Virton

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Virton ( German hosts, Lorraine in the local dialect Viertan ) is a Belgian town in the Walloon Region with 11,508 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2012). It is located in the province of Luxembourg and is the southernmost city in Belgium. The municipal area is immediately adjacent to France and is just about 25 kilometers west of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Virton is the administrative seat of the arrondissement Virton. Its area roughly corresponds to the historic landscape Gaume, which is why the city is also known as the capital of the Gaume.

Virton itself is next to the eponymous main town of the districts Bleid, Ethe, Latour, Ruette and Saint- Mard.

The next highway exits are located at Habay and Arlon on the A 4 / E 25 Virton has a regional station. Luxembourg Airport is the nearest airport on regional.

Traffic

The town has a station on the railway line Athus - Libramont. Here was formerly connected to the now largely disused railway line Marbehan - Ecouviez.

Attractions

* The Musée de Virton, 1939 located in the old convent of the Franciscan Recollects, the visitor gets an insight into the history and culture of the Gaume. The originating from all eras exhibits include more than 150 stove and chimney plates, andirons and stoves from Gallo-Roman times, Boch earthenware in the 18th century, wood carvings from the 16th to. 18th century as well as home furnishings and everyday objects. The museum is next to the " center" of the Musées Gaumais, a museum composite to the in the vicinity nor the following museums include:

• The Musée de la Vie Paysanne in Montquintin, about four kilometers southeast of the city, shows since 1965 in a farmhouse from the 18th century village-like everyday life.
• The museum and the archaeological park Montauban lie on the same mountain about 13 kilometers north of the city. On the 340 -meter high mountain remains of a Roman fortress walls remain. The attached 1958 opened museum shows significant Gallo-Roman reliefs as well as a replica of the so-called Gallic reaper.
• The Musée Baillet -Latour is located seven kilometers east of the city and since 1969 shows the history of the local castle. Here you will also find information on marginal battle of August 22, 1914 as well as the two world wars.