Weismes’ history
Weismes was mentioned as one of the 43 royal courts by the East Franconian King Arnulf of Kärnten in 888. The town came about by the dominion of the princedom of Malmedy-Stavelot as well as the Germanic kingdom. It was not until 963 that a border correction allocated the complete town to the princedom. In 1354, with the permit of King Wenzel of Bohemia, Duke of Luxembourg and supporter or the Abbey Malmedy, Reynuwars de Wayemps constructed the castle Reinhardstein.For centuries, Weismes was part of the princedom of Malmedy Stavelot and was never subject to the ever-changing lords of the southern Netherlands, to the Grand Duchy Luxembourg or the German Reich.
In 1795, Weismes was annexed by the French, integrated into the newly founded canton of Malmedy and therefore became part of the Departement de l'Ourthe. In 1815, together with the other East Belgian towns, it was allocated to Prussia through the Vienna Congress of 1815 and then allocated to Belgium through the Contract of Versailles in 1919. Except for 1940 to 1945, when it was annexed by Germany, Weismes has remained part of the Belgian kingdom.
