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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] |
Troisvierges Railway Station
Troisvierges railway station (, , ) is a railway station serving Troisvierges, in northern Luxembourg. It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the state-owned railway company. The station is situated on Line 10, which connects Luxembourg City to the centre and north of the country. It is the last station on the line in Luxembourg, before it passes into Belgium on its way to Gouvy. From 1889 it was also connected with Belgium via the Vennbahn, and through Belgium to Germany. Troisvierges station was the disembarkment point of German soldiers on 1 August 1914, at the outset of the First World War. This action was the first encroachment upon Luxembourg's sovereignty during the conflict, during which Germany occupied Luxembourg for over four years. Gallery File:Troisvierges train station photo 1.jpg, Troisvierges railway station File:Cfl.png, Map of current railways in Luxembourg: Troisvierges near northern frontier with Belgium File:Vennbahn.png, Line of Venn railw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basbellain
Basbellain ( , locally: , ) is a village in the commune of Troisvierges, in northern Luxembourg. , the village had a population of 169. Basbellain gave its name to the commune of Troisvierges from 1795 until 1 January 1909, when the commune was given its current name, after its largest town. Geography Located in the extreme north of Luxembourg, Basbellain is bounded on the west by the Belgian border. History Basbellain is considered one of the earliest settlements in Luxembourg. Belsonancum, which is Bellain in Latin, appears in a Merovingian document in the year 585. Since the 14th century, the locality has been split into two: Basbellain and Hautbellain. Church The church, surrounded by a large cemetery, still occupies a dominant position in the configuration of the village. This church, the church of St. Michel, is credited with the spread of Christianity in the Ardennes The Ardennes ( ; ; ; ; ), also known as the Ardennes Forest or Forest of Ardennes, is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kneiff
Kneiff is a hill in the Ardennes, in the commune of Troisvierges, in northern Luxembourg, near the tripoint shared with Belgium and Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... At 560 metres, it is the highest point in the country; it is 1 m taller than Buurgplaatz, which was previously considered the highest point until 1997.ACT (Administration du Cadastre et de la Topographie) Regional Map R1 Clervaux - Huldange 1:20000 (2003) shows 'Kneiff' at 560m and 'Buergplaz' at 559m. It lies close to the town of Wilwerdange. References Mountains under 1000 metres Mountains and hills of the Ardennes (Luxembourg) Mountains and hills of the Eifel Troisvierges Highest points of countries {{Clervaux-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drinklange
Drinklange (, ) is a village in the commune of Troisvierges, in northern 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 .... , the village has a population of 203. References External links Villages in Luxembourg Troisvierges {{Clervaux-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilwerdange
Wilwerdange (, ) is a small town in the commune of Troisvierges, in northern 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 .... , the town has a population of 379. References External links Towns in Luxembourg Troisvierges {{Clervaux-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Prüm
Pierre Prüm (9 July 1886 – 1 February 1950) was a Luxembourgish politician and jurist. He was served as prime minister of Luxembourg for a year, from 20 March 1925 until 16 July 1926. Early life Prüm was born in Troisvierges, in the far north of the Grand Duchy, on 9 July 1886.Thewes (2011), p. 91 His father, Émile Prüm, was a fervent Roman Catholic and a prominent conservative politician, and this greatly affected his political outlook. He and his brother Emmanuel were sent to university at Leuven, where he joined K.A.V. Lovania Leuven, a Catholic fraternity. While his brother became a priest, Pierre trained as a lawyer. Like his father, he sought political office, and entered politics himself, representing the canton of Clervaux in the Chamber of Deputies.Thewes (2003), p.91 As a conservative, he joined the Party of the Right (PD) when it was founded, in 1914. However, Prüm left the Party of the Right in 1918 to form his own party, the Independent National Party ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Occupation Of Luxembourg In World War I
From August 1914 until the end of World War I on 11 November 1918, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was under full occupation by the German Empire. The German government justified the occupation by citing the need to support their armies in neighbouring France, although many Luxembourgers, past and present, have interpreted German actions otherwise. During this period, Luxembourg was allowed to retain its own government and political system, but all proceedings were overshadowed by the German army's presence. Despite the overbearing distraction of the occupation, the Luxembourgish people attempted to lead their lives as normally as possible. The political parties attempted to focus on other matters, such as the economy, education, and constitutional reform. The domestic political environment was further complicated by the death of Paul Eyschen, who had been prime minister for 27 years. With his death came a string of short-lived governments, culminating in rebellion, and constitut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huldange
Huldange (, ) is a small town in the commune of Troisvierges, in far northern Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 476. Nearby is the source of the Clerve. Huldange train tunnel Right on the border between Belgium and Luxembourg, the Huldange tunnel was inaugurated in 1889, the last hurdle for goods trains running on the Vennbahn. At its opening, the 800-meter-long Huldange tunnel was the longest in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The country's two highest hills, the 559-meter-high Buurgplaatz and the one-meter-higher Kneiff flank the Vennbahn route here. Therefore, a tunnel was dug to negotiate the crest of the hill. The hundreds of meters long trench up to the tunnel portal is flanked by retaining walls consisting of round arches. This section of the Vennbahn, between Burg-Reuland and 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 Luxemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Adames
Nicolas Adames (29 December 1813 – 13 February 1887) was the first Bishop of Luxembourg. Life He was born in Troisvierges in 1813, the only child of the farmer Jean Adames and Marie Magdalena Wangen. Nicolas Adames' father died in 1818 before he was 5 years old. His mother became remarried to a widower, Nikolaus Köcher from Basbellain, with whom she had more children. In his village, Nicolas started teaching at the age of 12. He learned French in Belgium, and worked for an accountant for one year. Under his village priest, he studied to join the ''Petit Séminaire'' in Bastogne, but went instead to the seminary in Namur, and was ordained a priest on 25 August 1839. In 1841 he became a chaplain in Arlon, then Echternach, before Bishop Jean-Théodore Laurent, the Apostolic Vicar in Luxembourg from 1840, made Adames priest of the Notre-Dame Church of the fortress city of Luxembourg. In 1845 he became the bishop's secretary. When Jean-Théodore Laurent had to leave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hautbellain
Hautbellain (, ) is a village in the commune of Troisvierges, in northern 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 .... , the village has a population of 233. References External links Villages in Luxembourg Troisvierges {{Clervaux-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Neumann
J. Albert Neumann (19 October 1899 – 1 March 1976) was a Luxembourgish gymnast. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for .... References External links * 1899 births 1976 deaths Luxembourgian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Luxembourg Gymnasts at the 1924 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1928 Summer Olympics People from Troisvierges Sportspeople from Clervaux (canton) 20th-century Luxembourgian people {{Luxembourg-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buurgplaatz
Buurgplaatz (alternate names: Buergplaatz, Burrigplatz, Burgplatz, Buergplaz zu Huldang) is a hill in the commune of Troisvierges, in northern Luxembourg. The summit lies within the Éislek region at . In 1952 the Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière The (; "National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information"), previously (; "National Geographic Institute") and still abbreviated as IGN, is a French public state administrative establishment founded in 1940 to produce and maintain geog ... declared Buurgplaatz the highest point in Luxembourg. Previously Napoléonsgaard hill at , located in the Canton of Redange, was considered the highest point. In 1997 Buurgplaatz lost its status as highest point after GPS survey determined Kneiff at was 1m higher. The declaration plaque on the summit remains and Buurgplaatz may still be erroneously considered the highest point in Luxembourg.ACT (Administration du Cadastre et de la Topographie) Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
