Albert Canal, Antwerp, Belgium Tourist Information Locals and travelers to connect with About Antwerp, Belgium 51.06745.1907 The Albert Canal is a canal located in northeastern Belgium , named after King Albert I of Belgium. It connects the major cities Antwerp and Liège and the Meuse and Scheldt rivers. It has a depth of 3.4 metres (11 ft), a free height of 6.7 metres (22 ft) and a total length of 129.5 kilometres (80.5 mi). The maximum capacity is a barge of 10,000 tons. Between Antwerp and Liège, there is a height difference of 56 metres (184 ft), and a total of 6 canal locks were needed to overcome the difference in elevation. Five canal locks each have a height difference of 10 metres (33 ft), located in Genk , Diepenbeek, Hasselt , Kwaadmechelen and Olen, while the canal lock at Wijnegem has a height difference of 5.45 metres (17.9 ft).

In the 1930s, it took about 7 days to travel from Antwerp to Liege over water. These days the same distance is covered in 18 hours. Since the completion of the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal in 1992, a barge can now travel from Antwerp all the way across Europe to the Black Sea. The Albert Canal was dug from 1930-1939. The German construction firm Hochtief AG worked on the canal between 1930 and 1934. It was used for the first time in 1940, but because of World War II, serious use only began in 1946. Map Lieges | Article about lieges by The Free Dictionary Lieges | Article about lieges by The Free Dictionary Related to lieges: Luttich Liège (lyĕzh), Du. Luik, Ger. Lüttich, province (1991 pop. 999,646), 1,526 sq mi (3,952 sq km), E Belgium, bordering on Germany in the east.

The chief cities are Liège Liège, Du. Luik, Ger. Lüttich, city (1991 pop. 194,596), capital of Liège prov., E Belgium, at the confluence of the Meuse and Ourthe rivers, near the Dutch and German borders. ..... Click the link for more information. (the capital), Verviers Verviers , commune (1991 pop. 53,482), Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Vesdre River and at the foot of the Ardennes. Manufactures of this industrial center include textiles, glass, and machinery. Nearby is a large reservoir, the Barrage de la Gileppe (built 1867–78). ..... Click the link for more information. , Herstal Herstal , Fr. Héristal, commune (1991 pop. 36,451), Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse River, an industrial suburb of Liège. Herstal is the center of Belgium's armaments industry. ..... Click the link for more information. , Huy Huy , Du.

Hoie, commune (1991 pop. 18,197), Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse River; founded in the 9th cent. Huy produces paper, pottery, pewter, and machinery; grains are grown in nearby fields. Below the citadel (19th cent. ..... Click the link for more information. , and Seraing Seraing , city (1991 pop. 60,838), Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse River, near Liège. It is a major center of heavy industry. Nearby is Val Saint Lambert, one of the world's leading glassware-manufacturing centers. The Crystal Museum of Belgium is there. ..... Click the link for more information. . The province is French-speaking (see Walloons Walloons , group of people living in S Belgium who traditionally spoke a dialect of French called Walloon, but who today for the most part speak standard French. The Walloons, numbering some 3. ..... Click the link for more information. ) except in the eastern districts of Eupen Eupen , town (1991 pop.

17,161), Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Vesdre River, near the German border. It is a center for the manufacture of soap, beer, and cables. Nearby is a major hydroelectric station. The districts of Eupen and Malmédy (c. ..... Click the link for more information. and Malmédy Malmédy , commune (1991 pop. 10,291), Liège prov., E Belgium, near the German border. Economic mainstays are tourism and the manufacture of beer, paper, and tanning fluid. ..... Click the link for more information. , located near the German border, where the German language prevails. Liège is part of the industrial Meuse valley and of the agricultural Ardennes plateau. Some dairy farming and lumbering are in the province. The leading manufactures include machinery, armaments, and textiles. Liège, Du. Luik, Ger. Lüttich, city (1991 pop. 194,596), capital of Liège prov., E Belgium, at the confluence of the Meuse and Ourthe rivers, near the Dutch and German borders.

Greater Liège includes the suburbs of Herstal Herstal , Fr. Héristal, commune (1991 pop. 36,451), Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse River, an industrial suburb of Liège. Herstal is the center of Belgium's armaments industry. ..... Click the link for more information. , Ougrée Ougrée , town, Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse River, a suburb of Liège. It is a center of heavy industry. ..... Click the link for more information. , and Grivegnée. The commercial center of the industrial Meuse valley, Liège is also an important transportation hub. It is located on the Albert Canal Albert Canal, waterway, c.80 mi (130 km) long, N Belgium, from the Meuse River to the Scheldt River; constructed 1930–39. The canal connects the important industrial region around Liège with the port of Antwerp, Belgium. ..... Click the link for more information. and on the Liège-Maastricht Canal and is the center of a road and rail network connecting Belgium and Germany.

