Halanzy Explained

Halanzy
Flag Size:120x100px
Pushpin Map:Belgium#Europe
Pushpin Label:Halanzy
Coordinates:49.5597°N 5.7431°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Belgium
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4: Aubange
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Code Type:Area codes

Halanzy (Gaumais: Halazi; Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Hueldang;[1] German: Holdingen) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Aubange, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

The history of Halanzy is connected to the mining of iron ore in the area. A memorial of its past as a mining town is the preserved early steam locomotive in the town centre. The village church dates from 1844, and there is also a chapel built in 1725 in gratitude for the village being spared from the cholera epidemy in 1720. Similarly, a calvary group in the village was erected to celebrate that the village was spared destruction during World War I.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Zesummegestallt vum Henri Leyder-Lëtzebuerger Marienkalender 1997-iwwerschaft 3/2011.
  2. Web site: Halanzy. French. . Syndicat d'Initiative Aubange. 11 April 2021.