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Syre (river)
The Syre or Syr () is a river flowing through Luxembourg, joining the Moselle in Mertert. It flows through Schuttrange Schuttrange (; ; ) is a commune and small town in southern Luxembourg. It is located east of Luxembourg City. , the town of Schuttrange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 1,782. Other towns within the commune include ..., Roodt-sur-Syre, Betzdorf and Manternach. Rivers of Luxembourg {{Luxembourg-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schuttrange
Schuttrange (; ; ) is a commune and small town in southern Luxembourg. It is located east of Luxembourg City. , the town of Schuttrange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 1,782. Other towns within the commune include Munsbach, Neuhäusgen, Schrassig, and Übersyren. Notable people * Frantz Funck-Brentano Frantz Funck-Brentano (15 June 1862 – 13 June 1947) was a French historian and librarian. He was born in the castle of Munsbach (Luxembourg) and died at Montfermeil. He was a son of Théophile Funck-Brentano. Biography After graduating a ... (1862–1947), a French historian and librarian; born in Munsbach Castle * Heng Freylinger (1926–2017), a Luxembourgian wrestler. Population References External links * Communes in Luxembourg (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Luxembourgcanton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syren, Luxembourg
Syren () is a small town in the commune of Weiler-la-Tour, in southern Luxembourg. , the town had a population of 707 people. Syren is the source of the Syre river, which flows down to the Moselle The Moselle ( , ; ; ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany. It is a bank (geography), left bank tributary of the Rhine, which it joins at Koblenz. A sm ..., through some of Luxembourg's wealthiest districts. In 2003, there was a fire which destroyed 4 homes. A similar fire happened in the summer of 2014, destroying one chalet. References Luxembourg (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Luxembourgcanton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moselle
The Moselle ( , ; ; ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany. It is a bank (geography), left bank tributary of the Rhine, which it joins at Koblenz. A small part of Belgium is in its drainage basin, basin as it includes the Sauer and the Our River, Our. Its lower course "twists and turns its way between Trier and Koblenz along one of Germany's most beautiful river valleys."''Moselle: Holidays in one of Germany's most beautiful river valleys'' at www.romantic-germany.info. Retrieved 23 Jan 2016. In this section the land to the north is the Eifel which stretches into Belgium; to the south lies the Hunsrück. The river flows through a region that was cultivated by the Romans. Today, its hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembourg City, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union and hosts several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority in the EU. As part of the Low Countries, Luxembourg has close historic, political, and cultural ties to Belgium and the Netherlands. Luxembourg's culture, people, and languages are greatly influenced by France and Germany: Luxembourgish, a Germanic language, is the only recognized national language of the Luxembourgish people and of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; French is the sole language for legislation; and both languages along with German are used for administrative matters. With an area of , Luxembourg is Europe's seventh-smallest count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Water first enters rivers through precipitation, whether from rainfall, the Runoff (hydrology), runoff of water down a slope, the melting of glaciers or snow, or seepage from aquifers beneath the surface of the Earth. Rivers flow in channeled watercourses and merge in confluences to form drainage basins, or catchments, areas where surface water eventually flows to a common outlet. Rivers have a great effect on the landscape around them. They may regularly overflow their Bank (geography), banks and flood the surrounding area, spreading nutrients to the surrounding area. Sedime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mertert
Mertert () is a commune and town in eastern Luxembourg, on the border with Germany. It is part of the canton of Grevenmacher. The commune consists of the towns of Mertert and Wasserbillig. Mertert has a river port on the Moselle, the largest in Luxembourg. The commune's administrative centre is Wasserbillig. , the town of Mertert, which lies in the south of the commune, has a population of 1,861. Population Notable people * Pierre Frieden (1892–1959), a Luxembourg politician and writer; the 17th Prime Minister of Luxembourg in 1958/1959. * Jacques Santer (born 1937 in Wasserbillig), a Luxembourgish politician; the 20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg, 1984/1995 and the 9th President of the European Commission, 1995/1999 * General Mario Daubenfeld (born 1958 in Wasserbillig), a Luxembourgish soldier and a former Chief of Defence A chief of defence (or head of defence) is the highest ranked Officer (armed forces), commissioned officer of a nation's armed forces. The acrony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roodt-sur-Syre
Roodt-sur-Syre or Roodt-sur-Syr (, ) is a town in the commune of Betzdorf, in eastern Luxembourg, and about 15 km from Luxembourg City. , the town has a population of 2,017 inhabitants. The town is the location of the Yemeni consulate in Luxembourg. Panelux, a large baked goods Baking is a method of preparing food that uses dry heat, typically in an oven, but it can also be done in hot ashes, or on hot Baking stone, stones. Bread is the most commonly baked item, but many other types of food can also be baked. Heat is ... company, has production facilities on the outskirts of the town. References Betzdorf, Luxembourg Towns in Luxembourg {{Grevenmacher-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betzdorf, Luxembourg
Betzdorf (; ) is a commune and town in the canton of Grevenmacher, in eastern Luxembourg. , the town of Betzdorf, which lies in the north-east of the commune, has a population of 288 inhabitants. Other settlements within the commune include the commune's administrative centre, Berg, as well as Mensdorf, Olingen, and Roodt-sur-Syre. Betzdorf Castle is the birthplace of Grand Duke Henri and is now the headquarters Headquarters (often referred to as HQ) notes the location where most or all of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. The term is used in a wide variety of situations, including private sector corporations, non-profits, mil ... of SES, the world's largest satellite operator in terms of revenue and one of the four largest components of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange's main LuxX Index. Population Notable people * Bernard Molitor (1755–1833), a Luxembourgish cabinet-maker. Aristocracy * Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manternach
Manternach is a commune and small town in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the Grevenmacher canton , the town of Manternach, which lies in the south of the commune, has a population of 728. Other towns within the commune include Berbourg, Lellig, and Munschecker. Manternach railway station has regular services directly to Luxembourg City and Wasserbillig Wasserbillig ( ) is a town in the commune of Mertert, in eastern Luxembourg. , Wasserbillig has 3,485 inhabitants, which makes it the largest town in Mertert. Wasserbillig is the administrative seat of the commune of Mertert. Geography Wass .... There are approximately 35 trains per day travelling from Manternach to Luxembourg. Population The population is very international (as often the case in Luxembourg, mostly farmers (active or retired) and from the Grand duchy. Foreign people from Germany, Poland, Senegal, Ethiopia, France, the Netherland, Italy et cetera live peacefully in Manternach. German or luxemburgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
