Bassenge
{{Short description|Municipality in Liège Province, Belgium}}
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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name = Bassenge
|native_name = {{native_name|wa|Bassindje}}
|namenl = Bitsingen
|picture = Le Geer à Bassenge.JPG
|picture-legend =
|map = Bassenge Liège Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend = Location of Bassenge in Liège province
|arms = Blason Bassenge.svg
|flag = Flag_of_Bassenge.gif
|region = {{BE-REG-WAL}}
|community = {{BE-FR}}
|province = {{BE-PROV-LG}}
|arrondissement = Liège
|nis = 62011
|pyramid-date=
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date =
|mayor = Valérie Hiance
|majority = Bassenge Demain (CDH/MR)
|postal-codes = 4690
|telephone-area = 04
|web = [http://www.bassenge.be/ www.bassenge.be]
|coordinates = {{coord|50|46|N|05|36|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
Bassenge ({{IPA|fr|basɑ̃ʒ}}; {{langx|nl|Bitsingen}}, {{IPA|nl|ˈbɪtsɪŋə(n)|-|Nl-Bitsingen.ogg}}; {{langx|wa|Bassindje}}) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of liège, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 Bassenge had a total population of 8,335. The total area is 38.17 km2 which gives a population density of 218 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Bassenge, Boirs, Ében-Émael, Glons, Roclenge-sur-Geer, and Wonck.
Gallery
File:Bassenge, l'église Saint-Pierre IMG 9553 2019-05-31 14.13.jpg|Bassenge, church: l'église Saint-Pierre
File:Bassenge, la chapelle du Vi Mosti foto2 2015-04-14 13.50.jpg|Bassenge, la chapelle du Vi Mosti
File:Roclenge sur Geer, l'église Saint-Remy foto5 2015-04-14 14.10.jpg|Roclenge sur Geer, l'église Saint-Remy
File:Wonck, kapel IMG 9543 2019-05-31 13.44.jpg|Wonck, chapel in the hills
Historic sites
- Fort Eben-Emael was a major fortress intended to defend Belgium against attack from Germany. Built in the 1930s, it was swiftly captured by German forces in May 1940 during the Belgian Campaign of the Second World War.
- Eben-Ezer Tower, also known as le musée du silex (the museum of flint) is a fantastical tower built of flint rubble in the 1960s by Robert Garcet and decorated with mystical and religious symbols.{{cite web |url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tower-eben-ezer |title=Tower of Eben-Ezer |publisher=Atlas Obscura |access-date=2015-06-28}}
- Wonck Airfield was a small runway for ultralight aviation in use by Aeroclub Bassange. It closed around 2006. {{Cite web |title=Wonck Airport |url=https://www.forgottenairfields.com/airfield-bassenge-wonck-closed-251.html |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=www.forgottenairfields.com}}
See also
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