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Durbuy Derbu (Walloon) | |
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Location of Durbuy  | |
  Durbuy Location in Belgium Location of Durbuy in Luxembourg province  | |
| Coordinates:50°21.13′N05°27.38′E / 50.35217°N 5.45633°E /50.35217; 5.45633 | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province |  Luxembourg |
| Arrondissement | Marche-en-Famenne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Philippe Bontemps (cdH, Liste du bourgmestre) |
| • Governing party/ies | Liste du bourgmestre |
| Area | |
• Total | 157.08 km2 (60.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | |
• Total | 11,637 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 6940, 6941 |
| NIS code | 83012 |
| Area codes | 086 |
| Website | www.durbuy.be |
Durbuy (French pronunciation:[dyʁ.bɥi]ⓘ;Walloon:Derbu) is acity andmunicipality ofWallonia located in theprovince of Luxembourg,Belgium.
The total area is 156.61 km2, consisting of the followingdistricts:Barvaux, Bende,Bomal, Borlon, Durbuy, Grandhan, Heyd, Izier, Septon, Tohogne,Villers-Sainte-Gertrude, andWéris.
On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 11,374 inhabitants[2] with the most populous town of the municipality being Barvaux. Durbuy, for commercial reasons, often calls itself the world's smallest city, although Belgium's official smallest city, since 2006, isMesen.
In medieval times, Durbuy was an important centre of commerce and industry. In 1331, the town was elevated to the rank ofcity byJohn I, Count of Luxemburg, and King of Bohemia.
In 1628Anthonie II Schetz obtains the Seigneurie of Durbuy, by permission of Felipe IV of Spain. One of the people connected to the city was the son ofLancelot II:Charles Hubert Augustin Schetz, (1662-1726), Count of Durbuy. In 1756 the descendants of the House of Schetz obtain the Castle. Since then the House ofUrsel resides in the Castle. The current castle was built in 1880.[3]
TheOurthe river flows through the municipality.
Tourism and recreation are its main activities nowadays. Durbuy is often represented, by itself and by tourism promoters, as 'the smallest city of the world'.
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