Sterpenich
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 Belgium
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| Region : | Wallonia | ||
| Province : | Luxembourg | ||
| District : | Arlon | ||
| Coordinates : | 49 ° 39 ' N , 5 ° 54' E | ||
| Post Code: | 6706 | ||
| Prefix: | 063 | ||
Sterpenich is a town in the Arlon arrondissement of the province of Luxembourg in the Walloon Region of Belgium on the border with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg . Sterpenich is located about 7 km southeast of the city of Arlon , to whose district Autelbas , Luxembourgish Nidderalter or Buergelter , Walloon Åtébas , it belongs administratively.
Saint Aldegundis is the patroness of the local church Église Sainte-Aldegonde, built in 1900 .
etymology
The name of the place is considered to be the Germanized form of the Gallo-Roman term Sterpiniacum , which goes back to the name of a man of unknown origin named Sterpin (i) us , and to whom the ending -i -acum has been added. Places with similar names can be found in northern France, including, for example, Étrépagny ( Normandy ), Éterpigny ( Hauts-de-France ), Étrepigney ( Bourgogne-Franche-Comté ).
The inhabitants of the place call themselves Sterpenichois .
traffic
Sterpenich can be reached via the Belgian national road 4 and the Belgian A4 motorway , which is part of the European route 25 on this section . On the A4 it is the last exit before the border. Sterpenich was a border station on the course book route 162 of the railway, which connects Brussels with the city of Luxembourg .
lock
A castle belonging to the von Sterpenich family is first mentioned in the documents of d'Autel in the 14th century.
The present castle was built between 1680 and 1690 for Jean-Adam Pellot on the old foundations. JB Henron took over the property in 1706. Extensions and renovations were carried out after the takeover by the Counts of Berlaymont during the 19th century.
The complex is located outside the village and consists of several buildings surrounding a rectangular courtyard. It was closed in 1956 and cannot be visited.
The Prime Minister Victor de Tornaco (1805–1875) of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was born in Sterpenich Castle.
References and comments
- ↑ position of the church Eglise Sainte-Aldegonde of Sterpenich 49 ° 38 '54.2 " N , 5 ° 53' 27.6" O .
- ↑ position of the lock Château de Sterpenich 49 ° 38 '49.7 " N , 5 ° 53' 20.8" O .
