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The Citadel of Huy (French: Citadelle de Huy) or the Fort of Huy (French: Fort de Huy), known locally as The Castle (Walloon: Li Tchestia), is a fortress located in the Walloon city of Huy in the province of Liège, Belgium. [1] The fort occupies a high position in the town, overlooking the strategic Meuse river.
The County of Huy (Latin comitatus Hoiensis) was a comital jurisdiction of Lotharingia during the early Middle Ages, centred on the town of Huy and its citadel overlooking the Meuse. The county probably originated in the late ninth century as a division of the County of Hesbaye .
Huy rue du Vieux Pont n° 2 61031-CLT-0006-01 Info. Onderdak van de abdij van Alne ... citadel and the site of Mont Picard (nl) (fr) Huy 61031-CLT-0036-01 Info. Site ...
Citadel of Huy, Belgium; Citadel of Liège, Belgium (partially demolished) Citadel of Namur, Belgium; Citadel Počitelj, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Halifax Citadel, Canada;
The Citadel has 10 gates including: Chính Bắc gate (more familiar as cửa Hậu (Back gate), located at the back of the Citadel). Tây-Bắc gate (more familiar as cửa An Hòa (An Hoa gate), named after the village here). Chánh Tây gate; Tây-Nam gate (more familiar as cửa Hữu (Right gate), at the right side of the Citadel).
Huy, view from the bridge (le Pont du Chemin de Fer) with the fortress (Fort de Huy), two churches (la collégiale Notre-Dame) and (Saint-Domitien) and the Tihange nuclear power plant Huy ( French: [ɥi] ⓘ or [wi] ⓘ ; Dutch : Hoei [ɦui] ; Walloon : Hu ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège , Belgium .
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It has been classified as a Wallonia Major Heritage site. Its highest point sits at 190 metres (620 ft). Together with those at Dinant, Huy and Liège, the Citadel of Namur forms part of the so-called Meuse Citadels. The original citadel dates to 937. It achieved its present extent between 1631 and 1675, when the city was under Dutch control.