Manufactures include metal goods, armaments, motor vehicles, electrical and electronics equipment, chemicals, glass, and furniture. The city is modern yet retains some historic buildings, including a cathedral (founded 971), the Church of the Holy Cross (10th cent.), the Church of St. Denis (10th–11th cent.), and the 16th-century Palace of Justice (the former residence of the prince-bishops). The city is the cultural center for Belgium's French-speaking population. It has a university (founded 1816) and a music conservatory. The composer César Franck Franck, César Auguste , 1822–90, Belgian-French composer and organist. He studied at the conservatories of Liège and Paris, taking prizes in piano, composition, and organ. ..... Click the link for more information. was born there. History A growing trade center by the 10th cent., Liège became the capital of the extensive prince-bishopric of Liège, which included most of Liège Liège , Du. Luik, Ger. Lüttich, province (1991 pop.

999,646), 1,526 sq mi (3,952 sq km), E Belgium, bordering on Germany in the east. The chief cities are Liège (the capital), Verviers, Herstal, Huy, and Seraing. ..... Click the link for more information. prov. and parts of Limburg and Namur provs. This ecclesiastical state, part of the Holy Roman Empire, lasted until 1792. The strongly fortified city, key to the Meuse valley, suffered numerous sieges in its history. In the Middle Ages, Liège was a leading cultural center with important textile and metal industries. In the late Middle Ages it was torn by bitter social strife. In the 14th cent. the workers (organized in guilds) won far-reaching concessions from the nobles and the wealthy bourgeoisie and began to take part in the city's government. The episcopal functionaries were placed (1373) under the supervision of a tribunal of 22 persons, 14 of whom were burgesses.

This Peace of the Twenty-Two remained, albeit with interruptions, the basic guarantee of the constitutional liberty of the inhabitants of Liège until 1792. In 1465 the city became a protectorate of Burgundy; two years later, Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy, abolished the citizens' communal liberties. The citizens of Liège, encouraged by Louis XI of France, rose in rebellion, but Charles forced Louis to assist him in suppressing the revolt and then sacked the city (1468). As an episcopal principality, Liège remained technically a sovereign member of the Holy Roman Empire after the Netherlands passed (1477) under Hapsburg rule (see Netherlands, Austrian and Spanish Netherlands, Austrian and Spanish, that part of the Low Countries that, from 1482 until 1794, remained under the control of the imperial house of Hapsburg. The area corresponds roughly to modern Belgium and Luxembourg. ..... Click the link for more information. ). In fact, however, the prince-bishops were dependent on the Spanish kings and, after 1714, the emperors.

Liège flourished under prince-bishop Erard de la Marck in the 16th cent. and became a center for arms manufacture. In 1792 the French under Dumouriez entered the city. In the 19th cent., Liège was a center of Walloon particularism (see Walloons Walloons , group of people living in S Belgium who traditionally spoke a dialect of French called Walloon, but who today for the most part speak standard French. The Walloons, numbering some 3. ..... Click the link for more information. ), rapid industrial growth as one of the earliest modern steelmaking centers, and social unrest. In World War I its fortifications, reputed to be among the strongest in Europe, fell (1914) to the Germans after a 12-day siege. In World War II, Liège was again taken (May, 1940) by the Germans. It was liberated (May, 1944) by U.S.

forces, but during the Battle of the Bulge Battle of the Bulge, popular name in World War II for the German counterattack in the Ardennes, Dec., 1944–Jan., 1945. More than a million men fought in what is also known as the Battle of the Ardennes. On Dec. ..... Click the link for more information. (Dec., 1944–Jan., 1945) it suffered considerable destruction from German rockets. In the 1950s and 60s, the decline of the steel industry led to massive unemployment, and Liège was again a center of social and political unrest. Liège (Luik), a province in eastern Belgium, in the basin of the Meuse River. Area, 3,900 sq km; population, 1,015,300 (1971). The city of Liege is the province’s capital. The province is an important industrial region of the country. Its leading industries include ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy, glass production, machine building (construction of railroad cars), and the production of electronic equipment, chemicals, and woolen articles.

Liège a city in Belgium, at the confluence of the Meuse and Ourthe rivers; capital of Liege Province. Population, 147,300 (1971). A major transportation center, Liege is connected with Antwerp by the Albert Canal. The city is one of Belgium’s principal centers for heavy industry, its leading industries being ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy, machine building, metal-working, and coal mining (which was formerly the principal sector of the city’s economy). Chemical, rubber, and glass products, as well as clothing and crystal, are also produced. Liege, an important cultural center, is the site of a university (founded in 1817), the Academy of Arts, the Royal Conservatory of Music, the Museum of Archaeology and Decorative Arts, and the Museum of Fine Arts (with works from the Flemish, Belgian, French, and Dutch schools). Liège developed from an episcopal residence, which was established around 720. Its significance was originally determined by its status as the main city of an ecclesiastical principality.

