Dalhem(French pronunciation:[dalɛm];Walloon:Dålem) is amunicipalityofWallonialocated in theprovince of Liège,Belgium.
Dalhem
Dålem(Walloon) | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Dalhem  | |
  Dalhem Location in Belgium
Location of Dalhem in Liège province  | |
| Coordinates:50°43′N05°43′E/ 50.717°N 5.717°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Liège |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Arnaud Dewez (MR) |
| • Governing party/ies | MR,CDH,IC |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.11 km2(13.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,331 |
| • Density | 200/km2(530/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4606-4608 |
| NIS code | 62027 |
| Area codes | 04 |
| Website | www.dalhem.be |
On 1 January 2012 Dalhem had a total population of 6,996. The total area is 36.06 km² which gives apopulation densityof 180 inhabitants per km². The name Dalhem is of Germanic origin and means "place of residence in the valley" (lit.dale home/daleham).
Locations in the Municipality
editThe municipality of Dalhem consists of the following districts:Berneau,Bombaye,Dalhem,Feneur,Mortroux,Neufchâteau,Saint-André,andWarsage.The current municipality was formed during thefusion of the Belgian municipalitiesin 1977. TheChâteau de Wodémontis within the municipality.
History
editAlready in 1080 a fortress was built in Dalhem on a high rock, where the Berwijn and Bolland rivers merged. Dalhem experienced its first major development since the 12th century, when a few "lords of Voeren" began moving to Dalhem in 1180 and began calling themselves "lords of Dalhem." Then their goods were transferred to the Count of Hochstaden, making Dalhem a county. The town of Dalhem grew into the administrative center and core of the county of Dalhem, next to's-Gravenvoeren(the original Voeren), where the legal power resided. In 1244 it definitively lost its independence and from then on fell indirectly under theDuchy of Brabant.
In 1239, after the duke had defeated the last count of Dalhem, Dirk van Hochstaden, a treaty was concluded in 1244, whereby Dirk van Hochstaden left Dalhem to Brabant for good. From now on a finalbailiffor cross-country would take over the reign in the name of the duke. Together with theLand of ValkenburgandRolduc,Dalhem was henceforth referred to in the official documents as the 'Lands of Overmaas'. This was sometimes also considered to include Limburg, as a result of which the four lands together received the title 'Province of Limburg'. Until the dissolution of the county of Dalhem in 1797, the town of Dalhem was furthermore the capital of the county and the capital of one of the Dalhem possession.
In 1648 the Netherlands were divided into aSpanish sectionand the sovereignDutch Republic.On 26 December 1661 the castle and town of Dalhem became part of the sovereign part of the County of Dalhem (State Partage) as a result of thePartagetraktaat(division treaty) between the Dutch Republic and Spain. Economically, the coal mines around Dalhem were of particular importance to the Dutch, while the place itself provided a good military base against the enemy through its castle. In 1665, Robert van Ittersum built the town hall in Dalhem, which today still houses a Nassau coat of arms with the lion above the gate. The town hall itself underwent several renovations over time (1840, 1927).
On 8 November 1785 Austria and the States General signed theTreaty of Fontainebleau,whereby a large part of the county of Dalhem, including the town of Dalhem, was ceded to Austria by the States General in exchange for parts of Austrian Valkenburg. Dalhem thus became part of the Southern Austrian Netherlands. For many residents this was a liberation. After all, Protestantism imposed too high demands on the Catholic population.
Warsage was one of the first villages to be captured in theGerman invasion of Belgiumat the start ofWorld War Iin August 1914. Six Belgian civilians were executed by theGerman Armyinreprisalson the first day of the occupation.[2]
Like the rest of the county, insofar as it was located in theAustrian Netherlands,Dalhem was included in the annexation of theSouthern Netherlandsby theFrench Republicin 1797 in the newly formeddepartment of Ourthe;which was later transformed into theprovince of Liègein the time of theUnited Netherlands.
Legend
editAccording toNicolas Rémy,in his workDaemonolatreiae libri tresthesuccubusAbrahelappeared in Dalhem in the year 1581.[3]
Sport
editRugby unionteamCoq Mosanplay in the village of Berneau in the municipality.
Notable persons
edit- Albert Thys(1849–1915, in Dalhem), businessman in Belgian Congo
- Henri Francotte(1856–1918, in Dalhem), ancient historian, burgomaster of Dalhem
- Roger Claessen(1941–82, in Dalhem-Weerst), football player
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018".Statbel.Retrieved9 March2019.
- ^Tuchman, Barbara (1962).The Guns of August.New York: Random House. pp.200-201.ISBN0-345-47609-3.
- ^Rémy, Nicolas (1595).Demonolatria.Lyon.
External links
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Media related toDalhemat Wikimedia Commons- Official website(in French)
- Dalhem in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian)(Wikisource,German)
