Troisvierges
| Troisvierges Ëlwen | ||
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| Commune | ||
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| Country |
 Luxembourg | |
| District | Diekirch | |
| Canton | Clervaux | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Édouard Mertens | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 37.86 km2 (14.62 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 10th of 116 | |
| Highest elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) | |
| • Rank | 1st of 116 | |
| Lowest elevation | 407 m (1,335 ft) | |
| • Rank | 116th of 116 | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 2,842 | |
| • Rank | 44th of 116 | |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
| • Density rank | 72nd of 116 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| LAU 2 | LU00001006 | |
| Website | troisvierges.lu | |
Troisvierges (Luxembourgish: Ëlwen, German: Ulflingen) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. The two highest hills in Luxembourg, the Kneiff (560 m) and Buurgplaatz (559 m), are located in the commune.
As of 2005, the town of Troisvierges, which lies in the south of the commune, has a population of 1,365. 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.[1]
Troisvierges is known for being the site of the start of hostilities on the Western Front in the First World War. On 1 August 1914, German soldiers of the 69th Infantry Regiment disembarked at the town's railway station, violating the terms of Germany's use of the railways and hence violating Luxembourg's neutrality. This began a four-year occupation of Luxembourg by German forces.[2]
Twin town
Footnotes
- ↑ (French) "Mémorial A, 1908, No. 77" (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-10-29.
- ↑ Tuchman, Barbara, The Guns of August. (Macmillan, New York: 1962) 82
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Coordinates: 50°07′N 6°00′E / 50.117°N 6.000°E