Dalhem

Dalhem is a Walloon municipality positioned within the Belgian province of Liege. On 1 January 2012 Dalhem had a total population of 6,996. The overall area is 36.06 km² which offers a populace density of 180 inhabitants in step with km². The name Dalhem is Germanic starting place and means region of house inside the valley. Already in 1080 a citadel constructed in Dalhem on a high rock, in which the Berwijn and Bolland rivers merged. Dalhem experienced its first principal development since the 12th century, whilst a few "lords of voeren" commenced transferring to Dalhem in 1180 and started calling itself "lords of Dalhem.

Then their items have been transferred to the Count of Hochstaden, making Dalhem a county. The city of Dalhem grew into the place of business and the middle of the county of Dalhem, subsequent to 's Gravenvoeren in which the felony energy resided. In 1244 it definitively misplaced its independence and has due to the fact that then fallen circuitously below the duchy of Brabant. In 1239, after the duke had defeated the remaining be counted of Dalhem, Dirk van Hochstaden, a treaty become concluded in 1244, wherein Dirk van Hochstaden left Dalhem to Brabant for exact.