Troisvierges | |
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 Binsfeld street | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Luxembourg with Troisvierges highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
| Coordinates:50°07′00″N6°00′00″E / 50.1167°N 6°E /50.1167; 6 | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Canton | Clervaux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edy Mertens |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.86 km2 (14.62 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 15th of 100 |
| Highest elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
| • Rank | 1st of 100 |
| Lowest elevation | 407 m (1,335 ft) |
| • Rank | 102nd of 100 |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 3,654 |
| • Rank | 65th of 100 |
| • Density | 96.51/km2 (250.0/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 71st of 100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0000504 |
| Website | troisvierges.lu |
Troisvierges (French:[tʁwɑvjɛʁʒ];Luxembourgish:Ëlwen[ˈəlvən]ⓘ;German:Ulflingen[ˈʊlflɪŋən]) is acommune withtown status in northernLuxembourg, in thecanton of Clervaux. Troisvierges is both the northernmost and highest commune of Luxembourg, as the two highest hills in the country, theKneiff (560 m) andBuurgplaatz (559 m), are located in the commune.
As of 2023[update], the town of Troisvierges, which lies in the south of the commune, has a population of 1,941.[1] Other towns within the commune includeBasbellain,Drinklange,Hautbellain,Huldange, andWilwerdange.
Until 28 December 1908, the commune was known as "Basbellain", after its former administrative centre. On that date, the administrative centre was moved from Basbellain to Troisvierges.[2]
Thecoat of arms granted to Troisvierges in 1982 shows three virgins, representingFaith, Hope and Charity; a mountain, for theOesling region; a stylisedpapal cross from the oldest known document naming the place; and a railway and wheel, for the importance of the railway in the town's development.[3]
The first known reference to the place was made in 1353 under its German name Ulflingen. The French name Troisvierges was adopted in the 17th century whenWalloon pilgrims started using it to refer to the three virgins Saint Fides, Saint Spes and Saint Caritas. The Franciscan church of Troisvierges was built in 1658. By 1900, most of the local population were railway and customs employees. There were some 1,550 inhabitants in 1910.
Troisvierges is known for being the site of the start of hostilities on theWestern Front in theFirst World War. On 1 August 1914, German soldiers of the 69th Infantry Regiment disembarked at the town'srailway station, violating the terms of Germany's use of the railways and hence violating Luxembourg'sneutrality. This began afour-year occupation of Luxembourg by German forces.[4]
Troisvierges is a member of theCharter of European Rural Communities, atown twinning association across theEuropean Union, alongside with:[6]
Bienvenida, Spain
Bièvre, Belgium
Bucine, Italy
Cashel, Ireland
Cissé, France
Desborough, England, United Kingdom
Esch, Netherlands
Hepstedt, Germany
Ibănești, Romania
Kandava, Latvia
Kannus, Finland
Kolindros, Greece
Lassee, Austria
Medzev, Slovakia
Moravče, Slovenia
Næstved, Denmark
Nagycenk, Hungary
Nadur, Malta
Ockelbo, Sweden
Pano Lefkara, Cyprus
Põlva, Estonia
Samuel, Portugal
Slivo Pole, Bulgaria
Starý Poddvorov, Czech Republic
Strzyżów, Poland
Tisno, Croatia
Žagarė, Lithuania
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