Bettendorf (Luxembourg)
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 Luxembourg
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| Coordinates : | 49 ° 53 ' N , 6 ° 13' E |
| Canton : | Diekirch |
| Residents : | 2857 (January 1, 2019) |
| Area : | 23.2 km² |
| Population density : | 122.9 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number: | 0601 |
| Website: | www.bettendorf.lu |
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| Mayor: | Pascale Hansen |
| Elective system : | Majority vote |
Bettendorf ( Luxembourgish Bettenduerf ) is a municipality in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and belongs to the canton of Diekirch . Together with the municipalities of Colmar-Berg , Diekirch , Ettelbrück , Erpeldingen and Schieren , Bettendorf forms the core of Nordstad . Along with the cities of Luxembourg and Esch an der Alzette, this region is the third development pole of the Grand Duchy.
Geographical location
The municipality of Bettendorf is located in the northeast of Luxembourg and lies on the banks of the Sauer . Together with its neighboring communities, Bettendorf forms the border with the Luxembourg Ardennes (the Ösling ).
coat of arms
The coat of arms of the community of Bettendorf is composed of three components of existing coats of arms, which symbolize the three localities of the community. The black anchor cross on a gold background stands for Bettendorf, the three lilies on a gray background for Gilsdorf and the red jagged dividing line for Moestroff. The anchor cross on a golden background comes from the coat of arms of the Lords of Bettendorf and the jagged red line (on a silver background) was taken from the coat of arms of Th. De Kerpen, who was the landlord of Moestroff in the 14th century. The three lilies on a silver background, however, do not come from the coat of arms of a Lord of Gilsdorf, but were borrowed from the coat of arms of the Lords of Folkendange .
Composition of the community
The community of Bettendorf consists of three sub-towns: the eponymous capital Bettendorf and the towns of Gilsdorf and Möstroff.
In addition, there are a number of other places to live in the area of the municipality, including Bleesbrück, Broderbour and a part each of Kaiwelbach and Seltz .
history
The origins of the individual villages go back to the 13th century. The community has existed in its current composition since 1827.
Second World War
On May 10, 1940, the German troops began to march into Luxembourg. Five minutes before the official invasion, a tragic incident occurred in Moestroff in which Jean John from Bettendorf was shot by German soldiers. John was the first Luxembourg fatality in World War II .
On the same day, another incident occurred in which a Royal Air Force aircraft with the order to bomb the Sauer and Grenzbrücke in Wallendorf was shot down by a German anti-aircraft gun. However, the aircraft was able to make an emergency landing in Bettendorf, near the Hirtzenhaf . The two crew members managed to burn all the documents before they were arrested by German troops. The seriously injured pilot DA Cameron and his navigator were then taken to Diekirch hospital, where Cameron died on the same day.
The municipality was hit hardest during the Ardennes offensive . The entire Sauer Valley formed the southern flank of the offensive and was particularly fought over. In the morning hours of December 16, 1944, German troops invaded the community via Hoesdorf. On January 10, 1945, the first soldiers of the 10th US Infantry Regiment reached Bettendorf, where they managed to cross the Sauer with the support of some residents. A memorial stone today commemorates this important maneuver. The crossing of the Sauer in Bettendorf is also the subject of a replica in the National Military Museum in Diekirch. It was not until January 18, 1945 that the American troops finally succeeded in liberating the Sauer Valley for the second time. The Ardennes offensive had caused enormous damage in the three villages. Traces of the offensive can still be found in the surrounding forests.
post war period
In 1957 a campsite was built on the site of the municipality. The "Camping um Wirt" has around 200 parking spaces and is located on the banks of the Sauer.
Until 1964, Bettendorf, Gilsdorf and Moestroff were on the railway line of the Prince Heinrich Railway between Diekirch and Echternach . This route was finally abandoned and all tracks were removed. A cycle path was created on the former railway line.
Worth seeing
The most distinctive buildings in the community are the Schloss von Bettendorf, built in 1728, and that of Moestroff. However, both buildings are privately owned and cannot be visited.
