DINANT  , an See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• TOWN

town on the right See also:

• BANK

bank of the See also:

• MEUSE
• MEUSE (Flem. Maes, Du. Maas)

Meuse in the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of See also:

• NAMUR
• NAMUR (Flemish, Namen)

Namur, See also:

• BELGIUM
• BELGIUM (Fr. Belgique; Flem. Belgic)

Belgium, connected by a See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge with the See also:

• LEFT

left bank, on which are the station and the suburb of St Medard . Pop . (1904) 7674 . The name is supposed to be derived from See also:

• DIANA

Diana, and as See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early as the 7th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century it was named as one of the dependencies of the bishopric of Tongres . In the loth century it passed under the titular sway of See also:

• LIEGE
• LIEGE (Walloon, Lige, Flemish, Luik, Ger. Lilltich)

Liege, and remained the See also:

• FIEF

fief of the See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince-bishopric till the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French revolution put an end to that survival of See also:

• FEUDALISM
• FEUDALISM (from Late Lat. feodum or feudum, a fee or fiel; see FEE)

feudalism . In the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle of the 15th century Dinant reached the height of its prosperity . With a See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population of 6o,000, and S000 workers in See also:

• COPPER (symbol Cu, atomic weight 63.1, H=1, or 63.6, O = 16)

copper, it was one of the most flourishing cities in Walloon Belgium- until it incurred the wrath of See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles the Bold . Belief in the strength of its walls and of the See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle that occupied the centre bridge, thus effectually commanding See also:

• NAVIGATION (from Lat. navis, ship, and agere, to move)

navigation by the See also:

• RIVER

river; engendered arrogance and over-confidence, and the See also:

• PEOPLE

people of Dinant thought they could defy the full See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power of See also:

• BURGUNDY

Burgundy . Perhaps they also expected aid from See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France or Liege . In 1466 Charles, in his See also:

• FATHER

father's name, laid See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege to Dinant, and on the 27th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August carried the See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place by See also:

• STORM (in O. Eng..storm, and so in Du. and Low Ger.; in O. H. Ger. and mod. Ger. Sturm; the root is probably that seen in " stir," to rouse, move, disturb, cf. Ger. storen)
• STORM, THEODOR WOLDSEN (1817-1888)

storm . He razed the walls and allowed the See also:

• WOMEN

women, See also:

• CHILDREN, LAW RELATING TO

children and priests to retire in safety to Liege, but the male prisoners he either hanged or drowned in the river by causing them to be See also:

• CAST (from the verb meaning " to throw "; the word is Scand. in origin, cf. Dan. kaste, and Swed. kasta; " cast " in Middle Eng. took the place of the A.S. weor pan, cf. Ger. werf en)

cast from the projecting cliff of Bouvignes . In 1675 the See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture of Dinant formed one of the early military achievements of See also:

• LOUIS
• LOUIS (804–876)
• LOUIS (893–911)
• LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
• LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian

Louis XIV., and it remained in the hands of the French for nearly See also:

• THIRTY

thirty years after that date .

The citadel on the cliff, 300 ft. or 408 steps above the town, was fortified by the Dutch in 1818 . It is now dismantled, but forms the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief curiosity of the place . The views of the river valley from this See also:

• EMINENCE (Lat. eminentia)

eminence are exceedingly See also:

• FINE

fine . See also:

• HALF

Half way up the cliff, but some distance See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south of the citadel, is the grotto of Montfat, alleged to be the site of Diana's See also:

• SHRINE (Lat. scrinium, a case or chest for books, hence a casket; from scribere, to write, Fr. ecrin, Ital. scrigno)

shrine . The See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church of Notre See also:

• DAME
• DAME (through the Fr. from Lat. domina, mistress, lady, the feminine of dominus, master, lord)

Dame, dating from the 13th century, stands immediately under the citadel and flanking the bridge . It has been restored, and is considered by some authorities, although others make the same claim on behalf of Huy, the most See also:

• COMPLETE

complete specimen in Belgium of pointed See also:

• GOTHIC

Gothic See also:

• ARCHITECTURE (Lat. architectura, from the Gr. ap)(LTEKrwv, a master-builder)

architecture . The baptismal fonts date from the 12th century, and the curious See also:

• SPIRE

spire in the See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of an elongated See also:

• PUMPKIN

pumpkin and covered with slates gives a fantastic and See also:

• ORIGINAL

original See also:

• APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance to the whole edifice . The See also:

• PRESENT

present prosperity of Dinant is chiefly derived from its being a favourite summer resort for Belgians as well as foreigners . It has facilities for boating and bathing as well as for trips by steamer up and down the river Meuse . It is also a convenient central point for excursions into the See also:

• ARDENNES

Ardennes . Although there are some indications of increased See also:

• INDUSTRIAL

industrial activity in See also:

• RECENT

recent years, the population of Dinant is not one-eighth of what it was at the See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time of the Burgundians .