Up until the 11th or 12th century, Liege was the largest city and most important cultural center in the medieval Netherlands. By the 14th century, after struggles against the sovereign, or prince-bishop, of the city, power was concentrated in the hands of the municipal guilds. After 1384 the guilds enjoyed total independence from the patrician class. In 1684 the prince-bishop abolished municipal self-government. In the late 14th century coal mining was begun near Liege, which, together with the production of armaments, made the city an important industrial center in the 16th century. Taken by French troops numerous times during the wars of the 17th and 18th centuries, Liege and the rest of the ecclesiastical principality were annexed by France in 1795. In 1815 the city was made a part of the kingdom of the Netherlands, and in 1830, of Belgium. Liege was occupied by German troops from August 1914 to 1918 and from May 1940 to September 1944.

An important strike, led by J. Lahaut, took place in the city on May 10, 1941. Liege was liberated by the forces of the Resistance Movement. The oldest part of Liege is situated on the hilly northern bank of the Meuse River. It is the site of the Romanesque Church of St. Barthelemy (11th and 12th centuries), the Gothic Cathedral of St. Paul (13th to 15th centuries), and the churches of St. Croix (13th and 14th centuries) and St. Jacques (11th to 16th centuries; with Romanesque and Renaissance sections). Secular structures include the Court of Justice, which was formerly the palace of the prince-bishops (from the tenth century; 1145-64, master Hendrick van Leyen; 1526-36, architect Aert van Mulcken), the former meat markets (1545), and the classical Town Hall (1714-18).

In the 20th century a new part of Liege has been developing along the lines of the industrial regions of the southwest. Contemporary buildings include the Plaine-des-Manoeuvres housing complex (1956, architect C. Carlier) and the university and hospital complex (1970, architects S. L. Strebelle and S. Vandenhof). REFERENCES European Gateway Services New barge connection Antwerp - Liège - Venlo Nov 19, 2015 Together with the Danser Group and the inland terminal LCT in Liège, European Gateway Services (EGS) is offering a new twice-weekly barge service to and from Antwerp. Once a week, the ship directly connects the quays in Antwerp with Liège in Wallonia; in the second roundtrip, the ship sails on to the inland terminal of EGS in Venlo after Liège before returning to Antwerp via Liège again. EGS also uses the barge service between Venlo and Liège to efficiently reposition empty containers.

Back and forth between Liège and Venlo, the ship uses the new lock of Klein Ternaaien which connects the Maas with the Albert Canal.With the new barge connection, EGS has once again further expanded its European network, offering customers even more transport options. In combination with the already existing connections of its partners, EGS is now able to offer a daily barge service between Antwerp and Liège. Furthermore, Antwerp is directly connected with the Venlo region, where cargo is unloaded and loaded every Wednesday evening/night. From Rotterdam, there is now also a weekly connection with Liège via Venlo. Archive Albert Canal Albert Canal The Albert canal connects Liège to Antwerp via Hasselt Specifications Antwerp The Albert canal. Picture taken in the city of Hasselt . The Albert Canal ( Dutch : Albertkanaal, French : Canal Albert) is a canal located in northeastern Belgium , which was named for King Albert I of Belgium . The Albert Canal connects Antwerp with Liège , and also the Meuse River with the Scheldt River . It also connects with the Canal Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten , and its total length is 129.5 kilometres (80.5 mi).

Contents 4 Notes Size and geography The Albert Canal has a standard depth of 3.4 metres (11 ft) and an overhead clearance of 6.7 metres (22 ft). To allow four-stacked container traffic, bridges over the canal are currently being heightened to allow for a 9.1 metres (30 ft) overhead. The largest vessels that can use this canal are barges of just 10,000 tons – much smaller than the ones on the Rhine or the Danube or the ones in the waterways of the United States and Canada . Between Antwerp and Liège, there is a difference in elevation of 56 metres (184 ft), and six sets of canal locks were needed to overcome this difference. Five canal locks each have a lift of 10 metres (33 ft), and these are located in Genk , Diepenbeek , Hasselt , Kwaadmechelen , and Olen, Belgium . The sixth lock at Wijnegem has a lift of 5.45 metres (17.9 ft).

During most of the 1930s, before the completion of the Albert Canal, it took about seven days to travel from Antwerp to Liege by water. In the 21st century, that same distance can be covered in about 18 hours. History The Albert canal near Kanne, Limburg The Albert Canal was constructed from 1930 through 1939. The German construction company Hochtief AG worked on the canal between 1930 and 1934, but it was completed by Belgian companies. The Albert Canal was used for the first time in 1940 but, because of World War II and the German occupation , intensive use only began later, in 1946. During World War II, the Albert Canal functioned as a defense line. The crossing of the canal by the German forces and the destruction of Fort Eben-Emael on 11 May 1940 was a milestone in the German invasion of Belgium . During the Liberation of Belgium by the Allies in September 1944, the Second Canadian Division was the first Allied unit to cross the Albert Canal.

