Dalheim

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Dalheim
Duelem
Commune
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Coat of arms dalheim luxbrg.png
Coat of arms
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Map of Luxembourg with Dalheim highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°32′35″N6°15′30″E / 49.5431°N 6.2583°E / 49.5431; 6.2583
Country Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Canton Remich
Government
 • Mayor Romain Kill
Area
 • Total18.98 km2 (7.33 sq mi)
 • Rank 61st of 100
Highest elevation
368 m (1,207 ft)
 • Rank 74th of 100
Lowest elevation
167 m (548 ft)
 • Rank 12th of 100
Population
 (2023)
 • Total2,408
 • Rank 64th of 100
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
  • Rank 59th of 100
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2 LU0001202
Website dalheim.lu

Dalheim (Luxembourgish : Duelem) is a commune and town in south-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Remich, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher.

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As of 2024, the town of Dalheim, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 1,611.[ citation needed ] Other towns within the commune include Filsdorf and Welfrange. [1]

Church

Decapitated statue of St Paul at Dalheim. The head was placed outside the presbytery door for the priest to find. Decapitated statue of St Paul.jpg
Decapitated statue of St Paul at Dalheim. The head was placed outside the presbytery door for the priest to find.

The church in Dalheim, built in 1743, is a Catholic church dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. It is situated on the "Péiteschbierg" high above the village center. It is particularly distinguished by its unique frescoes from the second half of the 18th century (painted by the Luxembourgish artist Johann Georg Weiser) and statues of the two patron saints situated outside the church. However, in 2017, the statue of St Paul was decapitated and the head placed outside the front door of the presbytery. There has been press speculation [2] that this incident occurred in order to intimidate the resident priest, Fr Jean-Marie Belanga. Both statues were removed shortly after the incident by the local administration for repairs. Fr Belanga, who had previously been stopped from preaching by the Archdiocese due to complaints about the conservative and Catholic nature of his homilies, was also subsequently removed from his position as parish priest in the village and told to leave Luxembourg. Fr Belanga was the first priest of African origin to serve as the parish priest of Dalheim.

Roman Settlement

To the south of today's village of Dalheim, is evidence of a Roman settlement named Ricciacum, located on the highest point of a gentle slope facing south-west.

Ricciacum had impressive public buildings (theatre, thermal baths and temple), which gave it the attributes of a small Roman town. Some of these monuments can still be visited today.

Population

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References

  1. ↑ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
  2. ↑ L'essentiel. "Heiliger Paulus enthauptet - "Geschenk" für den Pfarrer?". L'essentiel auf Deutsch. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  3. ↑ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Archived from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

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