Andenne Attractions
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Andenne, approximately halfway between Namur and Huy, lies on the border of the Condroz.
The little town arose near a monastery which was founded about 700 by St Begga but of this nothing remains. Begga was the daughter of Pippin I, the sister of St Gertrude of Nivelles, and mother of Pippin II and therefore the progenitrix of the Carolingians. Her grandson Carl Martell is believed to have been born in Andenne; the bear fountain commemorates him and illustrates one of his first heroic deeds when, at the age of nine, he slew a wild bear with a hammer.
The little town arose near a monastery which was founded about 700 by St Begga but of this nothing remains. Begga was the daughter of Pippin I, the sister of St Gertrude of Nivelles, and mother of Pippin II and therefore the progenitrix of the Carolingians. Her grandson Carl Martell is believed to have been born in Andenne; the bear fountain commemorates him and illustrates one of his first heroic deeds when, at the age of nine, he slew a wild bear with a hammer.
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