Diekirch
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| Basic data | |
 City panorama Diekirch |
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| State : |
 Luxembourg
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| Coordinates : | 49 ° 52 ' N , 6 ° 10' E |
| Canton : | Diekirch |
| Residents : | 6988 (January 1, 2019) |
| Area : | 12.4 km² |
| Population density : | 562.6 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number: | 0603 |
| Website: | www.diekirch.lu |
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| Mayor: | Claude Haagen ( LSAP ) |
| Elective system : | Proportional vote |
Diekirch ( Luxembourgish Dikrich , Dikrech , Dikkrich or Dikkrech ) is a municipality and city as well as a cantonal and former district capital in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg . In addition, Diekirch, together with the communities of Bettendorf , Colmar-Berg , Ettelbrück , Erpeldingen and Schieren, form the core of the Nordstad . Along with the cities of Luxembourg and Esch an der Alzette, this region is the third development pole of the Grand Duchy.
Diekirch is located on the Sauer on the edge of the Luxembourg Ardennes ( Ösling ).
history
According to ancient sources, the city got its name when Charlemagne relocated Saxony towards the end of the 8th century in order to bring it under his control. One of the centers of these settlements is said to have been in the Diekirch area. In order to convert the pagan Saxons to Christianity, a church was built from which the settlement got its name: Diet-Kirch (Volkskirche). (Too old Franconian thiuda (Old High German: diot das Volk). Þeudō is a reconstructed word from Germanic that plays a role in the etymology of the term German and onomatology .)
In the course of extensive excavations in the 1960s, it could be proven that the so-called Laurentius Church was originally a Roman building. As early as the beginning of the 20th century, remnants of walls and mosaics were found north of the city center . Archaeological investigations in 1992–1993, 1999 and 2008 enabled the reconstruction of a large Roman axial courtyard villa, which stretched over the entire area of the medieval city and was abandoned at the beginning of the 5th century.
Like all other communities in the Ösling, the city had its hardest time in December 1944 and January 1945, when the Sauer Valley formed the southern flank of the Ardennes offensive . The center was almost completely destroyed in heavy fighting.
Since 1955, Diekirch ( Herrenberg , Luxembourgish Härebierg ) has been the only military base of the Luxembourg Army .
Culture and sights
Attractions
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The landmark of the city are the donkey , and it is found also in the pedestrian zone of St. Boniface Stirnberg from Aachen designed donkey fountain , by the beer flows on special occasions.
The most important museum in the city is the National Museum of Military History with exhibits on the Ardennes Offensive , the captivity of Luxembourg conscripts and the establishment and tasks of the Luxembourg armed forces after the war.
In addition to the military museum, Diekirch also houses the National Museum of Historical Vehicles , the Museum of the History of the Brewery and the History Museum of Diekirch, in which one of the Roman mosaics from the 3rd century found in Diekirch is exhibited. In the immediate vicinity there is another important sight, the old St. Laurence Church from the 6th century, in whose honor the annual Aal Dikrich festival takes place. A bee museum was also opened in 2005. A local museum, in which the mosaics are also presented in a new setting, is currently under construction.
The oldest monument in Diekirch is the Deiwelselter , the devil's altar . The seven meter high archway is not an altar, but a 2000 BC. A megalithic tomb that was created in the 4th century and destroyed and converted into an archway in 1892.
The former Wirtgen Castle was the town hall from 1889 to 1959.
Diekirch was the first city in Luxembourg to have a pedestrian zone in 1977 . Similar to shopping centers or some subway stations, this is covered with music throughout the day during business hours via loudspeakers attached to the houses.
Deanery Church of St. Laurentius
Former Wirtgen Castle
Pedestrian zone on the market square
Loudspeakers in the pedestrian zone
Festivals
There are a number of well-known events that are held in Diekirch. These include a .:
- the Cavalcade Carnival Parade
- the international march event Marche internationale de Diekirch (formerly Marche de l'Armée )
- the Al Dikkrich festival
Economy and Infrastructure
Diekircher beer
Beer brewing has a centuries-old tradition in Diekirch, although there have been various small and medium-sized breweries in the history of the city. Today's brewery was established in 1871 when the old Drüssel brewery was taken over by a newly founded stock corporation. Since then it has been one of the most important industrial companies and employers in the municipality as well as the most popular beer brand in Luxembourg. In 2000, the Brasserie de Diekirch merged with the Brasseries réunies de Luxembourg to form Brasserie de Luxembourg . In 2005 it was incorporated into the Belgian Interbrew group (today: Anheuser-Busch InBev ).
In January 2010, Anheuser-Busch InBev announced the intention to close the brewery in Diekirch and relocate the entire production to Belgium . Massive resistance from customers, the population, trade unions and politicians formed against these plans. A protest rally proclaimed by Facebook mobilized over 1,500 participants, including a number of politicians and trade unionists, who joined the action.
On the day of the announcement, LSAP MP Claude Haagen submitted a parliamentary question to the SME Minister Françoise Hetto-Gaasch , asking whether the Anheuser-Busch InBev company was even allowed to produce “Diekircher beer” in Belgium; or it is an appellation d'origine controlée (controlled designation of origin). The Green MEP Claude Turmes put the same question to the European Commission .
