Dinant

Dinant, a town of Belgium, occupying a narrow site between the Meuse and a limestone hill, 17 miles S. of Namur by rail, and consisting mainly of one narrow street. On the cliff above stands the citadel (1530), and the Gothic church dates from the 13th century. There are manufactures of cotton, paper, leather, iron, &c., with black marble quarries; and the gingerbread of Dinant, com- posed of rye-flour and honey, has an extensive sale. The place was formerly noted for its copper wares, familiarly known as Dinanderie. Pop. 6773. Dinant, which dates from the 6th century, has suffered greatly from frequent sieges. The present fortifications date from 1815.