Medernach

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Medernach
Miedernach
Former commune
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Coordinates: 49°48′36″N6°12′54″E / 49.81°N 6.215°E / 49.81; 6.215
Country Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
District Diekirch
Canton Diekirch
Commune Vallée de l'Ernz
Population
 • Total1,439

Medernach (Luxembourgish : Miedernach) is a town and former commune in eastern Luxembourg. It is situated in the canton of Diekirch.

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In 2011, Medernach merged with Ermsdorf to form the commune of Vallée de l'Ernz.

Former commune

The former commune consisted of the villages:

Notes
  1. ↑ Part of the farm belongs to the commune of Waldbillig.

Attractions

From 1987-2015 Medernach was home to an aerodrome ( 49°47′20″N6°14′28″E / 49.78890°N 6.24101°E / 49.78890; 6.24101 (Medernach Airfield) )

There is a monument commemorating the defense of the town by American soldiers during the winter of 1944–1945 ( 49°48′23″N6°12′49″E / 49.80647°N 6.21357°E / 49.80647; 6.21357 (Medernach Airfield) ).

The parish church, built in a neo-Romanesque style in 1806, has been a national monument since 2004. It houses the Baroque altar from the (now defunct) church of the Franciscan friars of Diekirch, dated 1712, [1] as well as a series of the Stations of the Cross.

Every year, the local produce exhibition is the first weekend of September.

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References

  1. ↑ "l'église néo-romane de Medernach | 100 % culture | Medernach". www.medernach.info. Retrieved 2016-05-22.


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