Houffalize


Municipality in French Community, Belgium




























Houffalize



Hohenfels  (German)

Municipality

Houffalize
Houffalize


Coat of arms of Houffalize
Coat of arms


Houffalize is located in Belgium

Houffalize

Houffalize



Location in Belgium

Location of Houffalize in Luxembourg province


Houffalize Luxembourg Belgium Map.png



Coordinates: 50°08′N 05°47′E / 50.133°N 5.783°E / 50.133; 5.783Coordinates: 50°08′N 05°47′E / 50.133°N 5.783°E / 50.133; 5.783
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLuxembourg
ArrondissementBastogne
Government

 • MayorGérard Otto
 • Governing party/iesGS
Area

 • Total166.58 km2 (64.32 sq mi)
Population
(1 January 2017)[1]

 • Total5,232
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Postal codes
6660, 6661, 6662, 6663, 6666
Area codes061
Websitehouffalize.be

Houffalize (German: Hohenfels) is a Walloon municipality of Belgium in the province of Luxembourg.[2] On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 166.58 square kilometres (64.32 sq mi), had 4,802 inhabitants, giving a population density of 28.8 inhabitants per km².


The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Houffalize proper, Mabompré, Mont, Nadrin, Tailles, Tavigny, and Wibrin. Other population centers include Achouffe, Alboumont, Bœur, Bonnerue, Buret, Cetturu, Chabrehez, Cowan, Dinez, Engreux, Filly, Fontenaille, Mormont, Ollomont, Pisserotte, Sommerain, Taverneux, Vellereux, Vissoûle, Wandebourcy, and Wilogne.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 International relations

    • 2.1 Twin towns - Sister cities



  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




History


Houffalize was a strategic location during the Battle of the Bulge of World War II. Specifically, Generals Montgomery and Patton met up here, Montgomery coming from the north and Patton from the south, in their counter-attack against the German forces remaining in the area. The town was flattened on the night of 5–6 January 1945 by ninety RAF Lancasters of Bomber Command to block the key crossroads for German supply columns and the escape route for German forces. Patton was driven to writing a poem in his diary about the bombing.



International relations




Twin towns - Sister cities


Houffalize is a founding member of the Douzelage, a unique town twinning association of 24 towns across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals.[3][4] Discussions regarding membership are also in hand with three further towns (Agros in Cyprus, Škofja Loka in Slovenia, and Tryavna in Bulgaria).




Spain Altea, Spain - 1991


Germany Bad Kötzting, Germany - 1991


Italy Bellagio, Italy - 1991


Republic of Ireland Bundoran, Ireland - 1991


France Granville, France - 1991


Denmark Holstebro, Denmark - 1991


Belgium Schaerbeek, Belgium - 1991


Netherlands Meerssen, the Netherlands - 1991


Luxembourg Niederanven, Luxembourg - 1991


Greece Preveza, Greece - 1991


Portugal Sesimbra, Portugal - 1991


United Kingdom Sherborne, United Kingdom - 1991


Finland Karkkila, Finland - 1997


Sweden Oxelösund, Sweden - 1998


Austria Judenburg, Austria - 1999


Poland Chojna, Poland - 2004


Hungary Kőszeg, Hungary - 2004


Latvia Sigulda, Latvia - 2004


Czech Republic Sušice, Czech Republic - 2004


Estonia Türi, Estonia - 2004


Slovakia Zvolen, Slovakia - 2007


Lithuania Prienai, Lithuania - 2008


Malta Marsaskala, Malta - 2009


Romania Siret, Romania - 2010


Bulgaria Tryavna, Bulgaria - 2011



See also


  • List of protected heritage sites in Houffalize

  • Brasserie d'Achouffe


References




  1. ^ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2017 (XLS; 397 KB)


  2. ^ Sven Vrielinck: De territoriale indeling van België 1795-1963 Volume 1. Universitaire Pers Leuven 2000. page 48.


  3. ^ "Douzelage.org: Home". www.douzelage.org. Retrieved 2009-10-21..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  4. ^ "Douzelage.org: Member Towns". www.douzelage.org. Retrieved 2009-10-21.




External links





  • Official website (in French and Dutch)









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