Aubel

Aubel is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Liège. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,082 inhabitants. The total area is 18.83 km², giving a population density of 217 inhabitants per km².

Aubel is famous for its butchers, cheese makers, and cider and beer breweries. An open-air market is held in the centre of Aubel every Tuesday and Sunday morning. A weekly market has been in continuous existence since 1630. The Val-Dieu Abbey is located in the municipality, as is the Siroperie Meurens maker of sirop de Liège.

History

As in many other places, the local legend attributes the construction of the first chapel of Aubel, to a nobleman lost hunting in the dense forest that covered the region at that distant time and finding his way to the invocation of St. Hubert, the patron saint of hunters.

Anyway, the name of Aubel appears for the first time in 1248 in the form of Able. Probably should we see in this name the 'bonefish' Latin, 'the little (river) white. It is fitting, in a place where the limestone abounds.

In the seventeenth century the ban Aubel already long among the largest in the country of Dalhem. Also Aubelois they ask their sovereign permission to hold weekly market in their walls. The award is granted August 28, 1630, thus confirming the vitality of the old town. And shortly after its inception, the market already appears as the most important center of the grain trade, at the same time it serves as an outlet for dairy products the heart of Herve country.

Attractions

ABBEY OF VAL-DIEU :

- Founded in 1216 by Cistercian monks.

- Basilica, park walks.

- Mill (museum and restaurant).

- Snack (regional food).

- Brasserie de l'Abbaye .

MUSEUMS:

 - Mill Museum.

LOCAL PRODUCTS:

- Cider (Cider Stassen).

- Syrup (syrup manufacture Meurens and Nyssen).

- Beer and abbey cheeses.

Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubel

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