Clervaux Explained

Clervaux
Native Name:
Settlement Type:Commune
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Luxembourg
Subdivision Type1:Canton
Subdivision Name1:Clervaux
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Rank: of 100
Elevation Max Rank: of 100
Elevation Min Rank: of 100
Population Rank: of 100
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Rank: of 100
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:LAU 2
Blank Info Sec1:LU0000501
Website:clervaux.lu

Clervaux (in French pronounced as /klɛʁvo/; Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Clierf in Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch pronounced as /kliːɐ̯f/ or locally Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: 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.[1]

, the town of Clervaux, which lies in the southwest of the commune, has a population of 1,572.[2]

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

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 Luxembourg.

Clervaux is twinned with:[4]

Populated places

The commune consists of the following villages:

Note:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clervaux - Coat of arms (crest) of Clervaux. www.heraldry-wiki.com.
  2. Web site: Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité . 2024-01-07 . data.public.lu.
  3. Web site: Population par canton et commune. live. 11 January 2022. statistiques.public.lu. https://web.archive.org/web/20160912150215/http://www.statistiques.public.lu/stat/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=12861&IF_Language=fra&MainTheme=2&FldrName=1 . 2016-09-12 .
  4. Web site: Horezu se va înfrăți cu comuna Clervaux din Luxemburg. voceavalcii.ro. Vocea Vâlcii. ro. 2019-06-04. 2019-09-17. 2019-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20190906224207/https://www.voceavalcii.ro/45772-horezu-se-va-infrati-cu-comuna-clervaux-din-luxemburg.html. dead.