Virgin of Werpin, Hotton

Name: Virgin of Werpin
Address: Rue de la Vierge, Hotton, Belgium

#5 among attractions in Hotton

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The Virgin of Werpin is an 11.4 m tall statue of the Virgin Mary in Werpin, Hotton municipality in Belgium. The statue itself is 7 m tall and stands on a pedestal of 3.4 m. In front of the statue stands a small prayer house. The statue was founded after an epidemic hit the village. The funds were raised by the local father Janus, who led the operation. The statue was designed by Louis Hoyoux and Auguste Fabert, and it was inaugurated on 2 September 1931 by the Bishop of Namur, Monsignor Thomas Louis Heylen, and father Janus in the presence of 10,000 pilgrims. ()

Coordinates: 50°15'32"N, 5°29'18"E

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Rue de la ViergeHotton Belgium

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Virgin of Werpin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grottes de Hotton, Hotton War Cemetery, La Roche-en-Ardenne Castle, Deulin Castle.

1.4 miW
Natural attraction, Park, Historical place
Grottes de Hotton, Hotton
37 min walk • The Caves of Hotton are speleothem caves located in Wallonia near Hotton in Belgium, which were discovered in 1958 and are around 5 or 6 km long and 70 metres deep. A stream called Syphon runs at the bottom of the caves.
1.9 miW
Cemetery
Hotton War Cemetery, Hotton
48 min walk • Hotton War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground near Hotton in Belgium. Most of the British troops who died in the battle for the Ardennes are buried here.
6.6 miSE
Town, Forts and castles
La Roche-en-Ardenne Castle, La Roche-en-Ardenne
168 min walk • La Roche-en-Ardenne Castle is a ruined medieval castle near La Roche-en-Ardenne in the province of Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium. Located on a rocky ridge overlooking a loop of the Ourthe river, its origins go back to a Celtic oppidum.
4.9 miNW
Forts and castles, Event space
Deulin Castle
126 min walk • Deulin Castle is a château in the village of Deulin, which forms part of the commune of Hotton, in the province of Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium.
1.9 miW
Nature and wildlife, Park
Riveo, Hotton
49 min walk • Riveo is an environmental interpretive centre of the river Ourthe situated in Hotton, Belgium, since April 2007.
1.7 miW
Watermill
Faber Mill, Hotton
45 min walk • The Faber Mill is a watermill in Hotton built in 1729. The mill is a listed building and is built from limestone with a pegged roof and is nowadays a museum.
5.8 miN
Prehistoric site
Wéris megaliths
148 min walk • The Wéris megaliths are a group of megalithic monuments found near the village of Wéris, in the province of Luxembourg, in Belgium.
2.6 miNW
Church
St. Peter's Church
67 min walk • St. Peter's Church, Melreux is a Roman Catholic church on the Avenue de la Gare in Melreux in the municipality of Hotton, Belgium.
6.6 miSE
50°10'55"N • 5°34'36"E
Le Château féodal, La Roche-en-Ardenne
168 min walk • View point, Forts and castles
3.6 miS
Restaurant, Church, Historical place
Chapelle et ermitage saint Thibaut, Rendeux
92 min walk • The hermitage and chapel of Saint Thibaut is a religious building of two rooms adjoining a chapel, the whole being built on a wooded rocky spur dominating the Ourthe valley in front of the village of Marcourt, in the province of Luxembourg.
2.2 miNE
Brewery, Nightlife
Fantôme, Érezée
56 min walk • Fantôme is a small brewery in Soy, Wallonia, Belgium. Founded in 1988 by Dany Prignon, it produces saisons, a type of farmhouse ale.