The British Army also crossed the Albert Canal on its way north across Belgium and into The Netherlands and the U.S. Army entered Belgium further to the east on its way to liberate the rest of Belgium, and Luxembourg , and then proceed east to invade Nazi Germany . Hence, Belgium was liberated from the south by three different armies, two of which needed to cross the Albert Canal. Today In 2002, the canal carried a record 43 million tons of goods of various kinds, amounting to more than half the Belgian waterway total. [1] The canal is also a popular leisure and cycling destination, with well paved service roads on both sides traversing picturesque farm land, particularly around Smeermass, Lanaken and Maasmechelen. [1] Notes “Cycling Belgium’s Waterways: Albert Canal” , Gamber.net, retrieved 10 October 2015 Source Content is authored by an open community of volunteers and is not produced by or in any way affiliated with or reviewed by PediaView.com.

Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License , using material from the Wikipedia article “Albert Canal”, which is available in its original form here: Luik | Article about Luik by The Free Dictionary Luik | Article about Luik by The Free Dictionary Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Legal , Wikipedia . Liège (lyĕzh), Du. Luik, Ger. Lüttich, province (1991 pop. 999,646), 1,526 sq mi (3,952 sq km), E Belgium, bordering on Germany in the east. The chief cities are Liège Liège, Du. Luik, Ger. Lüttich, city (1991 pop. 194,596), capital of Liège prov., E Belgium, at the confluence of the Meuse and Ourthe rivers, near the Dutch and German borders. ..... Click the link for more information. (the capital), Verviers Verviers , commune (1991 pop. 53,482), Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Vesdre River and at the foot of the Ardennes.

Manufactures of this industrial center include textiles, glass, and machinery. Nearby is a large reservoir, the Barrage de la Gileppe (built 1867–78). ..... Click the link for more information. , Herstal Herstal , Fr. Héristal, commune (1991 pop. 36,451), Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse River, an industrial suburb of Liège. Herstal is the center of Belgium's armaments industry. ..... Click the link for more information. , Huy Huy , Du. Hoie, commune (1991 pop. 18,197), Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse River; founded in the 9th cent. Huy produces paper, pottery, pewter, and machinery; grains are grown in nearby fields. Below the citadel (19th cent. ..... Click the link for more information. , and Seraing Seraing , city (1991 pop. 60,838), Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse River, near Liège. It is a major center of heavy industry.

Nearby is Val Saint Lambert, one of the world's leading glassware-manufacturing centers. The Crystal Museum of Belgium is there. ..... Click the link for more information. . The province is French-speaking (see Walloons Walloons , group of people living in S Belgium who traditionally spoke a dialect of French called Walloon, but who today for the most part speak standard French. The Walloons, numbering some 3. ..... Click the link for more information. ) except in the eastern districts of Eupen Eupen , town (1991 pop. 17,161), Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Vesdre River, near the German border. It is a center for the manufacture of soap, beer, and cables. Nearby is a major hydroelectric station. The districts of Eupen and Malmédy (c. ..... Click the link for more information. and Malmédy Malmédy , commune (1991 pop. 10,291), Liège prov., E Belgium, near the German border. Economic mainstays are tourism and the manufacture of beer, paper, and tanning fluid. ..... Click the link for more information.

, located near the German border, where the German language prevails. Liège is part of the industrial Meuse valley and of the agricultural Ardennes plateau. Some dairy farming and lumbering are in the province. The leading manufactures include machinery, armaments, and textiles. Liège, Du. Luik, Ger. Lüttich, city (1991 pop. 194,596), capital of Liège prov., E Belgium, at the confluence of the Meuse and Ourthe rivers, near the Dutch and German borders. Greater Liège includes the suburbs of Herstal Herstal , Fr. Héristal, commune (1991 pop. 36,451), Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse River, an industrial suburb of Liège. Herstal is the center of Belgium's armaments industry. ..... Click the link for more information. , Ougrée Ougrée , town, Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse River, a suburb of Liège. It is a center of heavy industry. ..... Click the link for more information. , and Grivegnée.

The commercial center of the industrial Meuse valley, Liège is also an important transportation hub. It is located on the Albert Canal Albert Canal, waterway, c.80 mi (130 km) long, N Belgium, from the Meuse River to the Scheldt River; constructed 1930–39. The canal connects the important industrial region around Liège with the port of Antwerp, Belgium. ..... Click the link for more information. and on the Liège-Maastricht Canal and is the center of a road and rail network connecting Belgium and Germany. Manufactures include metal goods, armaments, motor vehicles, electrical and electronics equipment, chemicals, glass, and furniture. The city is modern yet retains some historic buildings, including a cathedral (founded 971), the Church of the Holy Cross (10th cent.), the Church of St. Denis (10th–11th cent.), and the 16th-century Palace of Justice (the former residence of the prince-bishops). The city is the cultural center for Belgium's French-speaking population. It has a university (founded 1816) and a music conservatory.

