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Differdange
Differdange (; or locally ; ) is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune with List of towns in Luxembourg, town status in south-western Luxembourg, west from the Luxembourg City, country's capital. It lies near the borders with Belgium and France and it is located in the Esch-sur-Alzette (canton), canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. With a population of over 30,000, Differdange is the country's third largest city. It is also the main town of the commune, and other towns within the commune include Lasauvage, Niederkorn, Fousbann, and Oberkorn. Differdange is an industrial town that was home to much of Steel industry in Luxembourg, Luxembourg's steel production, much of its development occurred during its heyday. Today, Differdange still remains an important industrial center, with ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel producer, retaining the ARBED steel plant in the town. Notable landmarks in Differdange include the Maison de Soins de Differdange, an ancient Cistercian architecture, Cis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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FC Differdange 03
Foussballclub Differdange 03 is a professional association football, football club based in Differdange, Luxembourg. The club currently competes in Luxembourg National Division, the highest division in Luxembourg. Founded in 2003, FDC03 played its home games in Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange, along with Stade du Thillenberg. History It was founded in 2003, by a merge of 2 clubs from the List of cities in Luxembourg, city of Differdange: FA Red Boys Differdange and AS Differdange. When the clubs merged, in time for the 2003–04 season, Red Boys was languishing in the bottom half of the Luxembourg Division of Honour, Division of Honour, while AS was in mid-table position in the third tier of Luxembourgish football. The new club took Red Boys league position, and was promoted back into the Luxembourg National Division, National Division in the 2005–06 season, when the top division was expanded from twelve clubs to fourteen. Red Boys Differdange had previously been on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Differdange Castle
Differdange Castle (Luxembourgish: ''Schlass Déifferdeng''; ; German language, German: ''Schloss Differdingen''), located on a hill in the centre of Differdange in southern Luxembourg, was built in 1577 although an earlier fortified castle of Differdange dates from around 1310. Today's residential château is used by Miami University. History The first lord of Differdange Castle was Wilhelm, brother of the Lord of Soleuvre, who is mentioned in documents from 1310 when he owned a fortified castle. However, the lords of Differdange lasted only until the death of Wilhelm's grandson around the year 1400. When Soleuvre Castle burnt down May 28, 1552, the owner Anna von Insenburg decided not to repair it but to build a Renaissance architecture, Renaissance-style residential castle in Differdange serving both Soleuvre and Differdange. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Oberkorn
Oberkorn (, de: Oberkorn ) is a town in the commune of Differdange in south-western Luxembourg. , the town had a population of 4,737. Etymology Both the towns of Oberkorn and Niederkorn get their names from the river D'Kuer (also called as Kar, Kor or Korn) in Luxembourgish or the Chiers in English and French or Korn in German. The river Chiers is a right tributary of the Meuse. The source of the Chiers is neaOberkorn The Chiers flows roughly in western direction, and crosses the border with Belgium and flows through Athus ( province of Luxembourg). Administration The administration of this town falls under the commune of Differdange together with other towns Niederkorn, Lasauvage, Differdange-Fousbann. Education Oberkorn has couple of primary schools Ecole Prince Henri and Um bok. Lunex University, located in Oberkorn, offers graduate and specialist programs in physiotherapy, sport and exercise science, and sport management. Sports FC Differdange 03'hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Miami University Dolibois European Center
The Miami University John E. Dolibois European Center (MUDEC) is an overseas campus of Miami University based in Differdange, Luxembourg. Established in 1968, the program is based in Differdange Castle in southwestern Luxembourg and enrolls around 125 students each semester from Miami and other American universities. The center is named after John E. Dolibois, a native Luxembourger who was a Miami University graduate and administrator as well as the United States Ambassador to Luxembourg from 1981 to 1985. History Charles Ray Wilson, university provost, conceived the project of an international campus in the 1960s. Sites for the campus were initially considered in Austria, France, Japan, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. An exploratory group appointed by university president Phillip Shriver visited potential sites in Europe along the line of French and German cultural and linguistic transition, which included university faculty and administrators. John E. Dolibois, at the tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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, Luxembourg City, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union and hosts several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority in the EU. As part of the Low Countries, Luxembourg has close historic, political, and cultural ties to Belgium and the Netherlands. Luxembourg's culture, people, and languages are greatly influenced by France and Germany: Luxembourgish, a Germanic language, is the only recognized national language of the Luxembourgish people and of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; French is the sole language for legislation; and both languages along with German are used for administrative matters. With an area of , Luxembourg is Europe's seventh-smallest count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Esch-sur-Alzette (canton)
Esch-sur-Alzette () is a canton in southwestern Luxembourg. It is both the second most populous and second most densely populated canton after the canton of Luxembourg. It borders Belgium & France. History Like the other cantons of Luxembourg, the canton of Esch dates back to 31 August 1795. However, it was created under the name of the canton of Soleuvre. This term was of short duration since, already on 22 October 1796, a new decree renamed it the canton of Bascharage. Bascharage canton was less spread-out than the current canton of Esch since Leudelange, Pontpierre, Bettembourg and Dudelange belonged to the canton of Hesperange, created to the south of the capital. Bascharage canton, on the other hand, included Marner, which is now in Capellen canton. Subsequently, there was a new disruption of the cantonal borders, which were at the same time administrative and judicial divisions, after a consular decree of 6 March 1802. The number of cantons in the Forêts department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Miami University
Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public university, public research university in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the second-oldest List of colleges and universities in Ohio, university in Ohio and the tenth-oldest public university in the United States. The university enrolls 18,600 students in Oxford and maintains Satellite campus, regional campuses in nearby Miami University Hamilton, Hamilton, Miami University Middletown, Middletown, and Miami University Voice of America Learning Center, West Chester. Miami also operates the international Miami University Dolibois European Center, Dolibois European Center in Differdange, Luxembourg. Miami University provides a liberal arts education; it offers more than 120 undergraduate degree programs and over 70 graduate degree programs within its seven schools and colleges in architecture, business, engineering, humanities and the sciences. It is a member of the University System of Ohi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Lasauvage
Lasauvage () (German: — notionally only — Rohrbach) is a small town in the commune of Differdange, in south-western Luxembourg. Lasauvage was known as one of the few French-speaking towns in an otherwise Luxembourgish-speaking country. Unlike many German alternatives to place names in Luxembourg, Lasauvage's German equivalent, Rohrbach, has been little-used because of its perceived Nazi associations. Shortly before the Second World War, there were plans drawn up by the Luxembourg government for Grand Duchess Charlotte to reside in Lasauvage, given its proximity to France, which would enable her to escape over the border easily, but they did not come to fruition. Population As of December 31, 2023, the town has a population of 461. Name The place name goes back to a legend of a wild woman, who is supposed to have only eaten raw meat and who lived under a rocky promontory, where she was buried by a landslide. It is assumed that the valley was not inhabited before the 17th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Niederkorn
Niederkorn () is a town in the Communes of Luxembourg, commune of Differdange, in south-western Luxembourg, on the Chiers river (), from which it takes its name. As of 2024, the town has a population of 7,663. Niederkorn is home to FC Progrès Niederkorn, a football (soccer), football team in Luxembourg's Luxembourg National Division, National Division. A hospital, the "Hôpital Princesse Marie-Astrid", completed in June 2007, is located in Niederkorn . The #1 TICE bus connects Niederkorn with Differdange, Belvaux and Esch-sur-Alzette. Niederkorn railway station is connected to Luxembourg railway station, Luxembourg City via CFL Line 60, a train line that stops in Berchem railway station, Berchem, Bettembourg railway station, Bettembourg, Noertzange, Schifflange, Esch-sur-Alzette, Belval-Université railway station, Belval Université, Belval-Rédange railway station, Belval-Rédange, Belvaux-Soleuvre railway station, Belvaux Soleuvre, Oberkorn railway station, Oberkorn, and Dif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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List Of Towns In Luxembourg
There are twelve towns in Luxembourg, as defined by statute. Despite the status as towns, they are not all contiguous urban area, urbanised areas. They are similar to Communes of Luxembourg, communes, but have been given a separate legal status. There is a technical difference between the status of commune and towns, but this is limited in practicality. One difference is that ''Échevin (Luxembourg), échevins'' in towns are formally appointed by the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Grand Duke, whereas ''échevins'' for other communes are appointed by the Minister for the Interior of Luxembourg, Minister for the Interior. Terminology The officially used terms for a town in the sense of this article are ''Stad'' (plural ''Stied'') in Luxembourgish language, Luxembourgish, ''Stadt'' (plural ''Städte'') in German language, German, and ''ville'' (plural ''villes'') in French language, French. All of these terms may be translated as either "town" or "city". However, apart from the capi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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FC Progrès Niederkorn
Football Club Progrès Niederkorn is a professional football club based in Niederkorn, Luxembourg. History During the German occupation of Luxembourg, the club played in the Gauliga Moselland under the name of FK Niederkorn, where it finished runners-up in 1942–43, behind champions TuS Neuendorf. Three times domestic league winners, the club's most successful years were at the end of the 1970s and beginning of the 1980s. They haven't won a major trophy since the 1981 league title. In the 2005–06 season, Niederkorn finished second in Luxembourg's second division, the Division of Honour. As the top league, the National Division, expanded from twelve teams to fourteen, Niederkorn were promoted along with Differdange 03. In the 2016–17 Luxembourg National Division, Progrès Niederkorn drew the league's highest attendance that year: 1,820. Their average home attendance was 710. On 4 July 2017, Progrès beat Scottish side Rangers in the 1st qualifying round of the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Steel Industry In Luxembourg
In the industrial sector, the Luxembourg steel industry continues to occupy the first place in the country, even after the industrial reforms which have taken place since the 1960s. History Early development Iron was already worked and processed by the Celtic Luxembourg, Celts in the region of modern-day Luxembourg. Archeological remains of this have been found on the ''Gläicht'' between Esch-Alzette and Rumelange. In 2003–2005, the remains of a smelting plant from the 13th or 14th century were found and excavated in the ''Genoeserbusch'' near Peppange. In the pre-industrial period (17th-18th centuries), there were a number of furnaces throughout the country, located near rivers (for water power) or forests (where charcoal was produced). "Bohnerz" ("bean ore") was used. The furnaces only employed a small number of permanent, specialised workers, estimated at 700 in the late 18th century. This early industry involved another 8,000-10,000 workers on a seasonal basis: road workers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |