Martelange

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Martelange
Martelange (Luxembourg)
Martelange
Martelange
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Wallonia
Province : Luxembourg
District : Arlon
Coordinates : 49 ° 50 ′  N , 5 ° 44 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 50 ′  N , 5 ° 44 ′  E
Area : 29.67 km²
Residents: 1876 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density: 63 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 6630
Prefix: 063

Local government address : 		Administration Communale
Chemin du Moulin, 1
6630 Martelange
Website: www.martelange.be
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Martelange (German Martelingen ; Luxembourgish Maartel ) is a Belgian municipality in the Arlon arrondissement of the province of Luxembourg and forms a Belgian-Luxembourgish double village with the districts of Rombach-Martelingen and Obermartelingen in the Luxembourg municipality of Rambruch .

Border situation with Luxembourg

The national road N4 leading through the town from Brussels to Arlon forms the state border with Luxembourg over a length of 1.8 km . The street itself and the houses in the west are on Belgian territory, the houses in the east belong to the Luxembourg municipality of Rambruch . Since fuel, alcohol, tobacco and coffee are cheaper in Luxembourg, over a dozen petrol stations have sprung up along the road on the Luxembourg side, but these can only be reached via Belgian roads.

Border in Martelange (seen from north to south). The street and houses on the right are Belgian, the Maison Rouge and the gas stations in the background are in Luxembourg.

geography

The place is on the upper Sauer , which passes the place.

Martelange municipality

The following districts belong to the municipality:

official name (French) Walloon name Luxembourgish name German name
Grumelange - Greimel Greimlingen
Martelange Måtlindje Maartel Martelingen
Neuperlé - Neipärel Neuperl
Bike length - Gears Rädelingen

Trivia

On August 21, 1967, a gas explosion occurred in Martelange due to the accident of a tanker truck with several deaths, injuries and major property damage (see: Martelange gas explosion ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Luxembourg dictionary . Volume 2 / VII., Linden 1955.
  2. ↑ a b Luxembourg dictionary . Volume 3 / XIII., Linden 1963.
  3. ^ Luxembourg dictionary . Volume 3 / XV., Linden 1968.
  4. ↑ a b Luxembourg dictionary . Volume 4 / XVIII., Linden 1971.
Sint-Martinus Church

Web links

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