Rutten, Belgium

Rutten (French: Russon) is a village in the Tongeren municipality of the Limburg province in the Flemish Community of Belgium.

The village is located in the Haspengouw region, and was a separate municipality until its merger into Tongeren in 1977.

[5] The Hamal Castle is located near Rutten, and was home to the lord of the village.

[7] The Holy Cottage (Dutch: Heilig Huisje) is located on a hill near Rutten with a view on the village and the Basilica of Tongeren.

The festivities remember the murder of the pilgrim Evermarus [nl] in 968 by the knight Hacco in Rutten.

The Holy Cottage