| Clervaux
Clierf (Luxembourgish) Clerf (German) | |
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| Commune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Luxembourg with Clervaux highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
| Coordinates: 50°03′00″N 6°02′00″E / 50.05°N 6.0333°E / 50.05; 6.0333 | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Canton | Clervaux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Georges Keipes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 85.05 km (32.84 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd of 100 |
| Highest elevation | 548 m (1,798 ft) |
| • Rank | 3rd of 100 |
| Lowest elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
| • Rank | 77th of 100 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,021 |
| • Rank | 28th of 100 |
| • Density | 71/km (180/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 84th of 100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0000501 |
| Website | clervaux.lu |
Clervaux (French pronunciation: [klɛʁvo]; Luxembourgish: Clierf [kliːɐ̯f] or locally Cliärref; German: Clerf) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, situated in the canton of the same name.
The town's arms, granted in 1896, show three blackbirds on a gold ground in the chief of a red shield, as a variation of the arms of the former Lords of Clervaux.
As of 2024, the town of Clervaux, which lies in the southwest of the commune, has a population of 1,572.
History
The city was the site of heavy fighting during World War II, in the December 1944 Battle of Clervaux, part of the "Battle of the Bulge".
Population
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Sights
The Family of Man, a famous exhibit of photos collected by Edward Steichen, is on permanent display in Clervaux Castle.
The castle also includes the Battle of the Bulge Museum, with an extensive collection of American, German, and Luxembourgish artifacts from World War II, and an exhibition of models of the castles and palaces of Luxembourg. A U.S. Sherman tank that participated in the battle for Clervaux and a German 88 anti-aircraft/anti-tank artillery piece are on display in front of the castle.
The Abbey of St. Maurice and St. Maur is situated on the hills above the town of Clervaux. Notable associations include Halldór Laxness, 1902–1998, the Nobel Prize-winning Icelandic writer, who converted to Roman Catholicism while staying at the abbey. A Roman Catholic mission to Scandinavia has for many years maintained a base at the abbey.
The town is also home to a parish church, built between 1910 and 1912 in the Rheinisch-Romanesque style, and to an eighteenth-century chapel.
Notable people
- Édouard Thilges (1817–1904), a Luxembourgish politician; the 7th Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving from 1885 to 1888.
- Émile Colling (1899–1981), a Luxembourgian medical doctor, politician and diplomat.
- Camille Dimmer (1939–2023), a Luxembourgish footballer, played 19 games for Luxembourg
- Marianne Majerus (born 1956), a leading specialist garden photographer
Transportation
Clervaux railway station serves the town and the surrounding area, with trains to Luxembourg City and Liège, Belgium.
Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in LuxembourgClervaux is twinned with:
Horezu, Romania
Populated places
The commune consists of the following villages:
- Clervaux Section:
- Clervaux
- Eselborn (Eeselbur)
- Mecher (Mecher)
- Reuler (Reiler)
- Urspelt (Ischpelt)
- Weicherdange (Wäicherdang)
- Kaaspelterhof (Kaaspelt) (lieu-dit)
- Kirelshof (Kirelshaff) (lieu-dit)
- Wirtgensmühle (Wirtgensmillen) (lieu-dit)
- Heinerscheid Section:
- Fischbach (Fëschbech)
- Grindhausen (Grandsen)
- Heinerscheid (Hengescht)
- Hupperdange (Hëpperdang)
- Kalborn (Kaalber)
- Lieler (Léiler)
- Fossenhof (Fossenhaff) (lieu-dit)
- Kaesfurt (Kéisfuert) (lieu-dit)
- Kalborn-Moulin (Kaalber Millen) (lieu-dit)
- Lausdorn (Lausduer) (lieu-dit)
- Tintesmühle (Tëntesmillen) (lieu-dit)
- Munshausen Section:
- Drauffelt (Draufelt)
- Marnach (Maarnech)
- Munshausen (Munzen)
- Roder (Rueder)
- Siebenaler (Siwwenaler)
Note:
- partially shared with the Commune of Wäisswampech
Gallery
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Castle of Clervaux
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Castle of Clervaux
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Church Saints Cosmas and Damian (1910-1912)
References
- "Clervaux - Coat of arms (crest) of Clervaux". www.heraldry-wiki.com.
- "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
- "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Archived from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- "Horezu se va înfrăți cu comuna Clervaux din Luxemburg". voceavalcii.ro (in Romanian). Vocea Vâlcii. 2019-06-04. Archived from the original on 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
External links
- "Clervaux" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). 1911.
Media related to Clervaux at Wikimedia Commons
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