Ulflingen

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Ulflingen
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Ulflingen Location of Ulflingen in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Basic data
Binsfeld Street in Troisvierges
Binsfeld Street in Troisvierges
State : LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg
Coordinates : 50 ° 7 '  N , 6 ° 0'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 7 '18 "  N , 6 ° 0' 1"  E
Canton : Clervaux
Residents : 3201 (January 1, 2019)
Area : 37.9 km²
Population density : 84.5 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number: 0504
Website: www.troisvierges.lu
politics
Mayor: Edy Mertens (EBL)
Elective system : Proportional vote
Town hall of Ulflingen

Ulflingen ( French Troisvierges , Luxembourgish Ëlwen ) is a municipality in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and belongs to the canton of Clervaux . Ulflingen is the northernmost municipality in the Grand Duchy and is located near the border triangle with Belgium and Germany .

The Wiltz rises about five kilometers north of Ulflingen , which later (from Clervaux ) takes on the name Klerf . It flows south through the village.

The municipality is Luxembourg's representative in the European Charter - Villages of Europe , a group of rural municipalities from all 28 EU countries.

Composition of the community

German Luxembourgish French
Biwisch Biwwesch Biwisch
Drinklingen Drenched Drink long
Godingen Géidgen Goedange
Huldingen Huldang Huldange
Niederbesslingen Kierchen Basbellain
Oberbesslingen Beesslek Skin bellain
Ulflingen Ëlwen Troisvierges
Wilwerdingen Wilwerdang Wilwerdange

origin of the name

Origin of the French name Troisvierges (literally “three virgins”): Already in Greek and Roman mythology there were the Moiren (also Moren), goddesses of fate, who give people a share in life. Usually they were called Klotho , Lachesis and Atropos . However, it is more likely that in Ulflingen, as in the surrounding Asselborn, the cult of the three goddesses of the Celtic Treveri has persisted to this day. The Celtic Treverians worshiped their Matres Treverae or Matronae Treverae . Not far from the north of Luxembourg , in the Aachen area , we find traces of the matron cult , especially among the Germanic Ubi . According to current scholarly opinion, the cult of the three goddesses is a Celto-Germanic cult that was particularly popular in the Gallo-Roman era. In order to promote Christianization , Pope Gregory I converted the pagan cult into the veneration of the three saints "FIDES, SPES et CARITAS" ( faith, hope and love ) . Troisvierges was known as the pilgrimage site of the three saints as far as Belgium ( Wallonia ), hence the French name (Nous allons aux Trois-Vierges) .

The German name, as well as the Luxembourgish Ulflingen or Ëlwen , are derived from Ulf, or Elf or Alb, which means elves. Folk tales have always reported that the village was founded by elves . The suffix ingen indicates a Germanic settlement, which is obvious with the settlement of the region by Germanic Franks .

history

Troisvierges is mentioned for the first time in 1353 under the name Ulvelingen. This name still exists in German today (Ulflingen). Ulflingen was a well-known pilgrimage site in the 17th century and a Franciscan monastery was established there in 1641. During this time the French name of the village Troisvierges was also created (see origin of the name).

Troisvierges experienced a significant economic and demographic boom in the 19th century. This was connected with the construction of the Luxembourg – Spa railway line and with the branch line in the direction of Aachen ( Vennbahn ). The latter was shut down, dismantled since 1954 and converted into the Vennbahnradweg . On August 1, 1914, this small traffic junction in the then neutral Grand Duchy was occupied by a company of the 69th Infantry Regiment under the command of Lieutenant Feldmann, according to orders and according to plan. With this first German military border violation before the declaration of war on France, the First World War began in the west and the support of France by British troops.

Attractions

To the north of the municipality's capital Troisvierges / Ulflingen is the Cornelys Millen nature reserve , a wetland area that is one of the few retreats for threatened animal species within the Luxembourg Ardennes . One can observe the black stork there, among other things .

In 2008, the Sentier des Passeurs was inaugurated: an escape route that was used during the German occupation from 1943 to smuggle Luxembourgish conscientious objectors into Belgium.

Bicycle paths in the municipality:

  • Vëlo's-t'Our Jardins à suivre , 30 km
  • Vëlo's-t'Our Panorama , 25 km
  • Weiswampach-Troisvierges, 25 km
  • Vennbahn , Troisvierges - St. Vith - Aachen, 134 km

The municipality has the two highest peaks in the Luxembourg region: Kneiff (560 m) and Burgplatz (559 m).

There are also in the village:

  • a covered and open bathroom
  • two soccer fields
  • several tennis courts, a tennis and squash hall
  • a multi-purpose sports hall
  • a campsite Walensbongert (April 1st - September 30th)
  • a regional youth center

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Troisvierges (Ulflingen)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ STATEC Luxembourg - Population par canton et commune 1821–2019 (French)
  2. ↑ Joseph Bierekoven: Matronenverehrung, an ancient cult. In: Heimatkalender des Kreis Euskirchen 1967. Kreisarchiv - Der Landrat / wingarden.de, 2003, accessed on 29 August 2013 (Heimatforschung).