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Niederkorn
Niederkorn () is a town in the Communes of Luxembourg, commune of Differdange, in south-western Luxembourg, on the Chiers river (), from which it takes its name. As of March 31, 2020, the town has a population of 7,272. Niederkorn is home to FC Progrès Niederkorn, a football (soccer), football team in Luxembourg's Luxembourg National Division, National Division. A new hospital, the "Hôpital Princesse Marie-Astrid", built between January 2003 and June 2007, is located in Niederkorn . The #1 TICE bus connects Niederkorn with Differdange, Belvaux and Esch-sur-Alzette. Niederkorn is connected to Luxembourg City via a train line that stops in Berchem, Bettembourg, Noertzange, Schifflange, Esch-sur-Alzette, Belval-Université railway station, Belval Université, Belval-Rédange railway station, Belval Redange, Belvaux-Soleuvre railway station, Belvaux Soleuvre, Oberkorn, Obercorn, and Differdange, before arriving in either Athus or Rodange. Students attending Miami University Doli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg National Division
The National Division ( lb, Nationaldivisioun, french: Division Nationale, german: Nationaldivision) is the highest football league in Luxembourg. Until 2011, it was known as the BGL Ligue, after the Luxembourg Football Federation managed to seal a sponsorship deal with Fortis. Before 2006, it contained twelve teams, but it expanded to fourteen for the 2006–07 season. Following the abandonment of the previous season, the 2020–21 season saw the further expansion of the league to 16 teams. The current champions are F91 Dudelange F91 Dudelange (; lb, F91 Diddeleng, italic=no, ) is a Luxembourger professional football club based in Dudelange which plays in the Luxembourg National Division. It was formed in 1991 as a merger between three teams in the town: Alliance Dud .... The competition was first held in 1909–10, and has been held every year since, with the exceptions of 1912–13 and four seasons during the Second World War. The competition was called the Luxembo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Progrès Niederkorn
Football Club Progrès Niederkorn is a football club based in Niederkorn, in south-western Luxembourg. History During the German occupation of Luxembourg, the club played in the Gauliga Moselland under the name of FK Niederkorn, where it finished runners-up in 1942–43, behind champions TuS Neuendorf. Three times domestic league winners, the club's most successful years were at the end of the 1970s and beginning of the 1980s. They have not won any major silverware since the 1981 league title. In the 2005–06 season, Niederkorn finished second in Luxembourg's second division, the Division of Honour. As the top league, the National Division, expanded from twelve teams to fourteen, Niederkorn were promoted along with Differdange 03. In the 2016–17 Luxembourg National Division, Progrès Niederkorn drew the league's highest attendance that year: 1,820. Their average home attendance was 710. On 4 July 2017, Progrès beat Scottish side Rangers in the 1st qualifying round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Differdange
Differdange ( lb, Déifferdeng or (locally) ; german: Differdingen) is a commune with town status in south-western Luxembourg, west from the country's capital. It lies near the borders with Belgium and France and it is located in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. With a population of around 26,000, Differdange is the country's third largest city. It is also the main town of the commune, and other towns within the commune include Lasauvage, Niederkorn, Fousbann, and Oberkorn. Differdange is an industrial town that was home to much of Luxembourg's steel production, much of its development occurred during its heyday. Today, Differdange still remains an important industrial center, with ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel producer, retaining the ARBED steel plant in the town. Notable landmarks in Differdange include the Maison de Soins de Differdange, an ancient Cistercian abbey dating back to 1235 and the Differdange Castle, located on a hill in the centre of the town, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberkorn
Oberkorn (, fr: Obercorn de: Oberkorn ) is a town in the commune of Differdange in south-western Luxembourg. , the town had a population of 4,584. Etymology Both the towns of Oberkorn and Niederkorn get their names from the river D'Kuer (also called as Kar, Kor or Korn) in Luxembourgish or the Chiers in English and French or Korn in German. The river Chiers is a right tributary of the Meuse. The source of the Chiers is neaOberkorn The Chiers flows roughly in western direction, and crosses the border with Belgium and flows through Athus (province of Luxembourg). Administration The administration of this town falls under the commune of Differdange together with other towns Niederkorn, Lasauvage, Differdange-Fousbann. Education Oberkorn has couple of primary schools Ecole Prince Henri anUm bokLunex University located in Oberkorn offers graduate and specialist programs in physiotherapy, sport and exercise science, and sport management. Sports FC Differdange 03'home sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tessy Antony
Tessy Antony de Nassau (formerly Princess Tessy of Luxembourg; born 28 October 1985) is a Luxembourgish businesswoman and non-profit executive. She is a former member of the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg as the ex-wife of Prince Louis of Luxembourg, the third son of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. The couple married in 2006 and had two sons. In January 2017, they announced their separation and intent to divorce, with divorce proceedings occurring in London. Their divorce was finalized on 4 April 2019. Upon their divorce, Antony de Nassau was stripped of her titles as a princess of Luxembourg, Nassau, and Bourbon-Parma. Early life Tessy Antony was born on 28 October 1985 in Luxembourg City, the daughter of François Antony and Régine Anne Heidemann. She has one older sister and three brothers. One of her older brothers died shortly after his birth. After attending a technical high school in Pétange, (south of Luxembourg City), Antony and her twin brother Ronny joined th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noertzange
