Tongres, a very ancient episcopal city of Belgium, in the province of Limburg, 12 miles NW. of Liège. The church of Notre Dame was built in 1240, but its cloister dates from the 10th century. There is a mineral spring in the vicinity, mentioned by Pliny. Pop. 8763.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 10: Swastika to Zyrianovsk and Index, p. 241
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