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Europe is one of the five inhabited traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. On the east, Europe is divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains and by the Caspian Sea. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area and third-largest continent after Asia and Africa in population.
 
Marche-en-Famenne is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. It is the capital of the Famenne region, sandwiched between the Condroz, former land of the Condrusi, to the north and the Ardennes to the south. The Marche-en-Famenne municipality includes the old communes of Aye, Grimbiemont, Hargimont, Hollogne, Humain, Lignieres, Marloie, On, Roy, Verdenne and Waha. The total area is of 121.40 square kilometers, population is of 16,994 and population density is of 140 square kilometers.
 
In the early middle ages, Marche was just a little hamlet on the Marchette brook, one of the dependencies of the nearby Abbey of Stavelot. In the 12th century, this territory was made part of the County of La Roche. It was ideally located, on the main road between Namur and Luxembourg, and quickly evolved into a town, which obtained its charter in the 13th century. At the end of the century, in true medieval fashion, it acquired a complete system of defensive walls, with two gates, a series of watchtowers and a keep. The market place and religious organizations, such as the Carmes convent founded in 1473, could thrive inside the closed city. Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and pursue enthusiasm in its natural beauty and populace.

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