Waulsort Explained

Waulsort
Coordinates:50.2°N 4.6833°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Belgium
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2: Namur
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4: Hastière
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code:5540
Area Code:082

Waulsort (Walloon: Åssôrt) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Hastière, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

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

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

See also