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Junglinster Transmitter, Luxembourg
Junglinster ( lb, Jonglënster) is a commune in central Luxembourg, which draws its name from its principal town, Junglinster. It is one of six communes in the Luxembourg canton of Grevenmacher. The 18th-century St Martin's church is a national monument. History The oldest mention of ''Lincera'' (the "linster" part of the place name) is in documents going back to 983, with the status of parish first attested in 1128. Population , the town of Junglinster has a population of 3,254, whilst the wider commune of Junglinster has a population of 7,621. Figures from the same year report that 64.11% of the population of the commune holds Luxembourgish nationality, with the five largest immigrant populations in the commune being those of Portuguese (7.77%), French (5.12%), German (3.88%), Belgian (3.27%) and British (1.91%) nationalities. Transmitters The commune hosts two of the world's most powerful longwave transmitters, with the older transmitter based just north of the town of J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Communes Of Luxembourg
This is a list of the 102 communes of Luxembourg, a basic administrative division in Luxembourg,Luxembourg City and Esch-sur-Alzette are further subdivided into Quarters of Luxembourg City, 24 and Quarters of Esch-sur-Alzette, 16 municipal quarters respectively. of which each Cantons of Luxembourg, canton is required to contain at least one. List of municipalities The number, location, and size of municipalities has varied greatly over time. See also Geodata for the Communes of Luxembourg, extracted from OpenStreetMap Footnotes {{Europe topic, List of places in, LU=List of communes of Luxembourg Lists of communes of Luxembourg, Lists of subdivisions of Luxembourg, Communes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourglinster
Bourglinster (, ) is a small town in the commune of Junglinster, in central Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan .... , the town has a population of 740. The town's 11th century restored Bourglinster Castle, with its onsite restaurant, is frequently used as a venue for conferences and cultural events. References Junglinster Towns in Luxembourg {{Grevenmacher-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister City
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of international links between municipalities akin to what are known as sister cities or twin towns today dating back to the 9th century, the modern concept was first established and adopted worldwide during World War II. Origins of the modern concept The modern concept of town twinning has its roots in the Second World War. More specifically, it was inspired by the bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940, known as the Coventry Blitz. First conceived by the then Mayor of Coventry, Alfred Robert Grindlay, culminating in his renowned telegram to the people of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in 1942, the idea emerged as a way of establishing solidarity links between cities in allied countries that went through similar devastating events. The comradesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Servais Prize
The Servais Prize for Literature (french: Prix Servais pour la littérature) is a Luxembourgish literary award, awarded since 1992 by the Servais Foundation. It is judged by a jury, and can be bestowed upon any writer from Luxembourg, regardless of format or language. List of laureates Encouragement Prize See also *Literature of Luxembourg The literature of Luxembourg is little known beyond the country's borders, partly because Luxembourg authors write in one or more of the three official languages (French, German and Luxembourgish), partly because many works are specifically directed ... External links National Literature Centre Awards established in 1992 Luxembourgian literary awards {{Luxembourg-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lex Jacoby
Alex 'Lex' Jacoby (28 February 1930 – 20 November 2015) was a Luxembourgian writer. He wrote novels, poems, plays and newspaper articles. He was born in Junglinster. His early works were written in the French language, Later Jacoby dedicated himself to writing exclusively in German. Before pursuing writing full-time, Jacoby was a teacher in Clervaux Clervaux (; lb, Clierf or (locally) ; german: Clerf) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, administrative capital of the canton of Clervaux. The town's arms, granted in 1896, show three blackbirds on a gold ground in the chief of a red .... Works * ''Die Sehnsucht des Schamanen'' (1952) * ''Der Fremde'' (1954) * ''Le Pavot Blanc'' (1963) * ''Luxemburg'' (1963) * ''Der Grenzstein'' (1963) * ''Nachts gehen die Fische an Land'' (1980) * ''Das Logbuch der Arche'' (1988) * ''Der fromme Staub der Feldwege'' (1990) * ''Spanien heiter bis wolkig'' (1994) * ''Wasserzeichen'' (1995) * ''Remis in der Provence'' (2000) * ''Wie n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonderange
Gonderange (, ) is a town in the commune of Junglinster, in central Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 1,735 inhabitants. Cyclist Franz Neuens, who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ..., was born here. References Junglinster Towns in Luxembourg {{Grevenmacher-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eschweiler, Grevenmacher
Eschweiler ( lb, Eeschweller) is a village in the commune of Junglinster, in central Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan .... , it had a population of 181. References Junglinster Villages in Luxembourg {{Grevenmacher-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beidweiler
Beidweiler () is a village in the Communes of Luxembourg, commune of Junglinster, in central Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 243 inhabitants. Beidweiler is the site of the Longwave transmitter Beidweiler, 2000 kilowatt-transmitter for transmitting the French language, French-speaking programme of RTL Television, RTL. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodenbourg
Rodenbourg ( lb, Roudemer, german: Rodenburg) is a village in the commune of Junglinster, in central Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 159 inhabitants. Rodenbourg gave its name to a commune in the canton of Grevenmacher until 1 January 1979, when it was merged into the commune of Junglinster. The law merging Rodenbourg into Junglinster was passed on 23 December 1978. Former commune The former commune consisted of the villages: * Beidweiler * Eschweiler * Gonderange Gonderange (, ) is a town in the commune of Junglinster, in central Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 1,735 inhabitants. Cyclist Franz Neuens, who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympisch ... * Rodenbourg References Junglinster Villages in Luxembourg Former communes of Luxembourg {{Grevenmacher-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imbringen
Imbringen () is a village in the commune of Junglinster, in central Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan .... it has population of 312 inhabitants. References Junglinster Towns in Luxembourg {{Grevenmacher-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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