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List Of Protected Heritage Sites In Virton
This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Virton. This list is part of Belgium's national heritage. See also * List of protected heritage sites in Luxembourg (Belgium) *Virton Virton (; Gaumais: ''Viertån''; wa, Vierton) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is also the administrative centre of the district (''arrondissement'') of the same name, as well as the pri ... {{Commonscat, Cultural heritage monuments in Virton References * Belgian heritage register: Direction générale opérationnelle - Aménagement du territoire, Logement, Patrimoine et Energie (DGwww.dglive.be Lists of protected heritage sites in Luxembourg (Belgium), Virton Virton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virton
Virton (; Gaumais: ''Viertån''; wa, Vierton) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is also the administrative centre of the district (''arrondissement'') of the same name, as well as the principal town of the small region of Belgian Lorraine known as the Gaume, famous for its microclimate. The municipality consists of the following districts: Bleid, Ethe, Latour, Ruette, Saint-Mard, and Virton. Other population centers include: Chenois, Gomery, Grandcourt, and Saint-Remy. History Antiquity and Middle Ages Several archeological finds indicate that the area was already inhabited before the Romans built villas there and named the town ''Vertunum''. In the early 5th century, the Romans had to flee the Germanic invasions. Their settlement was destroyed and rebuilt by the Franks somewhat north of its original site. Virton was mentioned for the first time in Pope Lucius III's bull of 1183 as a fiefdom of the House of Chiny. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Heritage Site (Belgium)
Heritage registers in Belgium include immovable heritage such as World Heritage Sites, and National heritage sites, but also intangible cultural heritage. The agency responsible for keeping and updating inventories of immovable heritage is dependent on the region, as is the name for the object, which is called Beschermd erfgoed, Biens classés or Kulturdenkmal depending on the language of the municipality of the location. Three National heritage organizations In 1835 the ''Commission royale des monuments et des sites'' (Royal committee for monuments and sites) was created to advise the government on conservation and historic preservation. This committee was split in 1968 into a Flanders committee (''Koninklijke Commissie voor Monumenten en Landschappen'') and a Wallonian committee, and in 1993 a third committee was formed to administer the area of Brussels. Walloon region In the Walloon region, the organization of the European Heritage Days and the classification of objects is do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Protected Heritage Sites In Luxembourg (Belgium)
This page is an overview of the protected heritage sites in Luxembourg (Belgium), alphabetically ordered by town name. This list is part of the protected heritage sites of Belgium. * List of protected heritage sites, in Arlon * List of protected heritage sites, in Attert * List of protected heritage sites, in Aubange * List of protected heritage sites, in Bastogne * List of protected heritage sites, in Bertogne * List of protected heritage sites, in Bertrix * List of protected heritage sites, in Bouillon * List of protected heritage sites, in Chiny * List of protected heritage sites, in Daverdisse * List of protected heritage sites, in Durbuy * List of protected heritage sites, in Érezée * List of protected heritage sites, in Étalle, Belgium * List of protected heritage sites, in Fauvillers * List of protected heritage sites, in Florenville * List of protected heritage sites, in Gouvy * List of protected heritage sites, in Habay * List of protected heritage sites, in Herbeu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Protected Heritage Sites In Luxembourg (Belgium)
This page is an overview of the protected heritage sites in Luxembourg (Belgium), alphabetically ordered by town name. This list is part of the protected heritage sites of Belgium. * List of protected heritage sites, in Arlon * List of protected heritage sites, in Attert * List of protected heritage sites, in Aubange * List of protected heritage sites, in Bastogne * List of protected heritage sites, in Bertogne * List of protected heritage sites, in Bertrix * List of protected heritage sites, in Bouillon * List of protected heritage sites, in Chiny * List of protected heritage sites, in Daverdisse * List of protected heritage sites, in Durbuy * List of protected heritage sites, in Érezée * List of protected heritage sites, in Étalle, Belgium * List of protected heritage sites, in Fauvillers * List of protected heritage sites, in Florenville * List of protected heritage sites, in Gouvy * List of protected heritage sites, in Habay * List of protected heritage sites, in Herbeu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