Noertzange (, ; ) is a small town in the commune of Bettembourg, in southern Luxembourg. In 2005, the town had a population of 961. Noertzange is the site of a railway junction, with Line 10 dividing between the main line, which leads to Niederkorn, and a branch line, which leads to Rumelange. Noertzange railway station is the last station within Luxembourg City Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the Lu ...'s short-distance fare zone. Bettembourg Towns in Luxembourg {{Esch-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Vue or VUE may refer to: Places * Vue, Loire-Atlantique, a commune in France * The Vue, a skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina Arts, entertainment and media * Vue (band), a rock and roll band from San Francisco, California * Vue Cinemas, a cinema company in the United Kingdom * ''Vue Weekly'', an alternative newspaper in Edmonton, Canada * PlayStation Vue, a former American streaming service from Sony Television stations * KVUE, the ABC TV affiliate for Austin, Texas, US * WVUE (Wilmington, Delaware), a defunct TV station in Wilmington, Delaware, US * WVUE-DT, the Fox TV affiliate for New Orleans, Louisiana, US Brands and enterprises * Pearson VUE, an electronic testing company * Saturn Vue, a sport utility vehicle * Vue International, a multinational cinema holding company based in the UK * Vue Pack, single-serve coffee system by Keurig * Vue.ai, A Madstreetden brand based in the USA Science and technology * Villitis of unknown etiology, a placental injury Software * E-on V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belval-Université Railway Station
Belval-Université railway station ( lb, Gare Belval-Universitéit, french: Gare de Belval-Université, german: Bahnhof Belval-Universität) is a railway station serving the neighbourhood of Belval, in west of Esch-sur-Alzette, in southern Luxembourg. It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the state-owned railway company. The station is situated on Line 60, which connects Luxembourg City to the Red Lands The Red Lands form a geographic region in southern and south-western Luxembourg. They are so called for their red iron-laden earth. The Red Lands roughly correspond with the southern part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, along the border with Fra ... of the south of the country. The station was formerly open as ''Belval-Usines'' but as part of the overall regeneration of the Belval district, the station was entirely rebuilt and modernised. External links Official CFL page on Belval-Université station Railway stations in Esch-sur-Alzette Railway stations on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami University Dolibois European Center
Miami University Dolibois European Center (sometimes called the Miami University John E. Dolibois European Center or simply MUDEC) is an overseas campus of Miami University based in Differdange, Luxembourg. Located in the southwestern part of the country, it houses around 125 students each semester from Miami and other United States, American Universities in the United States, universities. The center is named after John E. Dolibois, a native Luxembourger, who was a Miami University graduate and administrator as well as the United States Ambassador to Luxembourg from 1981 to 1985. The center, founded in 1968, is housed in Differdange Castle. History Charles Ray Wilson, university Provost (education), provost, conceived the project of an international campus in the 1960s. Sites for the campus were initially considered in Austria, France, Japan, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. An exploratory group appointed by university president Phillip Shriver visited potential sites in Europe alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodange
Rodange (german: Rodingen) is a town in the commune of Pétange, in south-western Luxembourg. It lies next to the border with Belgium, across which is the town of Athus. The town is to the south-west of the town of Pétange and to the west of the smaller town of Lamadelaine. , Rodange has a population of 5,505, making it the 18th-most populous town in Luxembourg. The town has a railway station served by CFL trains. Rodange is situated on Line 70, which connects the south-west of the country to Luxembourg City; at Rodange, the line branches, and connects to both Athus and the French town of Longuyon (via Longwy). Steel works The steelworks in Rodange was founded in 1872. After numerous mergers and restructuring as of 2010 the plant now produces mainly long steel products, and is now part of the ''ArcelorMittal Rodange & Schifflange S.A'', a division of ArcelorMittal ArcelorMittal S.A. is a Luxembourgian multinational steel manufacturing corporation headquartered in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athus
Athus (german: Athem, lb, Attem, wa, Atu) is a part of Aubange city Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Aubange, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is located in the far south of the country, just near the borders with France and Luxembourg. It is a French speaking city, though the traditional language is Luxembourgish. The poet and novelist Hubert Juin (1926–1987) was born in Athus. The city was famous during the 19th and 20th century because of its steelworks factory which closed in the 1970s. Geography The city is surrounded by two boundaries: the one with France and the other one with Luxembourg; city was built around the Messancy river and the river Chiers, both right tributaries to the Meuse. Directly across the border with Luxembourg is the town of Rodange and the town of Pétange is to the east. On the French side, the main neighbouring city is Longwy in Meurthe-et-Moselle, over 5 km to the south west. Athus is situated at 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belvaux-Soleuvre Railway Station
Belvaux-Soleuvre railway station ( lb, Gare Bieles-Zolwer, french: Gare de Belvaux-Soleuvre, german: Bahnhof Beles-Zolver) is a railway station serving the towns of Belvaux and Soleuvre, in the commune of Sanem, in south-western Luxembourg. The station is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the state-owned railway company. The station is situated on Line 60, which connects Luxembourg City to the Red Lands The Red Lands form a geographic region in southern and south-western Luxembourg. They are so called for their red iron-laden earth. The Red Lands roughly correspond with the southern part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, along the border with Fra ... of the south of the country. External links Official CFL page on Belvaux-Soleuvre station Sanem Railway stations in Luxembourg Railway stations on CFL Line 60 {{Luxembourg-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
