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Xhoffraix

Village in Malmedy, Belgium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Xhoffraix ([French pronunciation: [(h)ɔfʀɛ][n 1]]; Walloon: Xhofrai [Hofrê or Hyofrê[n 2] pronounced [hɔ.'fʀɛː] ⓘ]) is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Malmedy, district of Bévercé, located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

Winter in the High Fens.
The Chapel Fischbach in Xhoffraix

Xhoffraix is located in the foothills of the High Fens region, along a national road connecting Malmedy to Signal de Botrange, the highest point in Belgium.

Notes

  1. Jean-Marie Pierret, Phonétique historique du français et notions de phonétique générale, Louvahin-la-Neuve, Peeters, 1994, p. 106. (French language pronunciation)
  2. Jean Haust, Enquête dialectale sur la toponymie wallonne, Vaillant-Carmanne, Liège, 1940-1941, p. 1.

50°28′N 6°04′E


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