Ãœbereisenbach is a municipality in the
district of Bitburg-Prüm, in
Rhineland-Palatinate
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, western
Germany
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.
Geographical location
Ãœbereisenbach is above the
Our
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* Our (river), in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany
* Our, Belgium, a village in Belgium
* Our, Jura, a commune in France
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, across from the
Luxembourg
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ish village
Untereisenbach
Untereisenbach ( or ''Eesbech'') is a village in the commune of Hosingen, in northern Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 217.
See also
* List of villages in Luxembourg
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.
History
The place has been mentioned around 450 as a
Frankish
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settlement. Until the end of the 18th century, the community Eisenbach, consisting of the three districts Untereisenbach, Obereisenbach and Ãœbereisenbach, belonged to Luxembourg. As a result of the
Congress of Vienna
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, Ãœbereisenbach became part of
Prussia
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, where Untereisenbach and Obereisenbach at the opposite shore of the Our remained Luxembourgish.
Attractions
Worth seeing is primarily the fountain on the village square.
References
Germany–Luxembourg border crossings
Bitburg-Prüm
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