Verviers, the Belgian capital of the wool industry, had dozens of spinning mills, weaving mills, bleaching mills, cloth manufacturers and so-called conditioning buildings, the first stop for the wool delivered to the city.
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The Vesdre River became best known for its heavy flooding in the summer of 2021, but it also brought wealth and industry to Verviers and the surrounding area. Since the Middle Ages, the wool industry flourished in the towns along the Vesder.
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