The parc municipal de Diekirch () is a

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Diekirch Diekirch (; ; or (locally) ; from ''Diet-Kirch'', i.e. "people's church") is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune with List of towns in Luxembourg, town status in north-eastern Luxembourg, in the Diekirch (canton), canton of Diekirch and, until its ...

, in northern

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Description

The park stretches on both sides along the

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from the Diekirch municipality border to Ingeldorf (in the southwest) to the municipality border to Gilsdorf (Bettendorf) (in the northeast). The park, which is around 100 m wide and around one and a half km long, is freely accessible all year round. At the entry of the park, at ''Avenue de la Gare'', there is a

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. On the right side of the Sauer is the 11.2 hectare ''Parc découverte de la nature In Bedingen''. The Dikricher Béierfest ("Diekirch Beer Festival") usually takes place every summer in the municipal park. The park is the location of some monuments and public art: In 1961,

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and Edmond Lux created a monument in honor of the Diekirch politician

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(''Monument Paul Eyschen''). Kohl created the bronze high relief (Eyschen's bust), Lux created the comprehensive sculpture from cubic blocks of Ernzern sandstone. In 1981,

Wenzel Profant Wenzel Profant (21 July 1913 – 20 January 1989) was a Luxembourgish sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI O ...

created a memorial for the Luxembourg refugees of the Second World War. The white stele consists of two curved, united basalt bodies that seem to flee and float; they are supposed to materialize the memory of the refugees. An ''US Memorial'', inaugurated in 1984, to commemorate the liberation of Luxembourg by the US Army in September 1944, is also located in the park.

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''Parc Municipal de Diekirch avec aire de jeux.''
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''Parc Municipal „Al Schwemm“.''
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Le Parc-découverte de la nature ''In Bedigen''.
Diekirch Tourist Office.
Municipal Park postcard collection

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Municipal Park postcard collection
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