Strud Explained

Strud
Flag Size:120x100px
Pushpin Map:Belgium#Europe
Pushpin Label:Strud
Coordinates:50.4511°N 5.0564°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Belgium
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2: Namur
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4: Gesves
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Code Type:Area codes

Strud is a hamlet of the village of Haltinne, Wallonia, located in the municipality of Gesves, province of Namur, Belgium.

The village church dates from the 11th century, and has a tower from the 9th century (with a 17th-century spire). It was expanded in 1891 and renovated in 1931. About 1km (01miles) south of the village centre lies a manor (manoir de Labas) known since 1343, subsequently destroyed and rebuilt during the 17th century.[1]

A Devonian lagerstätte is known from the area, containing fossils of fairy shrimp, notostracans[2] and possible insects.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Menne. Gilbert. 2014. Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles. Brussels. Racine. 485. 978 94 014 1418 0.
  2. Gueriau . Pierre . Rabet . Nicolas . Clément . Gaël . Lagebro . Linda . Vannier . Jean . Briggs . Derek E.G. . Charbonnier . Sylvain . Olive . Sébastien . Béthoux . Olivier . A 365-Million-Year-Old Freshwater Community Reveals Morphological and Ecological Stasis in Branchiopod Crustaceans . Current Biology . February 2016 . 26 . 3 . 383–390 . 10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.039.
  3. Garrouste . Romain . Clément . Gaël . Nel . Patricia . Engel . Michael S. . Grandcolas . Philippe . D’Haese . Cyrille . Lagebro . Linda . Denayer . Julien . Gueriau . Pierre . Lafaite . Patrick . Olive . Sébastien . Prestianni . Cyrille . Nel . André . A complete insect from the Late Devonian period . Nature . 2 August 2012 . 488 . 7409 . 82–85 . 10.1038/nature11281.