It is a former municipality which has been part of the municipality of Liège since 1977.
Formerly known as Rocoux or Roucoux, it was the site of the battle of Rocoux in 1746, during the War of the Austrian Succession. It is now known for its maternity hospital, one of the biggest in Belgium, where a few famous people were born, such as Justine Henin, Marie Gillain and David Goffin. Rocourt also hosted the stadium of RFC Liège from 1921 until 1995. The football club has played in new stadium in Rocourt since 2015.
rocourt, liège, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rocourt Liege news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rocourt French pronunciation ʁɔkuʁ listen Walloon Rocou 1 is a district of the city of Liege Wallonia located in the province of Liege Belgium Battle of Rocoux in 1746 It is a former municipality which has been part of the municipality of Liege since 1977 Formerly known as Rocoux or Roucoux it was the site of the battle of Rocoux in 1746 during the War of the Austrian Succession It is now known for its maternity hospital one of the biggest in Belgium where a few famous people were born such as Justine Henin Marie Gillain and David Goffin Rocourt also hosted the stadium of RFC Liege from 1921 until 1995 The football club has played in new stadium in Rocourt since 2015 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rocourt References Edit Jean Haust Rocou Dictionnaire liegeois Liege Editorial H Vaillant Carmanne 1933 pagina 563 Coordinates 50 40 34 N 5 32 47 E 50 67611 N 5 54639 E 50 67611 5 54639 This Liege Province location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rocourt Liege amp oldid 1097311118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
