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Rosport
Rosport () is the capital of the commune of Rosport-Mompach in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher. Until 31 December 2017, it was a commune. On 1 January 2018, the commune was merged with Mompach to form the new commune of Rosport-Mompach. Rosport Castle, built in 1892, was the home of the Luxembourg inventor Henri Tudor. Since May 2009, the castle has been home to the Tudor Museum where there is an exhibition based on his development of the lead–acid battery."Historique du musée" , ''Musée Tudor''. . Retrieved 30 March 2011. Former commune The former commune consisted of the villages: * Dickweiler * |
Henri Tudor
Henri Owen Tudor (30 September 1859 – 31 May 1928) was a Luxembourg engineer, inventor, and industrialist. He developed the first commercially usable lead-acid battery. Life Henri Tudor was the son of John Thomas Tudor from Llanarth (United Kingdom) and Marie Loser from Rosport. He attended the primary and secondary school as a boarder at the municipal College of Chimay (Belgium), and was a student from 1879 to 1883 at the École Polytechnique, which was part of Brussels University. In 1885, the young engineer specialised at an electrical engineering institution in Paris, where he attended the lectures given by Marcel Deprez. Henri Tudor was interested in electricity and especially in its storage. He developed an electric lighting system in his father's residence, the ''Irminenhof'' in Rosport, even before he had completed his engineering studies. During his vacations, he connected a Gramme type generator to the water-wheel of the ''Bannmillen'', a mill located on the lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosport-Mompach
Rosport-Mompach (Luxembourgish: ''Rouspert-Mompech'') is a commune of Luxembourg located in the canton of Echternach. History The commune was created on 1 January 2018 with the merging of the communes of Rosport and Mompach. Image:Map Rosport.PNG, Rosport Image:Map Mompach.PNG, Mompach Image:Map Rosport-Mompach.png, Rosport-Mompach Populated places The commune consists of the following villages: * Rosport Section: ** Dickweiler ** Girst ** Hinkel ** Osweiler ** Rosport ** Steinheim ** Frombuerg (lieu-dit) ** Girsterklaus (lieu-dit) * Mompach Section: ** Born ** Givenich ** Herborn ** Moersdorf ** Mompach ** Boursdorf (lieu-dit) ** Lilien (lieu-dit) Population Economy The commune forms part of the zone d'appellation of Crémant de Luxembourg. The carbonated water factory Sources Rosport SA is located in Rosport. Residents * Henri Tudor Henri Owen Tudor (30 September 1859 – 31 May 1928) was a Luxembourg engineer, inventor, and industrialist. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tudor Museum
The Tudor Museum (french: Musée Tudor), also known as Rosport Castle (french: Château de Rosport, Luxembourgish: ''Schlass vu Rouspert''), is located in the little town of Rosport (Luxembourgish: Rouspert) in north-eastern Luxembourg. Built in 1892, it was the home of the Luxembourg inventor Henri Tudor. Since May 2009, the castle has housed the Tudor Museum."Historique du musée" , ''Musée Tudor''. . Retrieved 30 March 2011. Location The building is located not far from the Irminenhof and is surrounded by magnificent gardens. Locally it is known as the ''neit Schlass'' or new castle.History During the German occupation of Luxembourg in the |
Rosport
Rosport () is the capital of the commune of Rosport-Mompach in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher. Until 31 December 2017, it was a commune. On 1 January 2018, the commune was merged with Mompach to form the new commune of Rosport-Mompach. Rosport Castle, built in 1892, was the home of the Luxembourg inventor Henri Tudor. Since May 2009, the castle has been home to the Tudor Museum where there is an exhibition based on his development of the lead–acid battery."Historique du musée" , ''Musée Tudor''. . Retrieved 30 March 2011. Former commune The former commune consisted of the villages: * Dickweiler * |
Echternach (canton)
Echternach is a cantons of Luxembourg, canton in the east of Luxembourg. Its capital is Echternach. Administrative divisions Echternach Canton consists of the following seven communes of Luxembourg, communes: * Beaufort, Luxembourg, Beaufort * Bech * Berdorf * Consdorf * Echternach * Rosport-Mompach * Waldbillig Mergers * On 1 January 2018 the former communes of Rosport and Mompach were merged to create the commune of Rosport-Mompach. The law creating Rosport-Mompach was passed on 24 May 2011. Population See also *Little Switzerland (Luxembourg), Little Switzerland, a nickname given to this area of Luxembourg. References Echternach (canton), Cantons of Luxembourg {{Echternach-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of Luxembourg
Luxembourg's 102 communes ( lb, Gemengen ; French: ''communes''; german: Gemeinden) conform to LAU Level 2Statec (2003), p. 9&10 and are the country's lowest administrative divisions. Communes rank below cantons in Luxembourg's hierarchy of administrative subdivisions. Communes are often re-arranged, being merged or divided as demanded by demographic change over time. Unlike the cantons, which have remained unchanged since their creation, the identity of the communes has not become ingrained within the geographical sensations of the average Luxembourger. The cantons are responsible for the ceremonial, administrative, and statistical aspects of government, while the communes provide local government services. The municipal system was adopted when Luxembourg was annexed into the French département of Forêts in 1795. Despite ownership passing to the Netherlands, this system was maintained until it was introduced upon independence in 1843. The province of Luxembourg, which now co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mompach
Mompach () is a village in the commune of Rosport-Mompach in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher. Until 31 December 2017, it was a commune. On 1 January 2018, the commune was merged with Rosport to form the new commune of Rosport-Mompach. Former commune The former commune consisted of the villages: * Born * Givenich * Herborn * Moersdorf Moersdorf () is a small town in the commune of Mompach, in eastern Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-D ... * Mompach * Boursdorf (lieu-dit) * Lilien (lieu-dit) References External links * Villages in Luxembourg Former communes of Luxembourg {{Echternach-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osweiler
Osweiler () is a small town in the commune of Rosport, in eastern 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 369. Rosport Towns in Luxembourg {{Echternach-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinheim, Luxembourg
Steinheim () is a town in the commune of Rosport, in eastern 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 532. Rosport Towns in Luxembourg {{Echternach-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickweiler
Dickweiler is a village in the commune of Rosport, in eastern 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 village has a population of 107. Rosport Villages in Luxembourg {{Echternach-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girst
Girst () is a village in the commune of Rosport, in eastern Luxembourg. , the village had a population of 109. See also * List of villages in Luxembourg This is a list of populated places in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. It is based on the official database of the National Administration of Topography (Administration du cadastre et de la topographie - ACT). Furthermore it provides the Communes a ... Rosport Villages in Luxembourg {{Echternach-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grevenmacher (district)
The District of Grevenmacher (1843 – 3 Oct 2015) was one of three districts of Luxembourg. It contained three cantons divided into 25 communes: #Echternach #* Beaufort #*Bech #*Berdorf #*Consdorf #*Echternach #*Rosport-Mompach #*Waldbillig #Grevenmacher #* Betzdorf #*Biwer #*Flaxweiler #*Grevenmacher #*Junglinster #*Manternach #*Mertert #*Wormeldange #Remich #* Bous #*Burmerange #*Dalheim #*Lenningen #*Mondorf-les-Bains #*Remerschen #*Remich #* Stadtbredimus #*Waldbredimus #*Wellenstein It bordered the districts of Luxembourg to the west and Diekirch to the north, the German Länder of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland to the east, and the French ''département'' of Moselle, Grand Est Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten; Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administrat ... to the south. It had a per capita income o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
