Ittre
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Ittre | ||
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Location in Belgium
The municipality of Ittre in Walloon Brabant Region Wallonia | | |
Province | Walloon Brabant | |
Arrondissement | Nivelles | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Christian Fayt (PS) | |
• Governing party/ies | En semble Pour Ittre (EPI) - MR | |
Area | ||
• Total | 35.03 km2 (13.53 sq mi) | |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | ||
• Total | 6,865 | |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) | |
Demonym | Ittrois(e) | |
Postal codes | Ittre (1460) Virginal (1460) Haut-Ittre (1461) | |
NIS code | 25044 | |
Area codes | 067 | |
Website | www.ittre.be |
Ittre (French pronunciation: [itʁ] ; Walloon: Ite; Dutch: Itter, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɪtər]) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. Since the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977, the municipality is composed of three districts: Haut-Ittre, Ittre and Virginal-Samme.
Ittre was the geographical center of Belgium until World War I. The geographical center was moved to Walhain due to the allocation of the East Cantons (Eupen-Malmédy) to Belgium (Treaty of Versailles).
History
Traditions mention the existence of the village of Ittre about the year 640, although the name is first documented in 877. But the site was already occupied in the
Haut-Ittre (literally High-Ittre) is the name given to the village overlooking Ittre. Virginal would take its name from "Versus Altum", name given by the Gallo-Romans because of its culminating situation.
Its territory, after having belonged to
The commune was connected with a number of notable persons, including
Religion
The foundation of the church of Ittre occurred around 640, and is principally known as the centre of the veneration of Our Lady of Ittre, which began in 1336, when a terrible plague was raging in the Low Countries. The statue of the Virgin, from the monastery at Bois-Seigneur-Isaac, was carried in procession from village to village and on her arrival in Ittre, the plague stopped. The inhabitants refused to return it to Bois-Seigneur-Isaac, and the Virgin remained in Ittre, despite subsequent litigation, in which the ecclesiastical courts always supported the church of Ittre. An annual procession was established in 1384 and has been held every year without interruption since then on August 15. Our Lady of Ittre was especially invoked against hernias or ruptures.
Buildings
Ittre contains two
Churches
St Remigius' Church (1896-1899: architect Clément Léonard), in Ittre. This church contains several treasures : the shrine of Saint Lutgardis of Aywières and the statue of Our Lady of Ittre.
St Peter's Church in Virginal Church of St.Peter. Rebuilt in 1827 in neoclassical style, it has stained glass windows (1928) from the old glassworks of Fauquez.
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ www.ittre.be
External links
- Media related to Ittre at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of the municipality