After their first meeting with management, the unions OGBL and LCGB questioned the economic necessity of the announced relocation.
The factory premises are of Saphir Capital Partners (60%), CM (Claude Mack) Participations and the Schneider family bought and then to the Brasserie de Luxembourg Mousel Diekirch leased back . The share capital of Saphir Capital Partners is held in equal shares by Edison Capital Partners , Otago and ECP Holdings, registered in the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean .
The original social plan , which had provided for redundancies, was to be converted into a plan to secure jobs. The brewery is to be rebuilt on a smaller scale in the urban area and the old location is to be used for real estate projects. The transport services will be outsourced , which will cut twenty jobs in the company.
education
There are three secondary schools in Diekirch: the hotel management school Lycée technique hotelier Alexis Heck (LTHAH), the grammar school Lycée classique de Diekirch (LCD) and the mixed school Nordstad-Lycée . The Jos Schmit boarding school is also located there .
The international umbrella organization European Association of Hotel and Tourism Schools , which brings together the hotel and tourism schools , has been located in Diekirch since 2000 .
Judiciary
Diekirch is the namesake of the court district of the same name of the ordinary jurisdiction, which includes the northern cantons of the country. This has a peace court for smaller matters as well as a district court for the remaining, larger disputes, both of which are based in Diekirch. The next higher instance of the Friedensgericht is either the District Court in Diekirch or the Supreme Court in Luxembourg, and for the District Court it is always the Supreme Court.
traffic
Diekirch is the northern terminus of the Ettelbruck – Diekirch railway line .
Town twinning
Sister cities of Diekirch are
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Arlon ( Belgium ), since 1962 -
Bitburg ( Germany , Rhineland-Palatinate ), since 1962 -
Hayange ( France ), since 1962 -
Monthey ( Switzerland ), since 1975 -
Liberty ( United States , Missouri ), since 1986
sons and daughters of the town
- Alexis Heck (1830–1908), founder of the Luxembourg tourism industry and namesake of the LTHAH hotel management school in Diekirch
- Paul Eyschen (1841–1915), Minister of State of Luxembourg
- Mathias Mongenast (1843–1926), Minister of State of Luxembourg
- Nicolas van Werveke (1851–1926), high school teacher and historian
- Leopold van Werveke (1853–1933), geologist
- Joseph Bech (1887–1975), Minister of State of Luxembourg and one of the founding fathers of the European Union
- Paul Hammer (1900–1978), sprinter and long jumper
- Henry Cravatte (1911–1990), lawyer and politician with the LSAP
- Henri Losch (* 1931), teacher, actor, screenwriter and linguist
- Lucien Weiler (* 1951), politician (CSV) and former President of the Chamber of Deputies
- Fernand M. Guelf (* 1955), philosopher and writer
- Gaston Reinig (* 1956), first general of Luxembourg
- Claude Turmes (* 1960), politician of the Greens, member of the European Parliament
- Claude Haagen (* 1962), politician
- Frank Engel (* 1975), politician (CSV), member of the European Parliament
- Isabelle Hoffmann (* 1984), racing cyclist
See also
- Three-Country Championship 2020 , Diekirch
Individual evidence
- ↑ STATEC Luxembourg - Population par canton et commune 1821–2019 (French)
- ↑ Patriotic reader for the Luxembourg elementary school 1885
- ↑ Römermosaiken Diekirch ( Memento of the original from October 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Diekirch brewery is to be closed. ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2010 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. Luxemburger Wort , 7 January 2010. 7:04 pm
- ↑ 1,800 for the maintenance of the Diekircher brewery. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Tageblatt, January 11, 2010.
- ^ Diekirch - Appellation d'Origine? ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2010 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. Luxemburger Wort , January 8, 2010 10:46 a.m.
- ↑ Diekircher Bier: “Do not mislead the consumer”. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Tageblatt , January 12, 2010.
- ↑ Diekirch Brewery - A healthy company is being smashed! OGBL press release, January 8, 2010; Jean Rhein: Diekirch: la direction “ne sait rien” ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Le Quotidien , January 9, 2010.
- ↑ Nicolas Raulot: Accord définitif pour Diekirch. ( Memento of the original from July 5, 2010 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. paperjam, July 1, 2010.
- ^ Ali Ruckert: The Diekirch brewery's premises and buildings were sold to Saphir Capital Partners. Newspaper vum Lëtzebuerger Vollek , July 2, 2010.
- ↑ Diekirch Brewery - reason returns. Communicated by OGBL and LCGB on March 18, 2010.
- ↑ “Brasserie de Luxembourg” signs a framework agreement with “Saphir Capital Partners”. Lëtzebuerger Journal May 18, 2010, http://www.journal.lu/index.php?id=8&tx_m65xml2db_pi1 ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ (hay), new building of the Diekircher brewery planned. ( Memento of the original from July 4, 2010 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. Luxemburger Wort, July 1, 2010.
- ↑ Diekirch - Villes jumelées website ( Memento of the original dated December 31, 2016 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.
