Dinant on the River Meuse : Thanks Viking Raiders

Dinant is a town that lies on the River Meuse towards the south of Belgium.  Its position on the Meuse was strategically important which resulted in the town being pillaged by many invaders.  The World War 1 Battle of Dinant saw Lieutenant Charles de Gaulle (the Paris international airport is named after him and he became president after the war) injured in his first battle.  The Church of Notre Dam de Dinant was built in 1227.  Falling rocks from the cliffs behind it destroyed the church and it was rebuild in its current Gothic style.

Dinant sits strategically on the Meuse River in Belgium.

The Citadel de Dinant is a fortress built high on the cliffs behind the town.  It was built in 1815 on the site of a fort built in 1051.  The original fort was built as a result of raiding Danish Vikings.