Waulsort

Waulsort
A boat on the Meuse in Waulsort
Coordinates: 50°12′0″N 04°41′0″E / 50.20000°N 4.68333°E / 50.20000; 4.68333Coordinates: 50°12′0″N 04°41′0″E / 50.20000°N 4.68333°E / 50.20000; 4.68333
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Municipality	Hastière
Area code(s)	082

Waulsort is a settlement in the Belgian Walloon municipality of Hastière, province of Namur.

Until the reorganisation of the Municipalities of Belgium 1977, Waulsort was a municipality in its own right.

History[]

The Benedictine Waulsort Abbey was founded here in 946. It was dissolved in 1793, during the French Revolution. It was chiefly known as the owner, from the 10th century until its dissolution, of the Lothar Crystal.

Geography[]

The Barrage at Waulsort

Waulsort is on the River Meuse and is the location of a weir with a by-pass lock.

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See also[]

• Waulsortian mudmound

References[]

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