The composer César Franck Franck, César Auguste , 1822–90, Belgian-French composer and organist. He studied at the conservatories of Liège and Paris, taking prizes in piano, composition, and organ. ..... Click the link for more information. was born there. History A growing trade center by the 10th cent., Liège became the capital of the extensive prince-bishopric of Liège, which included most of Liège Liège , Du. Luik, Ger. Lüttich, province (1991 pop. 999,646), 1,526 sq mi (3,952 sq km), E Belgium, bordering on Germany in the east. The chief cities are Liège (the capital), Verviers, Herstal, Huy, and Seraing. ..... Click the link for more information. prov. and parts of Limburg and Namur provs. This ecclesiastical state, part of the Holy Roman Empire, lasted until 1792. The strongly fortified city, key to the Meuse valley, suffered numerous sieges in its history.

In the Middle Ages, Liège was a leading cultural center with important textile and metal industries. In the late Middle Ages it was torn by bitter social strife. In the 14th cent. the workers (organized in guilds) won far-reaching concessions from the nobles and the wealthy bourgeoisie and began to take part in the city's government. The episcopal functionaries were placed (1373) under the supervision of a tribunal of 22 persons, 14 of whom were burgesses. This Peace of the Twenty-Two remained, albeit with interruptions, the basic guarantee of the constitutional liberty of the inhabitants of Liège until 1792. In 1465 the city became a protectorate of Burgundy; two years later, Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy, abolished the citizens' communal liberties. The citizens of Liège, encouraged by Louis XI of France, rose in rebellion, but Charles forced Louis to assist him in suppressing the revolt and then sacked the city (1468).

As an episcopal principality, Liège remained technically a sovereign member of the Holy Roman Empire after the Netherlands passed (1477) under Hapsburg rule (see Netherlands, Austrian and Spanish Netherlands, Austrian and Spanish, that part of the Low Countries that, from 1482 until 1794, remained under the control of the imperial house of Hapsburg. The area corresponds roughly to modern Belgium and Luxembourg. ..... Click the link for more information. ). In fact, however, the prince-bishops were dependent on the Spanish kings and, after 1714, the emperors. Liège flourished under prince-bishop Erard de la Marck in the 16th cent. and became a center for arms manufacture. In 1792 the French under Dumouriez entered the city. In the 19th cent., Liège was a center of Walloon particularism (see Walloons Walloons , group of people living in S Belgium who traditionally spoke a dialect of French called Walloon, but who today for the most part speak standard French. The Walloons, numbering some 3. ..... Click the link for more information.

), rapid industrial growth as one of the earliest modern steelmaking centers, and social unrest. In World War I its fortifications, reputed to be among the strongest in Europe, fell (1914) to the Germans after a 12-day siege. In World War II, Liège was again taken (May, 1940) by the Germans. It was liberated (May, 1944) by U.S. forces, but during the Battle of the Bulge Battle of the Bulge, popular name in World War II for the German counterattack in the Ardennes, Dec., 1944–Jan., 1945. More than a million men fought in what is also known as the Battle of the Ardennes. On Dec. ..... Click the link for more information. (Dec., 1944–Jan., 1945) it suffered considerable destruction from German rockets. In the 1950s and 60s, the decline of the steel industry led to massive unemployment, and Liège was again a center of social and political unrest. Liège (Luik), a province in eastern Belgium, in the basin of the Meuse River.

Area, 3,900 sq km; population, 1,015,300 (1971). The city of Liege is the province’s capital. The province is an important industrial region of the country. Its leading industries include ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy, glass production, machine building (construction of railroad cars), and the production of electronic equipment, chemicals, and woolen articles. Liège a city in Belgium, at the confluence of the Meuse and Ourthe rivers; capital of Liege Province. Population, 147,300 (1971). A major transportation center, Liege is connected with Antwerp by the Albert Canal. The city is one of Belgium’s principal centers for heavy industry, its leading industries being ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy, machine building, metal-working, and coal mining (which was formerly the principal sector of the city’s economy). Chemical, rubber, and glass products, as well as clothing and crystal, are also produced.

Liege, an important cultural center, is the site of a university (founded in 1817), the Academy of Arts, the Royal Conservatory of Music, the Museum of Archaeology and Decorative Arts, and the Museum of Fine Arts (with works from the Flemish, Belgian, French, and Dutch schools). Liège developed from an episcopal residence, which was established around 720. Its significance was originally determined by its status as the main city of an ecclesiastical principality. Up until the 11th or 12th century, Liege was the largest city and most important cultural center in the medieval Netherlands. By the 14th century, after struggles against the sovereign, or prince-bishop, of the city, power was concentrated in the hands of the municipal guilds. After 1384 the guilds enjoyed total independence from the patrician class. In 1684 the prince-bishop abolished municipal self-government. In the late 14th century coal mining was begun near Liege, which, together with the production of armaments, made the city an important industrial center in the 16th century.

