Waldhof (Luxembourgish : Waldhaff) is a hamlet in the commune of Niederanven, in central Luxembourg. As of 2024 [update] , the hamlet has a population of 2 inhabitants. [1]
Near Waldhof is the intersection between the A7 motorway and the Route d'Echternach (part of the E29 European route).[ citation needed ]
It is the location of a Luxembourg Army munitions depot. [2]
Niederanven is a commune Luxembourg, located north-east of Luxembourg City, and derives its name from principal town, Niederanven. As of 2023, it has a population of 6,660.
Birchwood is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The parish had a population of 10,614 at the 2021 census. Located originally in Lancashire, it was built as a new town in the 1970s. Birchwood is made up of three districts: Gorse Covert, Locking Stumps and Oakwood.
Dunnet Head is a peninsula in Caithness, on the north coast of Scotland. Dunnet Head includes the most northerly point of both mainland Scotland and the island of Great Britain.
Chilwell is a suburban area and former civil parish in the borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies on the west side of the town of Beeston and is 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of the centre of Nottingham.
Neimënster Abbey, officially known as Neumünster Abbey until 2014, is a public meeting place, cultural centre, and former Benedictine abbey located in the Grund district of Luxembourg City in southern Luxembourg.
Brough and Shatton is a civil parish in Hope Valley in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. It is named for the two hamlets of Brough-on-Noe and Shatton. Brough is about 2 km, or just over 1 mile, west (upstream) of Shatton; both are on the River Noe, a tributary of the upper River Derwent. They lie within the Peak District National Park, about 15 miles west of Sheffield and 30 miles east of Manchester. According to the 2011 census, Brough and Shatton had a combined population of 136. There is a friendly rivalry between the two hamlets, which contest numerous sports competitions throughout the year.
Howald is a town in the commune of Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg. The town merges almost seamlessly with Luxembourg City's south-eastern suburban quarter of South Bonnevoie, which lies to the north of Howald. As of 2024, the town has a population of 5,815, making it the most populous town in the commune and the 22nd-most populous in Luxembourg.
Kockelscheuer is a small town in the commune of Roeser, in southern Luxembourg. As of 2024, the town has a population of 284. The Fortis Championships Luxembourg are held at the Kockelscheuer Sport Centre, just to the north of the town. The 2014 IIHF World Championship Division III were held at the Kockelscheuer Ice Rink in April 2014. Each year Kockelscheuer held sponsored by BGL a tennis tournament, part of WTA.
Alzingen is a town in the commune of Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg. As of 2024, the town has a population of 2,988.
Schoenfels is a village in the commune of Mersch, in central Luxembourg. As of 2024, the village has a population of 237. It is the location of Junction 3 of the A7 motorway, which goes from Luxembourg City to Clervaux. It is notable for Schoenfels Castle.
Camp Doha was the main U.S. Army base in Kuwait, and played a pivotal role in the U.S. military presence in the Middle East since the 1991 Gulf War and in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The complex is located on a small peninsula on Kuwait Bay, west of Kuwait City. It was initially a large industrial warehouse complex and was taken in hand by the U.S. Army for conversion to its current role in 1998 during Operation Desert Thunder.
The 2006 Zoufftgen train collision occurred around 11.45 am on 11 October 2006, near Zoufftgen, Moselle, France, some 20 metres from the border with Luxembourg, on the Metz–Luxembourg railway line. Two trains collided head-on while one track of a double track line was out of service for maintenance. Six people, including the drivers of both trains, were killed: two Luxembourgers and four French. Twenty more were injured in the accident, two seriously.
The Naval Ammunition Depot Hastings near Hastings, Nebraska was the largest United States World War II naval munitions plant operating from 1942 to 1946 and produced over 40% of the U.S. Navy's munitions.
The T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion, sometimes called the Morgan Munitions Depot explosion or similar titles, began at 7:36 pm EDT on Friday, October 4, 1918, at a World War I ammunition plant in the Morgan area of Sayreville in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The initial explosion, generally believed to be accidental, triggered a fire and subsequent series of explosions that continued for three days, totaling approximately six kilotons, killing about 100 people and injuring hundreds more. The facility, one of the largest in the world at the time, was destroyed along with more than 300 surrounding buildings, forcing the evacuation and reconstruction of Sayreville, South Amboy, and Laurence Harbor. Over a century later, explosive debris continues to surface regularly across a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) radius.
Longsdorf is a village in the commune of Tandel, Luxembourg. It had a population of 104 as of 2024.
Treven is a hamlet between Trevena and Tregatta in the parish of Tintagel, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Tintagel Primary School is at Treven.
Chetwynd Barracks is a British Army installation at Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, England. It is set to close in 2026.
YF-415 was a covered lighter in service with the United States Navy during World War II. It was accidentally sunk on May 11, 1944, while disposing of surplus explosive ordnance near Boston Harbor.
Several attacks in mainland Russia, primarily in the Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod oblasts, have been reported since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on 24 February 2022. Russia accused Ukraine of being responsible for these attacks.
On the night of 4 June 2022, a fire and subsequent explosions at a container depot in Sitakunda Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh killed at least 47 people and injured around 450 others.
Officials confirm two dead and two injured, one remains in critical condition in the explosion of an ordnance at the weapons depot in Waldhaff.
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