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Burg-Reuland
Burg-Reuland () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Liège (province), Liège. The name of the municipality refers to the Reuland Castle, castle "Burg-Reuland", which is located in the center of the community. On January 1, 2006, Burg-Reuland had a total population of 3,903. The total area is 108.96 km2 which gives a population density of 36 inhabitants per km2. Burg-Reuland is one of the municipalities of the German-speaking Community of Belgium. The municipality consists of the following deelgemeente, sub-municipalities: Reuland and Thommen, Belgium, Thommen. The point where Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg meet is located on the river Our River, Our, near the village of Ouren in this municipality. Sports Burg-Reuland has two main football clubs: SG Rapid Oudler of Oudler village (matricule number 7432), who play in the Belgian Provincial Leagues, Liège Provincial Leagues, and Racing Club Burg-Reuland, who play in loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Protected Heritage Sites In Burg-Reuland
This table shows an overview of the beschermd erfgoed, protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Burg-Reuland. This list is part of Belgium's National Heritage Site (Belgium), national heritage. See also * Lists of protected heritage sites in the German-speaking Community of Belgium * List of protected heritage sites in Liège (province) * Burg-Reuland {{Commons category, Cultural heritage monuments in Burg-Reuland References * Belgian heritage register: Direction générale opérationnelle - Aménagement du territoire, Logement, Patrimoine et Energie (DGwww.dglive.beGeschützte Objekte in Burg-Reuland Lists of protected heritage sites in Liège Province, Burg-Reuland Burg-Reuland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our River
The Our (; , ) is a river in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. It is a left-hand tributary of the river Sauer, Sauer/Sûre. Its total length is . The source of the Our is in the High Fens in southeastern Belgium, near Büllingen, Manderfeld. It flows southwards, more or less along the German-Belgian border, and after Ouren, along the German-Luxembourg border. The historic town of Vianden lies on the Our. The Our empties into the Sauer (river), Sauer in Wallendorf (Eifel), Wallendorf. Course The river rises in the eastern Ardennes and western Eifel on Belgium, Belgian soil. Its source near the village of Losheimergraben lies northeast of the ''Eichelsberg'' mountain (653 m) at 643 m near the Bundesstraße 265, B 265. Just a few hundred metres away is the source of the River Kyll. The Our initially follows the B 265, which is also the Belgian-German state border. The river continues alternating between Belgium and Germany. From the tripoint by the Europa Monument betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuland Castle
Reuland Castle is a castle in southeast Belgium, Burg-Reuland, near the border of Germany, probably built after 1148 by the von Reuland nobles. The castle was sold in 1322 to Count John the Blind and the King of Bohemia. On 24 May 1384 King Wenzel of Luxembourg designated Edmund von Engelsdorf the Secretary of the Treasury of Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ..., and donated the Castle and the Reuland Domain (comprising the villages Oberbesslang and Niederbesslang) to him. See also * List of castles in Belgium External links Burgruine in Burg Reuland (de) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thommen, Belgium
Thommen () is a district of the municipality of Burg-Reuland, located in the province of Liège in Wallonia, Belgium. Thommen derives its name from the Latin ''ad tumbas'', "by the tombs", and remains of Celtic tumuli have been identified close to the village. It is mentioned in written sources for the first time in 814, but the settlement is older and originated as a Roman villa located on the Roman road connecting Reims with Cologne. The district contains the main village of Thommen and several hamlets. The village church originated as a chapel during Frankish times, and may have been built at the site of an earlier Roman temple. The current, largely Gothic building dates mainly from the 15th century. It was enlarged in a Neo-Gothic Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half of the 19th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ouren
Ouren is a village in Belgium with a population of 129 inhabitants. Ouren is a part of the municipality of Burg-Reuland and thus belongs to the German-speaking Community of Belgium. Geography Ouren is located at the Tripoint, border triangle of Belgium-Germany-Luxembourg. All of the borders are tangent in the middle of the river Our River, Our. History Ouren Castle was founded approximately during the 11th or 12th century. For the first time it was mentioned in 1095 in connection with one of the lords of Ouren, Rycardis de Hunrin. It is assumed that at this point, Ouren Castle has already existed. In 1365 the Castle was merged into the ownership of the family of Malberg by marriage of William von Malberg with Elizabeth von Ouren. Shortly after, Castle Ouren was pledged to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trier, archbishop of Treves. During the events of a feud between the archbishop Werner von Falkenstein and Eberhard II von der Mark, Eberhard von der Marck-Arenberg the fortification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Verviers
The Arrondissement of Verviers (; ; ) is one of the four administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Liège, Belgium. It includes all the 9 municipalities of the German-speaking Community (about 1/4 of population), while the remaining 20 municipalities in the Arrondissement of Verviers are part of the French-speaking Community. The Administrative Arrondissement of Verviers consists of the following municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...: * Amel * Aubel * Baelen * Büllingen * Burg-Reuland * Bütgenbach * Dison * Eupen * Herve * Jalhay * Kelmis * Lierneux * Limbourg * Lontzen * Malmedy * Olne * Pepinster * Plombières * Raeren * Sankt Vith * Spa * Stavelot * Stoumont * Theux * Thimister-Clermont * Trois-Ponts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troisvierges
