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Pepinster ​((wa)Pepinstèr)
The town hall
Information
Country	Belgium
Regions	province of Liège ​Pays de Herve
Watercourse	Vesdre, Hoëgne
Area	24,79 km²
Population	9 772 hab. (1er january 2019)
Density	394,19 inhab./km²
Nice	Pepin (e)
Postal code	4860, 4861
Telephone prefix	32 87
Location
50 ° 34 ′ 16 ″ N 5 ° 48 ′ 14 ″ E
Official site
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Pepinster is a town Belgian of the province of Liège and whose northern part, beyond the Vesdre, is in the "Pays de Herve ».

Understand

Tourist information

Pepinster does not have its own tourist information office but has entrusted this promotion to a non-profit association with ten other municipalities in the “Entre-Vesdre-et-Meuse”. An info point is located in the neighboring town of Herve.

To go

By train

Railway stations	Lines	Connection with other transport
50.56815.80631 Pepinster station Albert avenue –  (last updated Oct 2020)	Line 37  – Liège-Guillemins ↔ Welkenraedt station (last updated Oct 2020) Line 44  – Spa-Géronstère ↔ Aachen Central Station (last updated Oct 2020)	Bus  – no. (last updated Oct 2020) Taxi  – no. (last updated Oct 2020)
50.5636111111115.80444444444442 Pepinster-Cité station new road –  (last updated Oct 2020)	Line 44  – Spa-Géronstère ↔ Aachen Central Station (last updated Oct 2020)	Bus  – 388 and 727 stop “Pepinster Matadi”. (last updated Oct 2020) Taxi  – no. (last updated Oct 2020)

By car

Circulate

To see

• 50.5535.790551 Fort of Tancrémont Route de Tancrémont (located half on Theux and half on Pepinster),   32 4 2756580, e-mail : christophe@fort-de-tancrémont.be each 1^er Sunday in the month of May to October as well as every July 21 between 13 and 17 h. (2014) adults and children over 12: 5 € (~ 5.53 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 7.49 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 6.04 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 3 278.03 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021), less than 12 years : 3 € (~ 3.32 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 4.49 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 3.62 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 1 966.82 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021), under 6 years old: free. – (inside the book). Constructed of reinforced concrete in siliceous rock at depths of 25 to 30 meters depending on the relief, it was inaugurated on August 8, 1937. It is one of the most recent and modern works of the fortified belt of Cork at the dawn of World War II. The Germans never succeeded in making it surrender by force. It was not until May 29, 1940, the day after the order of general capitulation given by King Leopold III, that the combatants surrendered their weapons. In perfect condition and always equipped with its weapons, its visit lasts about three hours and it is advisable to bring a woolen cloth, even in summer, the constant temperature is there. 12 ° C. May 29 and July 21, at 11 h , the dome of the BII block equipped with two twin cannons of 75 mm, fires 19 shots in memory of the 19-day siege of the fort. (last updated Oct 2020)
• 50.551615.782482 Sanctuary of Tancrémont (Sanctuary of the Old Good God) Route de Tancrémont 77  Mon.- Sun. : 8 h - 18 h. free. – The chapel was built in 1895 to house the Christ of Tancrémont discovered buried, in an excellent state of conservation, in a field of Tancrémont by a peasant in 1830. This one is a glorious Christ, high of1.4 meter, carved in linden wood while the cross which supports it is high 2 meters, wide of1.8 meter and is carved from oak. The whole, probably of Byzantine origin, dates from IX^e century (between 810 and 965). In the garden, to the left of the sanctuary, a Stations of the Cross has been created. (last updated Oct 2020)
• 50.59235.79073 Soiron village  – The village is classified with the label of "Most beautiful villages in Wallonia ». (last update Feb. 2018)
  • 50.593745.789574 Soiron Castle Xhendelesse street (last updated Oct 2020)
  • 50.592465.790835 Saint-Roch Church Soiron-Center (last updated Oct 2020)
  • 50.591335.79176 Public wash house Soiron-Center (last updated Oct 2020)

Do

To buy

Eat

Have a drink / Go out

Housing

• 50.565795.774671 Hostellerie Lafarques Douy 20,   32 87 840177 room available from 15 h, to be released before 11 h. double room: from 235 € (~ 259.71 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 351.85 - price of 04/27/2021) (~ $ 283.72 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 154,067.42 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021). – (1 junior suite on the ground floor). free. 8 bedrooms. In a large landscaped park. Outdoor swimming pool (heated to 28 ° C). Restaurant in the Gault et Millau 2020 guide, terrace. Free private parking. (last updated Oct 2020)

Communicate

Manage the day-to-day

Around

• 50.6615.8011 Pays de Herve (North) (last updated Oct 2020)
• 50.59275.86092 Verviers (to North-east) (last updated Oct 2020)
• 50.61225.94023 Limburg (to North-east) –  (last updated Oct 2020)
• 50.53535.81374 Theux (South) –  (last updated Oct 2020)
• 50.48995.86585 Spa (South) – World famous water town. (last updated Oct 2020)
• 50.538685.749646 Banneux (at the South West) – Place of Marian pilgrimage with a source of so-called miraculous water and hospice for sick pilgrims on the site of the apparition of the Virgin in 1933. Each August 15th, it is also a pilgrimage for all gypsies. (last updated Oct 2020)
• 50.590615.748947 Olne (to the northwest) –  (last updated Oct 2020)
• 50.64525.57338 Cork (to the northwest) – The capital of the eponymous province and, although more than a thousand years old, still overflowing with activity and tourist center of certain interest which deserves more than a simple visit. (last updated Oct 2020)