Title: Clervaux Content: Clervaux (, German: Clerf) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, administrative capital of the canton of Clervaux. The city is in the valley of the Clerve river and is part of the Natural Park of the Our. ==History== The city was the site of heavy fighting during World War II, in the December 1944 Battle of Clervaux, part of the "Battle of the Bulge". In 2012, the commune of Clervaux was combined with the communes of Heinerscheid and Munshausen. File:Map Clervaux.PNG|Clervaux before 2012 File:Map Heinerscheid.PNG|Heinerscheid File:Map Munshausen.png|Munshausen File:Map Clervaux.png|Clervaux in 2012 ==Geography== The commune is in the Oesling, a region within the greater Ardennes area. It has an area of . The highest point in the commune is in Schwaarzenhiwwel near the town of Marnach that is high, and the lowest point is high that is in the valley of the Our river near the town of Roder. The altitude is high. At the railway station, the altitude is high. To the east, the Our river forms the border with Germany and, to the north, is the commune borders Belgium. In this commune is the place where three countries meetː Luxembourg, Germany and Belgium. ==Population== There were 5,069 persons living in the commune in 2017, for a population density of inhabitants/km². Other towns, besides the town of Clervaux, within the commune are: * Drauffelt (Draufelt) * Eselborn (Eeselbur) * Fischbach (Fëschbech) * Grindhausen (Grandsen) * Heinerscheid (Hengescht) * Hupperdange (Hëpperdang) * Urspelt (Ischpelt) * Kalborn (Kaalber) * Lieler (Léiler) * Marnach (Maarnech) * Mecher (Mecher) * Munshausen (Munzen) * Reuler (Reiler) * Roder (Rueder) * Siebenaler (Siwwenaler) * Weicherdange (Wäicherdang) Evolution of the population in Clervaux Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:6000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:500 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:a text:1960 bar:b text:1970 bar:c text:1981 bar:d text:1991 bar:e text:2001 bar:f text:2011 bar:g text:2017 PlotData= color:barra width:25 align:left bar:a from:0 till: 1459 bar:b from:0 till: 1428 bar:c from:0 till: 1417 bar:d from:0 till: 1551 bar:e from:0 till: 1791 bar:f from:0 till: 1983 bar:g from:0 till: 5069 PlotData= bar:a at: 1459 fontsize:S text: 1,459 shift:(-10,5) bar:b at: 1428 fontsize:S text: 1,428 shift:(-14,5) bar:c at: 1417 fontsize:S text: 1,417 shift:(-14,5) bar:d at: 1551 fontsize:S text: 1,551 shift:(-14,5) bar:e at: 1791 fontsize:S text: 1,791 shift:(-14,7) bar:f at: 1983 fontsize:S text: 1,983 shift:(-14,5) bar:g at: 5069 fontsize:S text: 5,069 shift:(-14,5) ==Places of interest== * The Clervaux Castle. Here is on permanent display The Family of Man, a famous exhibit of photos collected by Edward Steichen. The castle also includes the Battle of the Bulge Museum, with an extensive collection of objects from World War II, and an exhibition of models of the castles and palaces of Luxembourg. * The Abbey of St. Maurice and St. Maur is situated close to the town of Clervaux. Halldór Laxness, 1902–1998, the Nobel Prize-winning Icelandic writer, stayed at the abbey for some time. * Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian, built in the years 1910-1912. == Gallery == File:0 Clervaux 101021 CH1.JPG|Castle of Clervaux File:0 Clervaux 101021 CH3.JPG|Castle of Clervaux File:Abtei Klierf.JPG|Abbey of St. Maurice and St. Maur File:0 Clervaux 101021 E2.JPG|Saints Cosmas and Damian church File:Hôtel du Parc Clervaux 01.jpg|Hôtel du Parc in Clervaux. ==Related pages== * Cantons of Luxembourg * Communes of Luxembourg * List of cities in Luxembourg