Statistics
Province:	Liège
Arrondissement:	Huy
Area:	47.79 km² (January 2005)
Population:	20,000 (January 2005)
Population density:	418.47/km²
Elevation Lowest: centre highest:	-
Postal code:	B-4500
Name of inhabitants:	Hutois sing., -e pl./f
Arrangement of the city:	2 villages
Address of the city administration:
Website:	www.huy.be
Location of Huy in Liège province

Huy (Walloon: Hu; French: Huy, Dutch: Hoei) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2005, Huy had a total population of 20,000. The total area is 47.79 km² which gives a population density of 418.47 inhabitants per km². Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. The population is expected to break over the 20,000 barrier. Belgium is a federal state and is composed of three communities, three regions, and four linguistic regions. ... Liège is the easternmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... An arrondissement is an administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries: // France Municipal arrondissement Main article: Municipal arrondissement in France Paris Main article: Arrondissements of Paris The city of Paris, in France is divided into 20 arrondissements. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in January • 29 Ephraim Kishon • 25 Philip Johnson • 23 Johnny Carson • 22 Parveen Babi • 20 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański • 17 Virginia Mayo • 17 Zhao Ziyang • 15 Ruth Warrick • 14 Rudolph Moshammer Recent deaths Ongoing events • Tsunami relief... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in January • 29 Ephraim Kishon • 25 Philip Johnson • 23 Johnny Carson • 22 Parveen Babi • 20 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański • 17 Virginia Mayo • 17 Zhao Ziyang • 15 Ruth Warrick • 14 Rudolph Moshammer Recent deaths Ongoing events • Tsunami relief... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... This is a list of postal codes for Belgium. ... Image File history File links Map of Belgian Huy monicipality, taken from Dutch Wikipedia ([1]) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Walloon (Walon) is a regional Romance language spoken as a second language by some in Belgium. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Liège is the easternmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Meuse near Grave The Meuse (Dutch Maas) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea. ...

Villages

• Ben-Ahin
• Tihange

History

In 1818, the construction of a new fort began. The city had suffered dammages during the two world wars, one between 1914 and 1918 and 1939 and 1945. 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total dead: 8 million Military dead: 4 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total dead: 7 million The First World War, also known as... Combatants Allies: Soviet Union, United Kingdom, France/Free France, United States, China, Canada, India, Australia, Poland, New Zealand, South Africa, Greece, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Finland, Romania, Hungary, Burma, Slovakia Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8...

Historical population

2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for January, 2002. ...

Twinnings

• Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom
• Compiègne, France, since 1959

Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm Town twinning or sister cities is a concept where towns or cities from geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Bury St. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Compiègne is a commune in the Oise département of France, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Persons

• Pierre l'Ermite (1050 in Amiens - 1115 in Huy)
• Jean-Joseph Merlin (September 17, 1735 - May 4, 1803 in London)
• Le Père Pire (February 10, 1910 in Dinant - January 30, 1969, Nobel Peace Prize in 1958)

Events Leofric becomes Bishop of Exeter Births Margrave Leopold II of Austria (d. ... The cathedral in Amiens Location within France Amiens is a city and commune in the north of France, 120 km north of Paris. ... Events Clairvaux Abbey is founded by St. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... Events April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... The tower of Notre-Dame, seen from the citadel Dinant is a municipality located on the River Meuse in the Belgian province of Namur, Wallonia. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Nobel Peace Prize Medal featuring a portrait of Alfred Nobel Lester B. Pearson after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of five Nobel Prizes bequested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• (in Dutch, English and French)