Troisvierges (; ; ) is a commune with town status in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. Troisvierges is both the northernmost and highest commune of Luxembourg, as the two highest hills in the country, the Kneiff (560 m) and Buurgplaatz (559 m), are located in the commune. , the town of Troisvierges, which lies in the south of the commune, has a population of 1,941. Other towns within the commune include Basbellain, Drinklange, Hautbellain, Huldange, and Wilwerdange. Until 28 December 1908, the commune was known as "Basbellain", after its former administrative centre. On that date, the administrative centre was moved from Basbellain to Troisvierges. The coat of arms granted to Troisvierges in 1982 shows three virgins, representing Faith, Hope and Charity; a mountain, for the Oesling region; a stylised papal cross from the oldest known document naming the place; and a railway and wheel, for the importance of the railway in the town's development. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clervaux
Clervaux (; or locally ; ) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, situated in the canton of the same name. The town's arms, granted in 1896, show three blackbirds on a gold ground in the chief of a red shield, as a variation of the arms of the former Lords of Clervaux. , the town of Clervaux, which lies in the southwest of the commune, has a population of 1,572. History The city was the site of heavy fighting during World War II, in the December 1944 Battle of Clervaux, part of the "Battle of the Bulge". Population Sights The Family of Man, a famous exhibit of photos collected by Edward Steichen, is on permanent display in Clervaux Castle. The castle also includes the Battle of the Bulge Museum, with an extensive collection of American, German, and Luxembourgish artifacts from World War II, and an exhibition of models of the castles and palaces of Luxembourg. A U.S. Sherman tank that participated in the battle for Clervaux and a German 88 anti-aircraft/anti- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weiswampach
Weiswampach ( or locally ) is a commune and small town in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. , the town of Weiswampach, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 1,582. Other towns within the commune include Beiler, Binsfeld Binsfeld near Wittlich in the Eifel is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Nearby is the American ..., Breidfeld, Holler, and Leithum. Geography The commune of Weiswampach is situated in the Ardennes of north Luxembourg. The land is characterized by fields, orchards, and woods. Although it lies partly on a rocky plateau, there is also fertile arable land and pasture. History Although many Celtic and Roman remains have been found in the vicinity, it is generally accepted that Weiswampach was formed in the 8th century, because the name, probably derived from the name of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haus Von Orley
Haus von Orley in Burg-Reuland, Burg Reuland is a Baroque architecture, baroque mansion built for the Von Orley family from Luxembourg in 1747, as is evidenced by the Von Orley coat of arms and the date of above the entrance door. The house has a broad, symmetrical rendered facade of natural stone. All window and door surrounds are in Petit Granit, blue stone. The baroque door frame with the skylight is highly decorated. The vaulted cellars of the building, the inglenook in the kitchen, the fireplace mantles and the panelling possibly originate from a prior dwelling on the same site. The Von Orley family was a noble family from Luxembourg which is listed in the 1882 Annuaire de la Noblesse de Belgique. According to that record, Jean-Jacques Orley de Linster, seigneur de Falkenstein, born in 1672 passed away at his residence in Reuland in 1747, the year that Haus Von Orley was completed. His wife Marie-Anne von Stein has predeceased him in 1743. They were succeeded by their fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ouren Castle
Ouren Castle is a Ruins, castle ruin in Ouren in the Eupen-Malmedy, East Cantons of Belgium. It was the ancestral seat of the lineage of the Edelfrei, free nobles of Ouren. Dating back to the 11th century, the site was originally a segmented, fortified castle fortress with a palas, a bergfried and a chapel in the higher-located northern part of the castle hill. The outer bailey with the service buildings were situated in the southern area. During the Late Middle Ages the castle gradually lost its fortified character in favour of the living comfort of its noble inhabitants. Between 1535 and 1615, periods of modification mark the changes to the residence of the nobility. A re-drawing in the lost watercolour by Joseph-Ernest Buschmann (1814-1853) from the mid-19th century shows the site as a – probably romanticized – Baroque castle. After its demolishment by French Revolutionary troops in 1794 the castle became uninhabitable and was nearly fully demolished after 1845. Locatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gouvy
Gouvy (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 165.11 km2, had 4,780 inhabitants, giving a population density of 29 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following districts: Beho, Bovigny, Cherain, Limerlé, and Montleban. Villages in the municipality include Baclain, Bistain, Brisy, Cherapont, Cierreux, Courtil, Deiffelt, Halconreux, Halonru, Honvelez, Langlire, Lomré, Ourthe, Rettigny, Rogery, Steinbach, Sterpigny, Vaux and Wathermal. The administrative headquarters are situated in Bovigny. The Ourthe Orientale river originates in the municipality of Gouvy, near the hamlet of Ourthe. Transportation Gouvy railway station is served by intercity trains between Liège and Luxembourg. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
