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Dalheim ( lb, Duelem) is a
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and town in south-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 ...
. It is part of the
canton of Remich Remich is a canton in the east of Luxembourg. Its capital is Remich. Administrative divisions Remich Canton consists of the following eight communes: * Bous * Dalheim * Lenningen * Mondorf-les-Bains * Remich * Schengen * Stadtbredimus * Waldbre ...
, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher. , the town of Dalheim, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 1,232. Other towns within the commune include
Filsdorf Filsdorf () is a small town in the commune of Dalheim, in south-eastern Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Gra ...
and
Welfrange Welfrange (, ) is a village in the commune of Dalheim, in south-eastern Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 139. See also * List of villages in Luxembourg This is a list of populated places in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. It is base ...
.


Church

The church in Dalheim, built in 1743, is a Catholic church dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. It is situated on the "Péiteschbierg" high above the village center. It is particularly distinguished by its unique frescoes from the second half of the 18th century (painted by the Luxembourgish artist Johann Georg Weiser) and statues of the two patron saints situated outside the church. However, in 2017, the statue of St Paul was decapitated and the head placed outside the front door of the presbytery. There has bee
press speculation
that this incident occurred in order to intimidate the resident priest, Fr Jean-Marie Belanga. Both statues were removed shortly after the incident by the local administration for repairs. Fr Belanga, who had previously been stopped from preaching by the Archdiocese due to complaints about the conservative and Catholic nature of his homilies, was also subsequently removed from his position as parish priest in the village and told to leave Luxembourg. Fr Belanga was the first priest of African origin to serve as the parish priest of Dalheim.


Roman Settlement

To the south of today's village of Dalheim, is evidence of a Roman settlement named Ricciacum, located on the highest point of a gentle slope facing south-west. Ricciacum had impressive public buildings (theatre, thermal baths and temple), which gave it the attributes of a small Roman town. Some of these monuments can still be visited today.


Population


Gallery

File:Ancient Roman theatre in Dalheim.jpg, The ancient Roman theatre File:Rosmerta Dalheim Luxembourg MNHA.jpg,
Rosmerta In Gallo-Roman religion, Rosmerta was a goddess of fertility and abundance, her attributes being those of plenty such as the cornucopia. Rosmerta is attested by statues and by inscriptions. In Gaul she was often depicted with the Roman god Mercur ...
in the Musée national d’art et d’histoire de Luxembourg


References


External links

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Commune of Dalheim official website
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Dalheim-Online: the towns of Dalheim, Welfrange and Filsdorf
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Webpage of Firefighters of Dalheim and Welfrange
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