AtlasBelgiumLiègeOne word pinned hereLiège50.6397°N 5.5706°E · Q3992One English word in this atlas traces back to Liège. It sits in Belgium.ShareAll of Belgium Pinned herecafé liégeoisnoun · early 20th centuryProbableA Viennese dessert renamed for the Belgian city that slowed the German advance.French cafés are said to have dropped the older name café viennois in 1914, when Vienna was an enemy capital and the forts of Liège had just held out longer than anyone expected. The patriotic rename is repeated everywhere but poorly documented, so treat it as likely rather than proven.Named from the placeRead →Nearest pinsrichelliteRichelle, Belgium12 kmspaSpa, Belgium26 kmLimburger cheeseLimburg, Belgium40 kmottreliteOttré, Belgium47 km