Spa, Belgium
Spa is a municipality of Belgium. It is in the Walloon Region and Province of Liège. It is in a valley in the Ardennes mountain chain. Spa is 35 km (22 miles) southeast of Liège, and 45 km (28 miles) southwest of Aachen.
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| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Verviers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sophie Delettre (MR) |
| • Governing party/ies | MR – cdH-OC |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.85 km2 (15.39 sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4900 |
| Website | www.spa-info.be |
History
Spa is famous as a location of healing hot springs. It was a frequent watering-place since the 14th century.
In 1918, the German Army established its main Headquarters in Spa. German delegates went to the French lines to meet Marshal Foch. This led to the Armistice which ended the First World War.
The town is perhaps best known today as home to the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, the host the annual Formula One Belgian Grand Prix. It is also the location of mineral water producer Spa.
Spa hosted the finish of Stage 2 of the 2010 Tour de France on July 5.
Notable residents
- Georges Alexandré Krins violinist on the RMS Titanic
Spa, Belgium Media
View of Spa in 1647, engraving by Matthäus Merian the Elder
8619 P.Z. Spa. Photochrom print by Photoglob Zürich, between 1890 and 1900.*From the Photochrom Prints Collection at the Library of Congress*
Kaiser Wilhelm II and his staff at Villa du Neubois in Spa in 1918
Wapen van Spa
Related pages
References
Other websites
- Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps
- Legend Boucles de Spa Archived 2012-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- REDIRECT Template:Municipalities in Liège