The spring Marie-Henriette and Wellington

The spring Wellington is one of the two springs of the commercialized “Spa water” that is located within the municipality of Jalhay. The water of the Wellington spring is captured since 1909 in a swamp meadow. In 1818, the spring was gifted by the Duke Wellington to the city of Spa, where the Duke stayed. The Duke of Wellington was the victor of Waterloo, where the Emporer Napoleon was defeated. The Duke’s nickname was “Iron Duke”. The spring was first commercialized by the Royale Belge, which was bought out in 1924 by Spa Monopole. The water was bottled near the spring in a building that was later removed.