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The patronage "Annunciation of Mary" (or in another spelling: Mariä Verkündigung) of this church refers to one of the many memorial or feast days in honor of the Mother of God, Mary. The Feast of the Annunciation to Mary (liturgical designation: Annunciation of the Lord) is celebrated on March 25th, exactly 9 months before Christmas. This is because it refers to the message that the angel of the Lord brought her: that she was to give birth to the Son of God – Jesus Christ. According to the report in the 1st chapter of the Gospel of Luke, this happened in Nazareth (Israel). There, at the site where this – according to a tradition of around two thousand years – is said to have occurred, stands a large church, which can therefore be considered the 'original patronage church' for the title of the local house of worship. The Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth can be found as a komoot highlight at the following link =>> https://www.komoot.com/de-de/highlight/251260

A really nice place to have a drink after your walk (open Wednesday and Sunday)

A peaceful and beautiful spot, indeed, but it is strange how it sits in the shadow of and contrasts with the gigantic buildings of La Carmeuse, the company that operates the nearby quarries.

The fortified tower, situated on the edge of the Fosseroule stream and defending the valley, is considered a peripheral bastion of Moha Castle, located a mile and a half away. Agricultural and residential buildings form an enclosed complex, built between the 17th and 19th centuries. In the eastern corner stands an imposing tower, built of limestone rubble, with a square plan (16th century) on a wider, sloping base. This tower originates from an earlier structure, the cellars of which have also been preserved. The openings were modified, and in the 17th century, the tower was extended on the south side with a bay of limestone rubble and brick, reaching the limits of the original structure. To the west of the tower stands a two-story house, perpendicular to the tower, built of limestone rubble, probably dating from the 17th century. Source: bibliotheca.wanze.be

The war memorial at the church in Oteppe commemorates one military victim and the veterans of the First World War (11 names on the right side). First World War: Delfosse Joseph, Keiem, October 19, 1914. He is also mentioned on the war memorial in Lamontzée. The text on the memorial reads: "To our heroes, death for the fatherland." Two memorial plaques are mounted on the plinth. The first memorial commemorates Plumier Elie, who died as a prisoner of war in Neubrandenburg (Germany) on June 28, 1943. A second memorial plaque commemorates the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps (1945–1995). Source: tracesofwar.nl

The history of the church of Oteppe dates back to the 14th century (perhaps even the 13th). The patronage of the church of Oteppe had been held by Orval Abbey in Villers-devant-Orval since 1304. In 1700, the tower and nave of the church were rebuilt. A new choir was also built in 1774, but it was rebuilt again half a century later, in 1832-1833, along with the entire nave. The tower was rebuilt in 1887, but it turned out that the nave vaults could not support the weight of the new tower. This resulted in a more complex and extensive renovation than initially planned. The church furnishings date from the 18th or 19th century. The 18th-century main altar originally stood in the Saint-Quirinus Priory in Huy. Source: Wikipedia

Since 1965, the Oteppe castle and its surrounding estate (65 ha) have been run as a holiday centre ("L'Hirondelle") with a hotel, campsite, holiday chalets and bungalows, swimming pools, playground and fishing ponds; as a result, the village's population has almost doubled during the summer months.

The Château de Fosseroule is actually the Ferme-château de Fosseroule, a historic farmhouse with castle features, located at the confluence of the Mehaigne and Fosseroule rivers, near the famous medieval Château de Moha. It is a former walled farm and residence built in the 17th-19th centuries with an impressive east tower, a beautiful example of local heritage. The Fosseroule, after which the castle is named, flows into the Mehaigne River here. The castle grounds house a rural gîte "La Vieille Brasserie" (separate building) - see https://visitwallonia.be/fr-be/content/gite-rural-huccorgne-la-vieille-brasserie