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950 Route 23. : LANDEN, From Mechtin

On leaving Tirlemont the Rly. runs on an embankment at a
height of 80 ft. above the gates of the town. The Belgic Lion
and Prussian Mont. on the field of Waterloo are visible at a great
distance on rt.

6 kil. Esrwarn. Passing between Harwenvover, |., and Wut-
werson, rt., the line crosses the small Gette, enters the province
of Liege and traverses the plain of Nerrwinpen, famous for 2 great
battles, the first gained, 29 July 1693, by the French under Mar-
shal Luxembourg over the allied armies under William IIL of
England; the second, 28 March 1793, when the Austrians .com-
manded by the Prince of Saxe Coburg defeated the French repub-
lican army under Gen. Dumouriez and drove it out of Belgium.

7 kil. Lanpen. This little village was forly. an important forti-
fied town which protected the Duchy of Brabant on the side of
Liege : there are still some'traces of its anct. works of defence and
yemains of its old walls. It was the cradle of the 2nd race of the
Kings of France. Pepin de Landen, who was Mayor of the Palace
to Dagobert I and during the minority of his son Sigebert, and
Duke of Austrasia under Clotaire Il, died here in 712; the spot
where he was interred ona little hill planted with poplars is still
pointed out; his body was afterwards removed to Nivelles where
his daughter Gertrude founded a Convent.

DILIGENCES : daily to Hannut from the H. Darquenne at 9.30 a. m.,
2 and 7,15 p. m.in 11/4 hr. ; fare, 1 fr.

Here the line to S, Trond, Hasselt, Maestricht and Aix-la-Cha-
pelle branches off; see Rte. 28, p. 312.

Shortly after leaving Landen the line traverses the S. extremity
of the Province of Limburg, but shortly re-enters that of Liege after
crossing the Jaar or Geer.

3 kil. Giycetom. About 1 m. from here on rt. of line is
MontTenarxen, the church of which built in the XV cent. con-
tains an anct. statue of the B. V.

5 kil. Rosoux.

6 kil. Wanemur. This little place, on rt. of the Jaar, was
formerly capital of the district called la Hesbaie, a dependence
of the principality of Liege. Its inhabs. were remarkable for the
turbulent energy they displayed in their frequent wars, which
gave rise to this saying

Qui passe dans le Hesbain
Est combattu lendemain.

Its ramparts are now boulevarts; it is celebrated for its ginger-
bread ; the Church was founded in the XII cent. by Gauthier
the Templar..