Maredsous (hamlet)
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Maredsous is a hamlet in Anhée
, Namur Province
, Belgium
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The Maredsous Abbey
was founded in 1872 by Beuron monks and is built in Gothic Revival style. Maredsous also has a guesthouse and a reception building with shops, museum and restaurant space, the Centre Grégoire Fournier.
Maredsous is a tourist resort and the forests provide opportunities for hiking. There are many restaurants and campsites along the former railway and bike trail.
Local specialties of Maredsous are sold across Europe. The hamlet is known in particular for its Maredsous beer, founded in 1963 by local Benedictine monks and Maredsous cheese which has a fat content of 45% and is made from cow's milk and has been made since 1953. Initially it was made by the abbey but since 1959, the cheese is no longer made by the monks but by a milk cooperative. This company was acquired in 1990 by the French group BEL.
Anhée
Anhée is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. It consists of the villages Anhée, Annevoie-Rouillon, Bioul, Denée, Haut-le-Wastia, Sosoye and Warnant.On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 6,934 inhabitants...
, Namur Province
Namur (province)
Namur is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and on France. Its capital is the city of Namur...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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The Maredsous Abbey
Maredsous Abbey
Maredsous Abbey is a Benedictine monastery at Denée near Namur in Belgium. It is a member of the Annunciation Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation.-Foundation:...
was founded in 1872 by Beuron monks and is built in Gothic Revival style. Maredsous also has a guesthouse and a reception building with shops, museum and restaurant space, the Centre Grégoire Fournier.
Maredsous is a tourist resort and the forests provide opportunities for hiking. There are many restaurants and campsites along the former railway and bike trail.
Local specialties of Maredsous are sold across Europe. The hamlet is known in particular for its Maredsous beer, founded in 1963 by local Benedictine monks and Maredsous cheese which has a fat content of 45% and is made from cow's milk and has been made since 1953. Initially it was made by the abbey but since 1959, the cheese is no longer made by the monks but by a milk cooperative. This company was acquired in 1990 by the French group BEL.