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Houtaing
Place in Wallonia, Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Houtaing is a village and district of the municipality of Ath, located in the Hainaut Province in Wallonia, Belgium.
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![]() Château de la Berlière, Houtaing | |
Coordinates: 50°38′17″N 03°40′50″E | |
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Municipality | Ath |
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The earliest mention of the village is in a document dated 847, listing properties of the Saint-Amand Abbey in present-day France. Later it became a feudal fief. The current Château de la Berlière in Houtaing dates from 1793, by architect Antoine Payen the Elder, and replaced an earlier castle.[1]