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Hachiville
Hachiville ( lb, Helzen, de , Helzingen) is a village in the commune of Wincrange, in northern Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 181. Hachiville was a commune in the canton of Clervaux Clervaux (; lb, Clierf or (locally) ; german: Clerf) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, administrative capital of the canton of Clervaux. The town's arms, granted in 1896, show three blackbirds on a gold ground in the chief of a red ... until 1 January 1978, when it was merged with the communes of Asselborn, Boevange, and Oberwampach to form the new commune of Wincrange. The law creating Wincrange was passed on 31 October 1977. The name Hachiville appears for the first time in a charter in the year 1130. It is believed, however, that the site has been inhabited since Celtic times and that it was occupied by the Romans. The village's greatest fame lies in its celebrated hermitage, which is probably located on an ancient Celtic place of worship. Former commune T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wincrange
Wincrange ( lb, Wëntger, german: Wintger) is a commune and village in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. The commune is the largest in Luxembourg by geographic area. Wincrange was formed on 1 January 1978 from the former communes of Asselborn, Boevange, Hachiville, and Oberwampach, all in Clervaux canton. The law creating Wincrange was passed on 31 October 1977. , the village of Wincrange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 232. Populated places The commune consists of the following villages: * Asselborn Section: ** Asselborn ** Boxhorn ** Maulusmühle ** Rumlange ** Sassel ** Stockem ** Uschler ** Lentzweilera ** Asselborn-Moulin (lieu-dit) ** Emeschbach-Asselborn (lieu-dit) ** Emeschbach-Stockem (lieu-dit) ** Bockmühle (lieu-dit) ** Cinqfontaines (lieu-dit) ** Asselborn-Route (lieu-dit) ** Stockem-Route (lieu-dit) * Boevange Section: ** Boevange ** Deiffelt ** Doennange ** Hamiville ** Crendal ** Lullange ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of Luxembourg
Luxembourg's 102 communes ( lb, Gemengen ; French: ''communes''; german: Gemeinden) conform to LAU Level 2Statec (2003), p. 9&10 and are the country's lowest administrative divisions. Communes rank below cantons in Luxembourg's hierarchy of administrative subdivisions. Communes are often re-arranged, being merged or divided as demanded by demographic change over time. Unlike the cantons, which have remained unchanged since their creation, the identity of the communes has not become ingrained within the geographical sensations of the average Luxembourger. The cantons are responsible for the ceremonial, administrative, and statistical aspects of government, while the communes provide local government services. The municipal system was adopted when Luxembourg was annexed into the French département of Forêts in 1795. Despite ownership passing to the Netherlands, this system was maintained until it was introduced upon independence in 1843. The province of Luxembourg, which now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clervaux (canton)
Clervaux is a canton in the north of Luxembourg. Its capital is Clervaux. Administrative divisions Clerveaux Canton consists of the following five communes: * Clervaux * Parc Hosingen * Troisvierges * Weiswampach * Wincrange Mergers * On 1 January 1978 the former communes of Asselborn, Boevange, Hachiville, and Oberwampach (all from Clervaux Canton) were merged to create the commune of Wincrange. The law creating Wincrange was passed on 31 October 1977. * On 29 May 2009 the former communes of Heinerscheid and Munshausen (both from Clervaux Canton) were absorbed into the commune of Clervaux. The law expanding Clervaux was passed on 24 May 2011. * On 1 January 2012 the former communes of Consthum and Hosingen Hosingen () is a small village and former commune in northern Luxembourg. On January 1, 2012, the commune merged with Consthum and Hoscheid communes to form Parc Hosingen commune. Near Hosingen there is a transmitter for FM and TV of RTL. ... (both from Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberwampach
Oberwampach ( lb, Uewerwampech) is a village in the commune of Wincrange, in northern Luxembourg. , the village had a population of 172. Oberwampach was a commune in the canton of Clervaux until 1 January 1978, when it was merged with the communes of Asselborn, Boevange, and Hachiville to form the new commune of Wincrange. The law creating Wincrange was passed on 31 October 1977. During the Battle of the Bulge, Oberwampach was the stage of a fierce battle between German and American troops in January 1945. Former commune The former commune consisted of the villages: * Allerborn * Brachtenbach * Derenbach * Niederwampach * Schimpach * Oberwampach * Birkenhof (lieu-dit) * Buschweg (lieu-dit) * Schimpach-Station (lieu-dit) People Soldier and military engineer Johan Caspar von Cicignon Johan Caspar von Cicignon (c. 1625 - 12 December 1696) was a Luxembourg-born soldier and military engineer who spent most of his career in the service of Denmark–Norway. He is most a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asselborn
Asselborn ( lb, Aasselbuer) is a small town in the commune of Wincrange, in northern Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 387. Asselborn was a commune in the canton of Clervaux until 1 January 1978, when it was merged with the communes of Boevange, Hachiville, and Oberwampach to form the new commune of Wincrange. The law creating Wincrange was passed on 31 October 1977. Former commune The former commune consisted of the villages: * Asselborn * Boxhorn * Maulusmühle * Rumlange * Sassel Sassel is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The villages of Cerniaz (VD), Combremont-le-Grand, Combremont-le-Petit, Granges-près-Marnand, Marnand, Sassel, Seigneux and Villars-Brama ... * Stockem * Uschler * Lentzweiler - partly shared with the former commune of Boevange * Asselborn-Moulin (lieu-dit) * Emeschbach-Asselborn (lieu-dit) * Emeschbach-Stockem (lieu-dit) * Bockmühle (lieu-dit) * Cinqfontaines (lie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boevange
