1659 of Mariembourg a French city. After a visit of Louis XIV, Vauban will modify its fortifications.

In 1814, Mariembourg had remained French and belonged to the department the Ardennes. Before being attached to the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815 by the Second Treaty of Paris, it resisted 7000 Prussian soldiers during a 32 day old seat, from June 24th to July 30th, 1815.

If the geometrical plan of the star streets were preserved, the ditches and fortifications were shaven in 1853 (Convention of the fortresses).

Sites and monuments

the Marie place of Hungary is the central place of the old city, from where the eight streets radiate which formed the strengthened city. The place is bordered of many houses of the 17th century. On the planted place of limes more than centenaries is the puit fortress, its fountain and its pump.

Holy Church Madeleine , built out of hardcores limestone and slate, of 1542, of Renaissance style, altered at the 17th century. The porch is surmounted armorial bearings of Marie of Hungary (1542).

the Villa To malt, built in 1934 by Marcel Leborgne, Street Queen Astrid, 48.

Tourism

the Marie place of Hungary
Mariembourg is the seat of the Railroad in Vapeur of the Three Valleys (CFV3V), a tourist train which furrows the valleys of the Viroin, of the White Eau and the Hermeton.
Musée of the Super Brewery of Fagnes
the way of great excursion GR12 (Amsterdam - Brussels-Paris) passes to the station of Mariembourg
the RAVeL 2 (Autonomous Network for Slow Vehicles), realized on the influence of the old railway line N°156, connects Mariembourg to Hastière since 1997
Karting of Fagnes, of international repute.

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