Taken by French troops numerous times during the wars of the 17th and 18th centuries, Liege and the rest of the ecclesiastical principality were annexed by France in 1795. In 1815 the city was made a part of the kingdom of the Netherlands, and in 1830, of Belgium. Liege was occupied by German troops from August 1914 to 1918 and from May 1940 to September 1944. An important strike, led by J. Lahaut, took place in the city on May 10, 1941. Liege was liberated by the forces of the Resistance Movement. The oldest part of Liege is situated on the hilly northern bank of the Meuse River. It is the site of the Romanesque Church of St. Barthelemy (11th and 12th centuries), the Gothic Cathedral of St. Paul (13th to 15th centuries), and the churches of St. Croix (13th and 14th centuries) and St.

Jacques (11th to 16th centuries; with Romanesque and Renaissance sections). Secular structures include the Court of Justice, which was formerly the palace of the prince-bishops (from the tenth century; 1145-64, master Hendrick van Leyen; 1526-36, architect Aert van Mulcken), the former meat markets (1545), and the classical Town Hall (1714-18). In the 20th century a new part of Liege has been developing along the lines of the industrial regions of the southwest. Contemporary buildings include the Plaine-des-Manoeuvres housing complex (1956, architect C. Carlier) and the university and hospital complex (1970, architects S. L. Strebelle and S. Vandenhof). REFERENCES Albert Canal Albert Canal The Albert canal connects Liège to Antwerp via Hasselt Specifications Antwerp The Albert canal. Picture taken in the city of Hasselt . The Albert Canal ( Dutch : Albertkanaal, French : Canal Albert) is a canal located in northeastern Belgium , which was named for King Albert I of Belgium .

The Albert Canal connects Antwerp with Liège , and also the Meuse River with the Scheldt River . It also connects with the Canal Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten , and its total length is 129.5 kilometres (80.5 mi). Contents 4 Notes Size and geography The Albert Canal has a standard depth of 3.4 metres (11 ft) and an overhead clearance of 6.7 metres (22 ft). To allow four-stacked container traffic, bridges over the canal are currently being heightened to allow for a 9.1 metres (30 ft) overhead. The largest vessels that can use this canal are barges of just 10,000 tons – much smaller than the ones on the Rhine or the Danube or the ones in the waterways of the United States and Canada . Between Antwerp and Liège, there is a difference in elevation of 56 metres (184 ft), and six sets of canal locks were needed to overcome this difference.

Five canal locks each have a lift of 10 metres (33 ft), and these are located in Genk , Diepenbeek , Hasselt , Kwaadmechelen , and Olen, Belgium . The sixth lock at Wijnegem has a lift of 5.45 metres (17.9 ft). During most of the 1930s, before the completion of the Albert Canal, it took about seven days to travel from Antwerp to Liege by water. In the 21st century, that same distance can be covered in about 18 hours. History The Albert canal near Kanne, Limburg The Albert Canal was constructed from 1930 through 1939. The German construction company Hochtief AG worked on the canal between 1930 and 1934, but it was completed by Belgian companies. The Albert Canal was used for the first time in 1940 but, because of World War II and the German occupation , intensive use only began later, in 1946. During World War II, the Albert Canal functioned as a defense line.

The crossing of the canal by the German forces and the destruction of Fort Eben-Emael on 11 May 1940 was a milestone in the German invasion of Belgium . During the Liberation of Belgium by the Allies in September 1944, the Second Canadian Division was the first Allied unit to cross the Albert Canal. The British Army also crossed the Albert Canal on its way north across Belgium and into The Netherlands and the U.S. Army entered Belgium further to the east on its way to liberate the rest of Belgium, and Luxembourg , and then proceed east to invade Nazi Germany . Hence, Belgium was liberated from the south by three different armies, two of which needed to cross the Albert Canal. Today In 2002, the canal carried a record 43 million tons of goods of various kinds, amounting to more than half the Belgian waterway total. [1] The canal is also a popular leisure and cycling destination, with well paved service roads on both sides traversing picturesque farm land, particularly around Smeermass, Lanaken and Maasmechelen.

[1] Notes Cycling Belgium's Waterways: Albert Canal Antwerp: Hanger 27 - Albert Canal base map source Route 66 Our starting point is Hanger 27 (a warehouse marked in large letters) at the junction of Amsterdamstraat and the Kaai along the Schelde - the NW corner of the commercial center of Antwerp. (This is also the starting point of the Schelde right bank and sea land routes.) Turn east (away from the Schelde) along the bike lane on Amsterdamstraat. There is a nice local pub with a view of the docks just before the first bridge you cross on Amsterdamstraat. After the bridge the street makes a slight jog to the right and the name changes to Londonstraat. At the next light (Naplesstraat - 600 m from Hanager 27) where you see a frite stand ahead across the intersection, cross to the north side of Londonstraat and then follow the bike lane on the north sidewalk to the east. A short 100 m brings you to another traffic light and ahead the street climbs onto a viaduct. That is Noorderlaan. Do not climb the viaduct.

