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Medingen () is a village in the
Medingen () is a village in the commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
of Contern
Contern ( ) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located east of Luxembourg City.
As of , the town of Contern, which lies in the south-west of the commune, has a population of .
The main towns are Contern, Moutfort, Oetrange and ...
, in southern 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 102 but has since increased to 125.
Republic
A sign "Place de la République" hangs in the courtyard of the old school. Its origins go back to a carnival . In the early 1980s, music from the village was held for the carnival cape sessions, during which sketches were performed, in which, among other things, the village politicians were scolded. Aloyse Leytem wrote a sketch in which a republic was to be proclaimed in Medingen, and a republic sign was hung in the schoolyard. The sign still hangs today.Geography
Medingen is located on a hill on a road betweenMoutfort
Moutfort (French) (, ) is a village in the commune of Contern, in south-western Luxembourg, on both sides of the road from the city of Luxembourg to the German border town Remich
Remich ( lb, Réimech ) is a commune with town status in south-e ...
and Dalheim. South of it is a large forest filled with various hiking, cycling and horse riding trails. To the west of Medingen are 2 small peak, one of which is named Zennebierg. To the west of that is a few small forests and a small trail which runs to Brichermillen
Brichermillen is a former mill and small hamlet located in the commune of Contern. It is located on the Syre, at an altitude of 264 meters on the border of the communes of Contern, Weiler-la-Tour and Dalheim. Brichermillen is on a small spur of ...
.
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