In the forests around Bettendorf, on the Hoesdorf plateau , a memorial path commemorates the events of the Ardennes offensive around the villages of Bettendorf, Hoesdorf, Reisdorf and Wallendorf (D) . Along the path you can see clear traces of the war and at many points there are information boards on which you can read about the events that took place there.
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In Moestroff is the largest cave in Luxembourg with a length of approx. 4,000 meters. The cave, discovered between 1910 and 1920, was the scene of major scientific work on several occasions and was created over 300,000 years ago. To protect them, the entrance was closed with a grille door.
The Adolphe Bridge in Luxembourg City , built between 1900 and 1903, was made of stone from the Gilsdorf quarries. At the time it was built, it was the largest stone arch bridge in the world. The two central arches alone consist of 2850 m³ of Gilsdorf sandstone.
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Nordliicht TV is a regional television broadcaster based in Moestroff. The program, which Nordliicht TV has broadcast once a week since 1997, covers local events in the north of Luxembourg. The program consists of reports on political, economic, cultural and sporting events.
On April 22, 2006, the illegitimate son of Prince Louis and his girlfriend Tessy Antony was baptized in the parish church of Gilsdorf by Pastor Albert Frank in the name of Gabriel-Michael-Louis-Ronny. Gabriel is the first grandchild of Grand Duke Henri , but is not an official member of the grand ducal house and is therefore excluded from the line of succession. On September 29, 2006, Prince Louis married civil Tessy Antony in the same church. With the marriage Louis renounces his succession to the throne, but keeps his name and his salutation. In future, however, the family name will be de Nassau .
In January 2007 it became known that the new Lycée Technique Agricole is to be built in the Gilsdorf area . The secondary school provides education in agriculture, forestry and horticulture and is the only one of its kind in Luxembourg. The technical lyceum has been located in Ettelbrück since 1932, but it suffers from a lack of space and a lack of expansion options, which is why a new building was urgently required.
societies
The municipality of Bettendorf has many associations, some of which are known beyond the municipality:
The Club des Jeunes Bettendorf (CDJ), founded on March 21, 1972, is one of the largest, oldest and most active youth clubs in Luxembourg. In addition to its own events such as the well-known Fräeschebal , the Bettendorfers also take part in many competitions and regularly take first places. The CDJ Bettendorf was able to win the Rural Youth Day twice in a row (2004 & 2005) and thus defend the title as the first ever Club des Jeunes , most recently in 2017 they won 1st prize. For the tenth anniversary of the umbrella organization of Luxembourg youth clubs, it organized a competition in 2006 in Diekirch to determine the “best CDJ in the country”, in which CDJ Bettendorf finally emerged as the winner.
The Indiaca Bettendorf is by far the most successful Indiaca club in Luxembourg. In addition to the Luxembourg championships, the Luxembourg record champions successfully participate in the German Indiaca League. Together with the team from Alzingen , Bettendorf qualified for the 2006 World Cup, which was held in Viljandi , Estonia . Bettendorf went into the tournament with great expectations, but had to admit defeat to TSV Grünwinkel in the semifinals. In the game for 3rd place, the team then lost the game against feared opponent CVJM Kamen and ultimately took 4th place. The Bettendorfer Verein also provides a large number of the players in the Luxembourg Indiaca national teams, who have successfully represented Luxembourg at the previous Indiaca World Championships in Estonia, Japan and Luxembourg. At the 3rd Indiaca World Championship in Ettelbrück , a men's national team almost exclusively made up of Bettendorf players became sensational Indiaca World Champions.
Daughters and sons of the church
- Franz Heck (1899–1977), racing cyclist, born in Gilsdorf
- Pit Leyder (* 1997), racing cyclist
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ STATEC Luxembourg - Population par canton et commune 1821–2019 (French)
- ↑ The community in numbers ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of the community of Bettendorf (French). Retrieved April 21, 2012.
- ↑ Topographic map 1: 20,000 on the website of the geoportal of the Luxembourg administration for land registry and topography. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
