Neufchâteau (Belgium)
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| Region : | Wallonia | ||
| Province : | Luxembourg | ||
| District : | Neufchâteau | ||
| Coordinates : | 49 ° 50 ′ N , 5 ° 26 ′ E | ||
| Area : | 113.79 km² | ||
| Residents: | 7699 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density: | 68 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Post Code: | 6840 | ||
| Prefix: | 061 | ||
| Mayor: | Yves Evrard | ||
Local government address : |
Hôtel de Ville Grand Place 1 6840 Neufchâteau |
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| Website: | www.neufchateau.be | ||
Neufchâteau ( Walloon Li Tchestea ; German obsolete Neuchâtel ) is a Belgian city in the Wallonia region.
geography
Neufchâteau is located in the south of the country in the Ardennes and consists of the core city and the districts of Grandvoir , Grapfontaine , Hampiré , Longlier and Tournay . Brussels is about 130 kilometers northwest and the city of Luxembourg 55 kilometers southeast.
The next motorway exits are Neufchâteau , Verlaine and Léglise on the A 4 / E 411 or E 25 .
The city has a regional train station on the Namur - Arlon line .
The airports of Charleroi , Luxembourg and Liège are the closest commercial airports, some of which are of national importance.
history
Neolithic megaliths around 2000 BC And a Celtic necropolis from the period between the 5th and 2nd centuries BC. BC, which were found in this region, attest to early human settlement. Gallo-Roman tombs and a small Roman villa show agricultural settlement during the 2nd century AD. In Carolingian times, the region was primarily used as a hunting area and remained sparsely populated throughout the Middle Ages. A document from the 1100 shows that one of the many small hamlets in the area, Semel, was given away to the Abbey of Amdain (now Saint-Hubert ). In 1239, the same village became part of the Neufchâteau lordship and at the same time it was given to the Orval Abbey. Like many of its neighboring areas, the rule of Neufchâteau was part of the Duchy of Luxembourg, within the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation .
At the beginning of the First World War took place on 22./23. August 1914 the Battle of Neufchâteau took place.
Attractions
- Grapfontaine observatory, the Ardennes astronomical center (observatory and planetarium). It has six domes and one of the most powerful telescopes in Belgium with an aperture of 600 mm.
Web links
- Official website of the city (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lors de la NEF 2016, Pierre Lecomte nous a fait un exposé dont voici le lien. In: ACA (Ardenne Astronomy Center) website. Retrieved August 1, 2018 (French).
