Clinge

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as die clinc, and means hill. Clinge is a linear settlement. The moorland was cultivated in the 13th century and poldered in 1616. In 1830, it was cut off from its Belgian part and became an independent parish in 1875. The Catholic St Henricus Church was built in 1875 and is a three-aisled basilica like church. The tower was restored in 1973.

Most-observed species

• Dogwood

  Cornus sanguinea L. · Magnoliopsida
  20,136
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  19,726
• Yellow-legged hornet

  Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
  15,367
• Ring-necked Pheasant

  Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  14,941
• Egyptian Goose

  Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  13,121
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,781
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  9,299
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  9,153

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2008-12-20
  1 km WSW of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
• M 2.8 — 2008-09-12
  1 km NNW of Court-Saint-Étienne, Belgium
• M 2.7 — 2008-08-09
  1 km SW of Ottignies, Belgium
• M 2.6 — 2008-08-09
  0 km NW of Ottignies, Belgium
• M 2.5 — 2008-08-08
  1 km SSW of Ottignies, Belgium
• M 2.6 — 2008-08-08
  1 km SSE of Boussu, Belgium