Ninglinspo No. 21

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6.4 km • Aywaille

190 0 0/5

6.4 km

route offered by

Eddy & Rita

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Sedoz 5, 4920, BE

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The route is fully signposted with thematic signs (no nodes).

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Beautiful route!

Welcome to the valley of the 'Ninglinspo'.

The peculiar name 'Ninglinspo' is the result of a spelling mistake by French cartographers who distorted a number of place names in the 'Ourthe department', which was created in 1795. They mixed up the name of the stream with the name of the piece of land where the brook flows into the 'Amblève'. This piece of land was called 'En Inglin spau', which means at the source of Inglin, the name of a person whose trace has been lost.

The original name of the brook is actually 'Le Doulneux' (in Latin: Dulnosus), which shows that it originates from an alder grove. In the charter of 'Sigebert III' from 647, this name is already mentioned.

More photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/SJ8ZVPajmxHbt2B7A
Enjoy the walk, Eddy, Rita, and Prinske

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