Durbuy
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 Belgium
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| Region : | Wallonia | ||
| Province : | Luxembourg | ||
| District : | Marche-en-Famenne | ||
| Coordinates : | 50 ° 21 ' N , 5 ° 27' E | ||
| Area : | 156.61 km² | ||
| Residents: | 11,395 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density: | 73 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Post Code: | 6940, 6941 | ||
| Prefix: | 086 | ||
Local government address : |
Administration Centrale Hôtel de Ville Grand-Rue 24 6940 Barvaux |
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| Website: | www.durbuy.be | ||
Durbuy is a Belgian city in the province of Luxembourg . It consists of the localities of Durbuy , Barvaux , Grandhan , Petit Han , Septon , Wéris , Bende , Bomal , Borlon , Heyd , Izier , Palenge , Petite-Somme , Tohogne and Villers-Sainte-Gertrude .
The core town of Durbuy is the smallest town in Belgium with city rights (around 400 inhabitants).
history
The first traces of human settlement in Durbuy come from the Paleolithic Magdalenian , e. B. Heyd's menhir . The Durbuy region was on the route of the Roman road between Tongeren and Arlon . In the Middle Ages , Durbuy was an important trading center. 1331 were John of Luxembourg the town rights conferred.
Attractions
The medieval town center on the river Ourthe with narrow streets and cobblestone streets attracts 1.5 million tourists annually to the place, which is advertised as the "smallest town in the world" by the tourist office.
Le château de Durbuy
In 1731, Durbuy Castle was rebuilt on the ruins of the old castle. The current building is the result of a reconstruction from the eighteenth century and a major restoration in 1880–1882 by the Countess d'Ursel , whose family has owned the castle from 1756 until today.
L'église Saint-Nicolas
The construction of the Church of St. Nicolas began in 1630 and it was consecrated in 1643. It houses a baptismal font from the sixteenth century and borders the former monastery of Récollets.
Hall aux blés
The hall, already mentioned in 1380, dates from the time between 1530 and 1540 in its current state. It was a market hall and was home to the jurisdiction of the judiciary. The current building has been on Wallonia's exceptional heritage list since 1976 and hosts cultural exhibitions.
Parc des Topiaires
The “Jardin Topiaire” tree garden is located on the banks of the Ourthe. Most of the park consists of box trees from which artistic sculptures have been trimmed. From here you also have a beautiful view of the old town of Durbuy. With its 250 topiary figures, the park is “a green Disneyland between comedy and kitsch, perfect for a fun family outing,” wrote Christa Hasselhorst .
Wéris village
The village near Durbuy is known for its megaliths , barrows and menhirs .
Town twinning
Sister cities of Durbuy are Hanyū in Japan (since 1990), Östhammar in Sweden (since 2000) and Nieuwpoort in Belgium (since 2005). Relationships based on friendship and partnership also exist with La Bresse in the French Département Vosges .
people
- Philippe Liégeois (* 1947), better known by his pseudonym Turk , comic artist
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alexandra Trudslev: City Marketing: In Search of the Smallest City in the World . In: The time . March 18, 2018, ISSN 0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed March 18, 2018]).
- ↑ Christa Hasselhorst: In good shape. The old art of topiary is becoming increasingly popular with amateur and professional gardeners, in: FAS No. 2, January 14, 2018, p. 59.
- ^ Website Durbuy - Les partenariats