NAMUR, a large, rich, and very strong town of the Netherlands, capital of the county of Namur, with a strong castle, several forts, and a bishop's see. The most considerable forts are, Fort-William, Fort-Maese, Fort Coquebert, and Fort-Espinor. The castle is built in the middle of the town, on a craggy rock. It was besieged by king William in 1695, who took it in the sight of an army of 100,000 French, though there were 60,000 men in garrison. Namur is now a barrier-town, and has a Dutch garrison. It was ceded to the house of Austria in 1713, but taken by the French in 1746; and restored by the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. It is situated between two mountains, at the confluence of the rivers Maese and Sambre, in E. Long. 4. 57. N. Lat. 50. 25.