Editing Waremme (section)

==History==
Several findings were unearthed near Waremme containing remnants of [[Neolithic]] and [[Bronze Age]] settlements.  The main [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] road linking [[Bavai]] to [[Cologne]] passed right through the territory.  [[Tumuli]] and Roman [[villa]]s were found nearby. Romans have also left a [[horse burial]].<ref name="Nicolay2007">{{cite book|last=Nicolay|first=Johan|title=Armed Batavians: Use and Significance of Weaponry and Horse Gear from Non-military Contexts in the Rhine Delta (50 Bc to Ad 450)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ffG5hnLTtGMC&pg=PA233|access-date=25 June 2012|year=2007|publisher=Amsterdam UP|isbn=9789053562536|pages=231, 233}}</ref>

The medieval hamlet of ''Woromia'' was cited for the first time in 965.  On February 5, 1078, ''Woromia'' was ceded to the [[Prince-Bishopric of Liège]], together with its castle, five mills, and six breweries.[[File:Waremme 050910 (6).JPG|thumb|left|Waremme City Hall|150px]]  By 1215, with its 815 inhabitants, it had grown to town size.  Its frontier position near the [[Duchy of Brabant]], however, attracted several raids from the duke, causing it to be burnt to the ground and rebuilt at least a couple of times.  In the 14th century, the town built a market place and a hospital, slowly becoming an important regional center, where coins were issued and important meetings held.

During his [[Liège Wars|conquest of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège]], [[Charles I, Duke of Burgundy|Charles the Bold]] burnt the city once more in 1468.  In the 16th century, the town became one of the 21 ''bonnes villes'' (main cities) of the [[prince-bishopric]].  In 1748, a quarter of the city was again destroyed by fire, this time accidentally.  In 1792, the [[French Revolution]]ary troops entered the city and closed the convents.  Three years later, the Prince-Bishopric of Liège was dissolved and the city became [[France|French]].

The 19th century was prosperous, thanks to the advent of the railways linking [[Mechelen]] to [[Ans, Belgium|Ans]], and the construction of two sugar refineries and several schools. In 1904, Guillaume Moës established his engine and locomotive company [[Ateliers Moës-Freres]] in Waremme; they continued manufacturing in the town until October 2013. [[World War I]] did not bring any destruction to the city, except for that of the old surrounding walls.  [[World War II]], however, was a lot worse as half of the city was destroyed by air raids, only days before [[Liberation Day]].  The city then counted about 5,000 inhabitants.