Moha, Belgium

Moha
Moha with the ruins of Château de Moha [fr]
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Coordinates: 50°33′02″N 05°11′08″E
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Municipality	Wanze

Moha (French pronunciation: [mɔa]; Walloon: Mouhå) is a village and district of the municipality of Wanze, located in the province of Liège in Wallonia, Belgium.

History

From the end of the 9th century until the early 10th, Moha was the seat of the County of Moha, and the today ruined Château de Moha [fr] was the seat of the counts. Small-scale extraction of lead and silver took place here during the Middle Ages; in the 19th century large-scale stone quarries were established.[1]

In the hamlet Saint-Sauveur a râperie was established. This small factory extracted raw juice from sugar beet. The juice was then pumped through a pipeline to the Wanze Sugar Factory.[2]

Sights

Apart from the castle, there are several other historical buildings in the village, including a fortified farm from the 16th century. The current village church was built in 1912 and replaced an older structure.[1]

References

1. Menne, Gilbert, ed. (2014). Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles. Brussels: Racine. p. 1108. ISBN 978-94-014-1418-0.
2. Rutot, A. (1889), "Description Géologique et Hydrologique des puits et des forages creusés par la ste anonyme des sucreries centrales de Wanse", Bulletin de la Société belge de géologie, de paléontologie et d'hydrologie, III, Polleunis, Ceuterick et De Smet, Bruxelles: 101

External links

• Media related to Moha at Wikimedia Commons