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View of Solwaster

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View of Solwaster

Highlight • Viewpoint

View of Solwaster

Recommended by 78 hikers out of 79

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

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Location: Jalhay, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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2. Hoëgne River – Cascade des Nutons loop from Sart-lez-Spa

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3. Cascade des Nutons – Rocher de Bilisse loop from Solwaster

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

May 12, 2024

The viewpoint is located above the Rocher de Bilisse and can be reached via a steep path. You have a distant view of the town of Solwaster and the surrounding area.

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

February 18, 2024

At the end of the 13th century, the booming iron industry gradually spread along the banks of the Hoëgne. Furnaces, forges, foundries and turntables were built along the river from Solwaster to Polleur.

At the end of the 15th century there were seventeen businesses there. To activate these, charcoal was used... It can therefore be assumed that in the heart of the forest, in a cleared clearing, charcoal burners built their huts... this is probably the origin of Solwaster. For some, the village's name derives from a "ster" (originally uncultivated land) where rye was grown ("wassin" in Walloon). For others, the name is of Germanic origin, in German "Wasser" means water. For still others, "Solwa" would be a surname, such as Pepinster, Jehanster, ...!
Source: sparealites.be/solwaster

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Jacques

July 9, 2023

wonderful route from the center of Solwaster

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Location: Jalhay, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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