Estimated distance & time: 5.5km / 1 hr 50 mins
Lateran Palace, in 1104: "... dimidiam villam Hamerim tam in terra quam in aqua ..."; Here is the first mention of Emmerin in history and it already mentions its mix between land and water.Its lands were until 1752 united with those of Haubourdin, nearby city, but were originally shared between those of Empire and those of the chatellenie of Lille.The marshes and woods along the river Deûle served as hunting grounds for the lords as well as fishing grounds for the peasants.
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