Mamer Castle ( lb, Mamer Schlass, french: Château de Mamer, german: Mamer Schloss) is the
town hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...
for the
commune of
Mamer, in south-western
Luxembourg. It is the home of the communal council, the site of local government offices, and the centre of administration for communal services.
It is located on ''Place de l'Indépendance'' near the centre of the town. It is made up of four buildings, set in recently landscaped surroundings. At the main entrance, there is a sculpture of
Nicolas Frantz, two-time
Tour de France winner, and
Josy Barthel, Luxembourg's only
Olympic gold medallist, both of whom were born in Mamer.
History
A castle was originally built in Mamer in the 10th century. By the
French Revolutionary Wars, it had fallen into ruin, and was seized and sold off by the occupying French forces in 1798 to Thierry de Bastogne.
Police chief Frederic François built a new castle on the site in 1830, surrounded by a 2-metre high wall. It passed hands to Jacques Fischer and Julie Kremer in 1934, surrounded by 1.72
hectares of farmland.
In 1995, the property was purchased by the communal administration, which, in 1997, voted unanimously on 4 June 1997 to restore it.
This was done between September 1999 and February 2002. The communal administration has been located at Mamer Castle since 1 March 2002.
Mamer Castle was the location of the draw for the
2006 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
The 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the fifth edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship. Luxembourg hosted the championship, during 3–14 May. Russia defeated the Czech Republic in the final to win the competition for ...
, which was held in Luxembourg.
See also
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List of castles in Luxembourg
References
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
City and town halls in Luxembourg
Castles in Luxembourg
Houses completed in 1830
Architecture in Luxembourg
1830 establishments in the Netherlands
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