Clervaux

Commune in Luxembourg

Clervaux

Clierf, Cliärref

Commune

Coat of arms

Map of Luxembourg with Clervaux highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red

Coordinates: 50°03′00″N 6°02′00″E﻿ / ﻿50.05°N 6.0333°E﻿ / 50.05; 6.0333
Country|  Luxembourg
Canton| Clervaux
Area

• Total| 85.05 km2 (32.84 sq mi)
• Rank| 2nd of 102
Highest elevation

| 548 m (1,798 ft)
• Rank| 3rd of 102
Lowest elevation

| 276 m (906 ft)
• Rank| 77th  of 102
Population

(2023)

• Total| 6,021
• Rank| 28th of 102
• Density| 71/km2 (180/sq mi)
• Rank| 84th of 102
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2| LU0000501
Website| clervaux.lu

Clervaux (French pronunciation: [klɛʁvo]; Luxembourgish: Clierf [kliːɐ̯f] ⓘ or (locally) Cliärref; German: Clerf) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, administrative capital of the canton of Clervaux.

The town's arms, granted in 1896, show three blackbirds on a gold ground in the chief of a red shield, as a variation of the arms of the former Lords of Clervaux.[1]

As of 2015[update], the town of Clervaux, which lies in the southwest of the commune, has a population of 1,309.

## History[edit]

The city was the site of heavy fighting during World War II, in the December 1944 Battle of Clervaux, part of the "Battle of the Bulge".

## Population[edit]

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## Sights[edit]

The Family of Man, a famous exhibit of photos collected by Edward Steichen, is on permanent display in Clervaux Castle.

The castle also includes the Battle of the Bulge Museum, with an extensive collection of American, German, and Luxembourgish artifacts from World War II, and an exhibition of models of the castles and palaces of Luxembourg. A U.S. Sherman tank that participated in the battle for Clervaux and a German 88 anti-aircraft/anti-tank artillery piece are on display in front of the castle.

The Abbey of St. Maurice and St. Maur is situated on the hills above the town of Clervaux. Notable associations include Halldór Laxness, 1902–1998, the Nobel Prize-winning Icelandic writer, who converted to Roman Catholicism while staying at the abbey. A Roman Catholic mission to Scandinavia has for many years maintained a base at the abbey.

The town is also home to a parish church, built between 1910 and 1912 in the Rheinisch-Romanesque style, and to an eighteenth-century chapel.

## Notable people[edit]

* Édouard Thilges (1817–1904), a Luxembourgish politician; the 7th Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving from 1885 to 1888.
* Émile Colling (1899–1981), a Luxembourgian medical doctor, politician and diplomat.
* Camille Dimmer (1939–2023), a Luxembourgish footballer, played 19 games for Luxembourg
* Marianne Majerus (born 1956), a leading specialist garden photographer

## Transportation[edit]

Clervaux railway station serves the town and the surrounding area, with trains to Luxembourg City and Liège, Belgium.

## Twin towns — sister cities[edit]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Luxembourg

Clervaux is twinned with:[3]

* Horezu, Romania

## Populated places[edit]

The commune consists of the following villages:

* Clervaux Section:
* Clervaux
* Eselborn (Eeselbur)
* Mecher (Mecher)
* Reuler (Reiler)
* Urspelt (Ischpelt)
* Weicherdange (Wäicherdang)
* Kaaspelterhof (Kaaspelt) (lieu-dit)
* Kirelshof (Kirelshaff) (lieu-dit)
* Wirtgensmühle (Wirtgensmillen) (lieu-dit)

* Heinerscheid Section:
* Fischbach (Fëschbech)
* Grindhausen (Grandsen)
* Heinerscheid (Hengescht)
* Hupperdange (Hëpperdang)
* Kalborn (Kaalber)
* Lieler (Léiler)
* Fossenhof (Fossenhaff) (lieu-dit)
* Kaesfurt (Kéisfuert) (lieu-dit)
* Kalborn-Moulin (Kaalber Millen) (lieu-dit)
* Lausdorn* (Lausduer) (lieu-dit)
* Tintesmühle (Tëntesmillen) (lieu-dit)

* Munshausen Section:
* Drauffelt (Draufelt)
* Marnach (Maarnech)
* Munshausen (Munzen)
* Roder (Rueder)
* Siebenaler (Siwwenaler)

Note:
* \- partially shared with the Commune of Wäisswampech

## Gallery[edit]

* Castle of Clervaux

* Castle of Clervaux

* Church Saints Cosmas and Damian (1910-1912)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Clervaux - Coat of arms (crest) of Clervaux". www.heraldry-wiki.com.
2. ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Archived from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
3. ^ "Horezu se va înfrăți cu comuna Clervaux din Luxemburg". voceavalcii.ro (in Romanian). Vocea Vâlcii. 2019-06-04. Archived from the original on 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2019-09-17.

## External links[edit]

* "Clervaux" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). 1911.
* Media related to Clervaux at Wikimedia Commons
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Places adjacent to Clervaux

|  | Weiswampach, Burg-Reuland (BE-WLG) | Sevenig (DE-RP)

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Wincrange |

Clervaux

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Wiltz | Kiischpelt, Parc Hosingen | Dasburg (DE-RP)

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