Beles (Sassenheim)
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Beles ( German ) Bieles ( lux. ) Belvaux ( French ) Community Sassenheim
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| Coordinates : | 49 ° 31 ' N , 5 ° 56' E | |
| Residents : | 5716 (2009) | |
Location of Beles in Luxembourg
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 Town hall (batch house) in Beles
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Beles ( lux . : Bieles , French : Belvaux ) is a village in the so-called Minettsgéigend (smelting / mining area) in the southwest of Luxembourg . Beles is the administrative center of the municipality of Sassenheim (lux .: Suessem), to which the three other localities Ehleringen , Sassenheim and Zolwer also belong. Beles is with 5716 inhabitants (2009, 2005 still 5113) the twelfth largest town in Luxembourg and about 18 km from the capital Luxembourg .
Name meaning
The name of the village is first mentioned in 1272 as Belevas or in a similar spelling. The spelling changes a little later, for example Belevaus (1327), Belvais (1351), Beluas (1373), Belvis (1541), Belwiss (1552), Belvois (1561).
It is assumed that the name originally comes from the Celtic (belo) and means 'bright', 'shiny' and is associated with a body of water.
Others
- The symbol of Beles is the goat (lux .: Geess), and especially in the carnival this can be seen on posters, etc. and there are puns used.
- The 2017 cyclocross world championships took place in Beles in 2017.
Sons and daughters of the village
- Niki Bettendorf (1936–2018), politician