Rather, after the traffic light follow the pink bike lane to the left and then right along the street (Kempenstraat) which parallels the viaduct. You pass two docks and then (after about 500 m) the viaduct curves left (north). Do not go under the viaduct, but turn left with the bike path and continue paralleling the viaduct. In another 500 m the viaduct ends, and the street you are on and the bike path join Noorderlaan. You are on the bike path on the west sidewalk. Noorderlaan immediately starts climbing to a bridge over a canal. The center of the bridge is 2.2 km from Hanger 27. The canal is the beginning of the Albert Kanaal. (Thanks to Andr� Maes for pointing out the better alternative to the Noorderlaan viaduct.) Looking west into the port you see ocean-going vessels in the distance, with closer areas dedicated to barges and some pleasure craft. The structures are mostly warehouses. To the east the Albert Kanaal is lined with commercial and industrial activities that (did) take advantage of water transportation.

The south bank is often sand and gravel companies or cement plants. There is a dock which blocks the south bank on the other side of the elevated Antwerp ring road. The north bank is a mixture of commercial and industrial activities, many now dead, but is mostly good for cycling. Continue across the bridge and make a left U-turn at the bottom of the ramp just before the traffic signal - by Ziegler's - on the street that runs next to the bridge ramp. 200 m brings you to the bank of the canal, below some power lines. To the left is a pub. Turn left (east) along the road and under the bridge. Just past the bridge you reach paved towpath. Albert Canal by Merksem bridge At the fifth bridge (Merksem, KP 126.958) the LF 2 bike route joins the towpath. (You could cross here and continue on the south bank, but the occasional sand and gravel port makes the road a bit messy on occasion. I recommend staying on the north side.) Shortly thereafter you cross a bridge over a branch canal - or actually the Merksem dock. This dock extends about 800 m to the north.

200 after the Merksem dock is a bridge over the canal and the towpath narrows. The next 800 m have often heavy and usually fast-moving traffic, and one section where the towpath is too narrow to ride. A better option is to turn left (north) away from the canal just past the bridge - following the LF signs. Follow the bike path for 400 m to the first street to the right - Toekomstlaan. Turn right and follow the road and bike path for 800 m to a T junction. Turn right and follow the street 500 m back to the canal by the Bosto tower. Cross the road and follow the towpath east. The ride is fine for the 1.5 km to the junction with the Turnhout canal at Schoten, except for one crane that you might want to walk around. (January 2001) (Thanks to Andr� Maes for pointing out the detour, although his is longer than mine.

Andr� surveyed the LF 51 route.) Wijnegem lock empty for replacement of doors on 22 October 2005 source: Jan Steyaert At Schoten , you have to detour 300 m to the north to reach a bridge (at a lock) over the Turnhout. This is where you connect with the bike route junction system - junction 16. Cross the bridge and return to the Albert (toward junction 22) by a dog club and then a campground. From here on the cycling is fine, mostly countryside with the occasional town. 2.6 km past the Turnhout you reach the Wijnegem road bridge (junction 24), and 200 m after that the massive new locks at Wijnegem. These were built in the late 80's-early 90's to remove a bottleneck on the canal. The capacity for the entire canal is now 4,500 tons. There is a pedestrian bridge (or more accurately two bridges) across the locks at the west end. Rogiers/Depret had a contract to replace the lock gates in 2005.

There are pictures on the firm's web site. sand "port" on the south bank source André Maes From Wijnegem to Herentals (22.5 km) is a straight flat (not even locks) run on good to excellent surface on both sides. However, the south bank is closed for a few km with a detour (25 September 2005) and has patches of industry and ports which the north bank largely lacks. The north is a bit more pleasant. Mill at Oelegem built in 1845, it must have been one of the last 4.5 km east of Wijnegem just north of the canal you see a windmill in the town of Oelegem. It is operating and open for tours on some weekends and holidays. The town church is new (1922 - a new design after destruction in WW1) but the stone tower is 14th century. The unusual spire on the tower was added in 1670. One km past the windmill you pass under the A21/E34 bridge. Just past the bridge the canal widens about 500m to the north.

This is not a harbor, but rather the proposed junction (now bike route junction 56) between the Albert and an Antwerp bypass canal - the Antitank Canal . To continue on the antitank canal go straight when you reach the peak of the junction, toward junction 57. To continue on the Albert, turn right at the peak and follow the towpath toward junction 70. About 3.7 km past the E34 bridge you reach the Viersel bridge. If you are on the north bank and want to connect with the Nete canal, cross the Albert by this bridge in the direction of junction 74. Continue east about 900 m, past a popular area for water skiing and jet skis, to the junction with the Nete canal. 4.7 km east of Viersel the Nete river passes under the canal. On the south bank west of the river is a motocross track. Note on the north bank (the upstream side) the combination flow control device and strainer for the Nete. The south bank now has 3 km of port and commercial, mostly sand and gravel, while the north bank is wooded.

