Attert (; lb, Atert; wa, Ater) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Wallonia
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located in the
province of Luxembourg
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,
Belgium
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.
On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 70.94 km², had 4,802 inhabitants, giving a
population density
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of 67.7 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following
districts: Attert,
Nobressart
Nobressart ( wa, Nåbrissåt; lb, Elchert/Gehaanselchert; german: Elchenroth) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Attert, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
Nearby is the source of the Attert River.
The ...
,
Nothomb,
Thiaumont, and
Tontelange.
Other population centers include:
The municipality falls within the Luxembourgish-speaking
Arelerland
The Land of Arlon (Luxembourgish/german: Arelerland, , ; french: Pays d'Arlon, ; Dutch: ''Land van Aarlen'' )In isolation, ''van'' is pronounced . is the traditionally Luxembourgish-speaking part of Belgian Lorraine, which is now predominantly ...
and several street name signs are bilingual.
Sister cities
Attert is twinned with:
Twinning page on official site
.
* Taktaharkány (Hungary
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) since 2003
* Kruishoutem
Kruishoutem (, in French and English ''Cruyshautem'') is a village and was a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprised the towns of Kruishoutem proper, Nokere and Wannegem-Lede. In January 2018, the ...
(Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
) since 2004
* Bakałarzewo (Poland
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) since 2005
* Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Location
Bandundu is located on the east bank of the Kwango River, just north of the juncture of the Kwango ...
)
See also
* List of protected heritage sites in Attert
This table shows an overview of the beschermd erfgoed, protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Attert. This list is part of Belgium's National Heritage Site (Belgium), national heritage.
See also
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References
External links
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Municipalities of Luxembourg (Belgium)
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