Avennes is a village and district of the municipality of Braives, located in the province of Liège in Wallonia, Belgium.
Avennes | |
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 Avennes, village church | |
  Avennes  Avennes | |
| Coordinates: 50°37′45″N 05°06′52″E / 50.62917°N 5.11444°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region |  Wallonia |
| Province |  Liège |
| Municipality | Braives |
Avennes was settled by the Franks during the 5th century. The village church is in a Romanesque Revival style, built in 1905 and replaced an earlier, 12th-century church building. It contains histotircal furnishings including a large medieval crucifix and a baptismal font from the 17th century. The village also contains a watermill which traces its origins to 1347.[1]
References
edit- ^ Menne, Gilbert, ed. (2014). Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles. Brussels: Racine. p. 171. ISBN 978-94-014-1418-0.
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