The next bridge, for Grobbendonk, marks the beginning of a military base on the north bank. From the markings, this is used mostly for NATO and SFOR logistics vehicles - trucks and such. The base is mostly wooded, and in the middle the fence curves inland for a bit to allow for a ski club. (The bar may be open to anybody.) 4 1/2 km past the ski club you reach the first of the Herentals bridges, a rail bridge and then a road bridge at KP 99.6 The south bank is now joined by a rail line - which is now part of the "Iron Rhine" - a new freight line connecting the port of Antwerp with the Ruhr in Germany. As you enter Herentals you reach a harbor area and then the path is blocked by the junction with the Kempen canal (junction 12). Climb the road up to the bridge level. At the bridge you have the choice of continuing east on the Albert (toward junction 61) or turning north on the Kempen Canal toward junction 13.

(If you arrive on the south bank, the third Herentals bridge - KP 98.1, junction 60 - is just past the junction with the Kempen. There is a railway crossing about 100 m west of the bridge, and then paved road up to the bridge.) Herentals played a major role in a minor episode of Belgian history, the farmers' (or Flemish) revolt again the French Republic in 1798. At the beginning of November 1798 the city was bombarded and burnt by a French force under General Bonardi. (May 2000) (route verified by Jan Steyaert July 2003) Herentals town hall, built in the 15th century as a Lakenhall. source: Alex Carr May 2006 Herentals - Briegden junction (71 km) A straight run on very good to excellent pavement, except for the last 2.5 km, through farmland with occasional industry. Both sides have good service roads most of the way.

There are kilometer markers (KP) on the retaining walls along the canal (though some have disappeared), most bridges are marked with the KP, and along some sections the KP are also marked on the service road itself. The distance counts down from Herentals (KP 98) to the east. Apart from five locks, each with a height of about 8 m, the route is flat. There are occasional havengebied (harbor areas). Most are embankment sections used for loading or unloading freight, usually sand and gravel. A few are short canal branches where you have to climb to a bridge across the harbor entrance. From the Herentals bridge over the Kempen canal, go east a few meters and then down through the parking lot on the left side of the Albert Canal bridge approach to the service road. You now have a straight run with occasional "harbors" along the canal where sand and gravel are unloaded. One large warehouse has a gantry crane that extends over the canal for unloading coils of sheet steel. On the opposite side of the canal you pass a couple of petrochemical plants, one of which seems to make plastic soft drink bottles.

At Kwaadmechelen (KP 75) is a junction with Dessel - Kwaadmechelen canal. You have to make a detour to the north about 600 m to a bridge across that canal. (This is not a bicycle route junction - no number. Just cross the first bridge.) Albert by Hasselt source: Wikipedia At KP 63 there is a real harbor (formerly used for loading coal) and you have about 2 km of riding on a road with little traffic. At KP 61.5 the service road on the south bank is blocked by a commercial area. By KP 60 you pass a motorcycle race track on the north. At KP 52 is the Hasselt bridge. As there are no pubs along this canal, you might want to use the bridge to go into central Hasselt for a break. Hasselt is the home of the national Gin (Jenever) Museum, in a 19th century gin factory.

Power plant at Langerlo Liège Trilogiport : The concept Liège Trilogiport Le Port autonome de1 Liège est le 1er port fluvial belge et le 3ème3 port fluvial européen Le Port autonome de Liège gère 32 zones portuaires32 Liège Trilogiport : une plate-forme multimodale de 120 ha120 Liège Trilogiport va générer 2.000 emplois2.000 26Le Port autonome de Liège gère 26 km de quais et 370 ha de terrains portuaires370 2.500 tonnes de marchandises correspondent à 75 camions ou à...1 barge!2.500 9.6039.603 et 13.917 emplois directs et indirects générés par le complexe portuaire liégeois13.917 15 millions de tonnes voie d’eau = 800.000 camions en moins sur la route !800

.000 OK You are here: Accueil › Liege Trilogiport › The concept The concept In a class of its own the Liège Trilogiport multimodal platform gathers together various assets on the same 100 hectares site : A trimodal (waterway-rail-road) container terminal (15 ha) Logistical plots with the latest generation of warehouses (41.7 ha) Port plots (22 ha) A tertiary services area (1.8 ha) An environmental integration area (25 hectares).

« The primary aim of Liège Trilogiport is to offer a home to European distribution centres in direct contact with the container terminal located along the Albert Canal. Businesses setting up shop there are located on the logistical warehouses site, in the immediate vicinity of the Albert Canal, which connects Liège to Antwerp (14 h navigation) and Rotterdam (24h navigation). Liège Trilogiport is ideally situated as far as the platform is concerned. We are located upstream from four major North Sea ports (Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Rotterdam and Dunkirk) and in the midst of a market boasting 56 million consumers ! » Emile-Louis Bertrand, Chief Executive Officer of Liège Port Authority

Question: Which canal connects Antwerp with Liege?
Answer: Albert Canal