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Namur railway station in 1904 Sortie de la gare, Namur, 1938 photograph by Léonard Misonne. The first railway connection to Namur was inaugurated in 1843, when the Belgian State Railways (Chemins de fer de l'État Belge) opened an indirect line from Brussels to Charleroi (via Braine-le-Comte), continuing to Namur.
Vedrin (French pronunciation:; Walloon: Vedrén) is a sub-municipality of the city of Namur located in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur. [1]
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Namur has taken on a new role as the capital of the federal region of Wallonia. Its location at the head of the Ardennes has also made it a popular tourist centre, with a casino located in its southern district on the left bank of the Meuse. The town's most prominent sight is the Citadel of Namur, now demilitarised and open to the public.
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Namur (French: ⓘ; Walloon: Nameur; Dutch: Namen [ˈnaːmə(n)] ⓘ) is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the West) on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut , Walloon Brabant , Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium , and the French department of Ardennes .
On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur. [ 1 ] Jambes is known for the former Géronsart Abbey, the 13th century Enhaive or Anhaive keep ( donjon d'Enhaive or Anhaive ), the old bridge on the river Meuse and the seat of the Government of Wallonia ( Élysette ).
In 1874, the Namur Post Office opened. [4] From 1886 onward, the area was known as the United Township Municipality of Suffolk-et-Addington. Piece by piece, portions of this united township were detached to form new municipalities: Vinoy in 1920 (since 1996 part of Chénéville), Lac-des-Plages in 1950, and finally Namur in 1964. [4]