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Strud
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<p>Strud is a hamlet of the village of <a href="/facts/Haltinne/nsGpH9U4">Haltinne</a>, <a href="/facts/Wallonia/rXg1nkTV">Wallonia</a>, located in the municipality of <a href="/facts/Gesves/2hcBmVNy">Gesves</a>, <a href="/facts/Namur_Province/Mm5YgCAt">province of Namur</a>, <a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j">Belgium</a>. </p><p>The village church dates from the 11th century, and has a tower from the 9th century (with a 17th-century spire). It was expanded in 1891 and renovated in 1931. About 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) south of the village centre lies a manor (manoir de Labas) known since 1343, subsequently destroyed and rebuilt during the 17th century. </p><p>A Devonian <a href="/facts/Lagerst%C3%A4tte/ByI7PT8h">lagerstätte</a> is known from the area, containing fossils of <a href="/facts/Fairy_shrimp/D3EVkzjR">fairy shrimp</a>, <a href="/facts/Notostracans/oTVF6LHu">notostracans</a> and possible <a href="/facts/Strudiella/MD2Ff249">insects</a>. </p>