Waimes: Botrange - Walloon, Belgium
Waimes combines open heathland with dense woodland in a way that reflects its position on the Hautes Fagnes plateau in eastern Belgium. This upland municipality includes Signal de Botrange, at 694 metres Belgium’s highest point, while peat bogs, wet heath and forest form part of the High Fens–Eifel Nature Park. The Rur rises in the Hautes Fagnes near Botrange before flowing into Germany and the Netherlands. Waimes is also known as Weismes in German, reflecting the region’s multilingual character; it became Belgian with the former Eupen-Malmedy territory after the First World War. Rural hamlets and broad agricultural clearings give the area a quieter character than Wallonia’s larger towns.
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Built around a historic settlement on the Hautes Fagnes plateau, Waimes grew into a rural municipality in eastern Wallonia. Its territory includes Signal de Botrange, at 694 metres Belgium’s highest point, amid the peatlands, heath and woodland of the High Fens. Near Robertville, the Warche is dammed to create Lake Robertville, while the medieval-style Reinhardstein Castle stands above the valley. Waimes was part of the Prussian district of Malmedy until the area became Belgian after the First World War; it remains a French-speaking municipality with facilities for German speakers. Explore other webcams nearby to discover how eastern Wallonia connects with the Ardennes and Belgium’s German-speaking borderlands.
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