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Houffalize
Houffalize (; ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.Sven Vrielinck: De territoriale indeling van België 1795-1963 Volume 1. Universitaire Pers Leuven 2000. page 48. On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers , had 4,802 inhabitants, giving a population density of 28.8 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following districts: Houffalize, Mabompré, Mont, Nadrin, Tailles, Tavigny, and Wibrin. Other population centers include Achouffe, Alboumont, Bœur, Bonnerue, Buret, Cetturu, Chabrehez, Cowan, Dinez, Engreux, Filly, Fontenaille, Mormont, Ollomont, Pisserotte, Sommerain, Taverneux, Vellereux, Vissoûle, Wandebourcy, and Wilogne. History Houffalize was a strategic location during the Battle of the Bulge of World War II. Specifically, Generals Montgomery and Patton met up here, Montgomery coming from the north and Patton from the south, in their counter-attack against the German forces remaining ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive or Unternehmen Die Wacht am Rhein, Wacht am Rhein, was the last major German Offensive (military), offensive Military campaign, campaign on the Western Front (World War II), Western Front during the World War II, Second World War, taking place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945. It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region between Belgium and Luxembourg. The offensive was intended to stop Allied use of the Belgian port of Antwerp and to split the Allied lines, allowing the Germans to Encirclement, encircle and destroy each of the four Allied armies and force the western Allies to negotiate a peace treaty in the Axis powers' favor. The Germans achieved a total surprise attack on the morning of 16 December 1944, due to a combination of Allied overconfidence based on the favorable defensive terrain and faulty intelligence about Wehrmacht intentions, poor aerial reconnaissance due to bad weather, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabompré
Mabompré (; ) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Houffalize, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It was a municipality until 1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no .... History Under the French regime, Mabompré fused with Randoux. In 1823, it fused with the municipality of Vellereux, which at the same time under the French regime fused with Bonnerue, Engreux, Rafsaday, Rensiwez and Spitanche. People * Albin-Georges Terrien set the plots of his novels in the villages of Bonnerue and Engreux. Former municipalities of Luxembourg (Belgium) Houffalize {{Belgium-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavigny
Tavigny () is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Houffalize, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. Remains of a Roman temple from the second century AD have been discovered in Tavigny, as well as remains of Roman villas. The Château de Tavigny dates from the Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ..., and by 1360 was owned by the locally powerful d'Ouren family. References External links * {{LuxembourgBE-geo-stub Former municipalities of Luxembourg (Belgium) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadrin
Nadrin (; ) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Houffalize, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. The village is situated in the valley of the river Ourthe. It contains several archaeological sites; both the site of a Celtic fortress and the remains of Roman villa A Roman villa was typically a farmhouse or country house in the territory of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, sometimes reaching extravagant proportions. Nevertheless, the term "Roman villa" generally covers buildings with the common ...s. References External links * {{LuxembourgBE-geo-stub Former municipalities of Luxembourg (Belgium) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achouffe
Achouffe (）) is a small village of Wallonia in the municipality of Houffalize, district of Wibrin, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. Location It is located in the forested Ardennes The Ardennes ( ; ; ; ; ), also known as the Ardennes Forest or Forest of Ardennes, is a region of extensive forests, rough terrain, rolling hills and ridges primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, extending into Germany and France. Geological ... region. Situated within the Bastogne district of Luxembourg province, it lies between the towns of Wibrin, and Mont on the Rue de la Grève (also known as the Rue d'Achouffe). Food and Drink Products Outside of the region, Achouffe is primarily known as the home of the Brasserie d'Achouffe, producers of La Chouffe craft beer as well as a liqueur distilled from their beer. A soft-ripened cheese called Patachouffe, that has been matured in their beer is also available from a local producer. References External links * Popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douzelage
Douzelage is a town twinning association with one town from each of the member states of the European Union and the United Kingdom. Name The name is a portmanteau of the French words "douze" for twelve and "jumelage" for twinning and stands for the twelve founder members, one for each European Union member state in 1991, when the Douzelage Charter was signed in Granville, Manche, Granville, France. Although the membership of the EU, and of the association, has grown, the name Douzelage has been kept unchanged. Aims and organisation The aims of the Douzelage are to promote and foster the spirit of Europe and to establish among others educational, economic, tourist, sporting and cultural links between the towns for the mutual benefit of the inhabitants thereof. Douzelage is chaired by a president and two vice-presidents, all elected for a period of three years. The official language used is English, partially also French. The Douzelage movement received European recognition in 1993 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Bastogne
The Arrondissement of Bastogne (; ; ) is one of the five administrative Arrondissements of Belgium, arrondissements in the Wallonia, Walloon Provinces of Belgium, province of Luxembourg (Belgium), Luxembourg, Belgium. It is not a Arrondissements of Belgium#Judicial, judicial arrondissement. Three of its municipalities, Gouvy, Houffalize and Vielsalm, are part of the Judicial Arrondissement of Marche-en-Famenne, while the rest of its municipalities are part of the Judicial Arrondissement of Neufchâteau (Belgium), Arrondissement of Neufchâteau. Municipalities The Administrative Arrondissement of Bastogne consists of the following Municipalities of Belgium, municipalities: * Bastogne * Fauvillers * Gouvy * Houffalize * Sainte-Ode * Vaux-sur-Sûre * Vielsalm References Arrondissements of Luxembourg (Belgium), Bastogne {{LuxembourgBE-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Kötzting
Bad Kötzting (; before 2005: Kötzting; Northern Bavarian: ''Bad Ketzing'') is a town in the district of Cham, in Bavaria, Germany, near the Czech border. It is situated in the Bavarian Forest, southeast of Cham. Overview Bad Kötzting has the charming character of a small town and offers quite a variety of attractions for tourists. The locals pride themselves with having one of the largest mounted religious processions in the world, the "Kötztinger Pfingstritt". Legend has it that in the year 1412, a man who got injured during forestry was asking for the last rites before dying in a village approximately away from Kötzting. The local priest was unable to comply with the wishes of the man because he needed protection from bears, wolves, and other dangers luring along the way. After asking the young men of the village to protect him, they accompanied the priest to the dying man. After a safe journey, the participants vowed to repeat the ride every year. That is how it remained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In Wallonia ...
This is a list of cities in Wallonia, the southern part of Belgium. The status of "city" is historical and does not necessarily mean it has a high number of inhabitants: see city status in Belgium for more information. Of the 262 Wallon communes, only 70 have the title city. They are as follows: See also {{Portal, Belgium * City status in Belgium * List of cities in Belgium * List of cities in Flanders External links Union of Cities and Municipalities in Wallonia * Populated places in Wallonia Wallonia Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altea
Altea (, ) is a city and municipality located in the Valencian Community, Spain, on the section of Mediterranean coast called the Costa Blanca. At present, the economy of Altea is based on tourism, which started to grow in the 1950s because of its good weather, beaches and the labyrinthine streets with whitewashed house-fronts that characterize the town. Altea is protected on the north by the bluffs of the Serra de Bèrnia, creating an especially mild microclimate. Its seafront esplanade is planted with palms. The city is notable for being residence of a number of affluent Russian migrants. History The Iberian coastal settlements at the mouth of the Algar river in the wide Bay of Altea were later joined by a Greek marketplace, named ''Althaia''.'' Althaia'', with an implication of curative power, was the name of several nymphs in Greek mythology, and of the mother of Meleager. During the Moorish domination the land around Altea belonged to the Taifa of Dénia until it was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg (Belgium)
Luxembourg (; ; ; ; ; ), also called Belgian Luxembourg or West Luxembourg, is the southernmost Provinces of regions in Belgium, province of Wallonia within Belgium. It borders the country of Luxembourg to the east, the France, French departments of Ardennes (department), Ardennes, Meuse (department), Meuse and Meurthe-et-Moselle to the south and southwest, and the Wallonia, Walloon provinces of Namur (province), Namur and Liège (province), Liège to the north. Its capital and largest city is Arlon, in the south-east of the province, near the border of the Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It has an area of , making it the largest Belgian province. With around 295,000 residents as of January 2024, Luxembourg is also the least populated province, with a density of , making it a relatively sparsely settled part of a very densely populated region, as well as the lowest density in Belgium. It is significantly larger (71%) than, but has less than half the population of, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tryavna
Tryavna ( ) is a town in central Bulgaria, situated in the northern slopes of the Balkan range, on the Tryavna river valley, near Gabrovo. It is famous for its textile industry and typical National Revival architecture, featuring 140 cultural monuments, must, and expositions. Tryavna is the birthplace of Bulgarian writer Pencho Slaveykov and revolutionary Angel Kanchev. The town is the administrative centre of the eponymous Tryavna Municipality. As of December 2009, it had a population of 9,831. History The village was founded as early as the Thracian Era. However, the first documents of its existence date back to the 12th century. In 1190 it was the site of the Battle of Tryavna, which proved crucial in reestablishing Bulgarian independence from the Byzantines. During Ottoman Bulgaria period locals defended the pass and enjoyed privileges for this reason. Only Bulgarians lived in the town. During the period of Bulgarian National Revival, the town was heavily involved i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