Boevange ( lb, Béigen, german: Böwingen) is a village in the commune of Wincrange, in northern Luxembourg. , the village had a population of 117. Boevange was a commune in the canton of Clervaux until 1 January 1978, when it was merged with the communes of Asselborn, Hachiville, and Oberwampach to form the new commune of Wincrange. The law creating Wincrange was passed on 31 October 1977. Former commune The former commune consisted of the villages: * Boevange * Deiffelt * Doennange * Hamiville * Crendal * Lullange * Troine * Wincrange Wincrange ( lb, Wëntger, german: Wintger) is a commune and village in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. The commune is the largest in Luxembourg by geographic area. Wincrange was formed on 1 January 1978 from the former communes o ... * Lentzweiler - partly shared with the former commune of Asselborn * Hinterhasselt (lieu-dit) * Antoniushof (lieu-dit) * Troine-Route (lieu-dit) Footnotes Villages in Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of Luxembourg
The 12 cantons ( lb, Kantonen or ; french: cantons ; german: Kantone ) of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are areas of local government at the first level of local administrative unit (LAU-1) in the European Union's Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics for Eurostat purposes. They were subdivisions of the three districts of Luxembourg until 2015, when the district level of government was abolished. The cantons are in turn subdivided into 102 communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ... (i.e. municipalities). List The following list gives the names of the cantons in French and Luxembourgish (in that order) which are both official languages of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: See also * :Lists of cantons of Luxembourg * ISO 3166-2:LU Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diekirch (district)
The District of Diekirch was one of three districts of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Immediately prior to its abolition on 3 October 2015, it contained five cantons divided into 43 communes: #Clervaux #*Clervaux #* Consthum #*Heinerscheid #* Hosingen #*Munshausen #*Troisvierges #* Weiswampach #* Wincrange #Diekirch #* Bettendorf #* Bourscheid #*Diekirch #* Ermsdorf #* Erpeldange #*Ettelbruck #* Feulen #* Hoscheid #* Medernach #* Mertzig #* Reisdorf #* Schieren #Redange #* Beckerich #*Ell #*Grosbous #*Préizerdaul #*Rambrouch #*Redange #* Saeul #*Useldange #*Vichten #* Wahl #Vianden #* Putscheid #* Tandel #*Vianden #Wiltz #*Boulaide #*Esch-sur-Sûre #*Eschweiler #* Goesdorf #*Heiderscheid #*Kiischpelt #*Lac de la Haute-Sûre #*Neunhausen #*Wiltz #* Winseler To its west, the district of Diekirch bordered the Belgian province of Luxembourg in the region of Wallonia, whilst to its north was the Belgian providence of Liège. To its south could be found the district of Luxembourg wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of Luxembourg
The 12 cantons ( lb, Kantonen or ; french: cantons ; german: Kantone ) of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are areas of local government at the first level of local administrative unit (LAU-1) in the European Union's Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics for Eurostat purposes. They were subdivisions of the three districts of Luxembourg until 2015, when the district level of government was abolished. The cantons are in turn subdivided into 102 communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ... (i.e. municipalities). List The following list gives the names of the cantons in French and Luxembourgish (in that order) which are both official languages of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: See also * :Lists of cantons of Luxembourg * ISO 3166-2:LU Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Luxembourg
The three districts of Luxembourg (french: districts, german: Distrikte, lb, Distrikter) were the top-level administrative divisions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The districts were further subdivided into cantons, which still exist: # Diekirch District #*Diekirch #*Clervaux #*Redange #* Vianden #*Wiltz # Grevenmacher District #* Grevenmacher #*Echternach #* Remich # Luxembourg District #*Luxembourg #* Capellen #*Esch-sur-Alzette #* Mersch The cantons were created on 24 February 1843. In 1857, Mersch District was created from the cantons of Mersch and Redange. However, this fourth district was abolished in 1867, when the re-arrangements of 1857 were undone. The districts were abolished per 3 October 2015 leaving the Cantons, of which there are 12 as the most senior local authorities of Luxembourg See also * ISO 3166-2:LU Footnotes {{DEFAULTSORT:Districts Of Luxembourg Subdivisions of Luxembourg Lists of subdivisions of Luxembourg Luxembourg 1 Luxem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small landlocked country in Western Europe. It borders Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembourg, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union (together with Brussels, Frankfurt, and Strasbourg) and the seat of several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority. Luxembourg's culture, people, and languages are highly intertwined with its French culture, French and German culture, German neighbors; while Luxembourgish is legally the only national language of the Luxembourgers, Luxembourgish people, French language, French and German language, German are also used in administrative and judicial ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
