Faymonville
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Faymonville (Walloon: Faimonveye, German: Außenborn) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Waimes, located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
Village
Its inhabitants are nicknamed the "Turks" by the neighbouring towns and villages.
It is believed that the inhabitants refused to join the crusades against the
It has not been unknown for a Turkish flag to be seen flying in the village in pursuit of this likely legendary connection.
Post World War One history
The town was part of the Eupen-Malmedy area transferred from Germany to Belgium in 1919. It was annexed to Germany occupation 1940–1945. During the battle of the Bulge, the town was heavily shelled. More than 50% of the buildings were completely destroyed, and most of the remaining ones severely damaged.
Today Faymonville forms part of the predominantly francophone Belgian district of Malmedy.
Linguistic connections
'Faymonville' also occurs as a family surname present in neighbouring areas of Germany and Luxembourg.
Prominent local individual
Joseph Bastin (1870-1939) was a clergyman born in Faymonville, who was noted for his interest in the
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