town of Belgium, on the Vesdre, in the province and 14 miles E.S.E. of Liège. It is divided into an upper and a lower town, and, with the exception of a few good houses, is meanly and irregularly built. The chief public buildings are the town-hall, three churches, college, and theatre. There are also law-courts, several schools, and hospitals. Verviers is chiefly remarkable for its manufactures, especially for that of broad cloth, of which it is one of the principal seats. About 40,000 hands are employed in this branch of industry in the town and surrounding country; and the Belgian army is supplied with clothing chiefly from Verviers. Flannel, serge, merino, &c., are also made here; and the town has dyeworks, soapworks, and breweries. Pop. 20,000.