TOWNS. 



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more visited by thousands, attracted by its ferruginous springs and charming 

 environs. Another watering-j)kce, Chaud fontaine, i.e. " warm spring," lies in the 

 valley of the Vesdre, within 6 miles of Liège. 



The region traversed by the Meuse, after leaving the manufacturing city of 

 Liège behind it, is historically one of the most interesting of Europe. At Jupille 



Fig. 228. — The Dam across the Gileppe. 

 Scale 1 : 50,000. 



1 Mile. 



(3,200 inhabitants) Pepin of Herstal died in 714. IIenf(a (11,126 inhabitants), 

 on the opposite bank of the river, the birthplace of Pepin the Short, is now an 

 industrial suburb of Liège. The Meuse, in its further course, flows past the Dutch 

 city of Maastricht, and, re-entering Belgium, washes the walls of the ancient town 

 of Maes-Eijck (4,400 inhabitants), the birthplace of the brothers Van Eyck. 

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