Wallonie

la Wallonie (FR N-F) Wallonie, province of present-day Belgium. Inhabited since the earliest times by people attracted to its rich soil, abundant game-filled forests and pure water, the name comes from »Walha,« a term used by Germanic people to denote those who settled on the left bank of the Rhine. The Roman empire found the area a good supply of food for its people, building roads to transport goods; the area was strategically located on both east-west and north-south trading routes through…