Robelmont
Robelmont
Roubiémont (Gaumais) | |
|---|---|
 Village of Robelmont | |
  Robelmont Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 49°35′N 05°30′E / 49.583°N 5.500°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Luxembourg |
| Municipality | Meix-devant-Virton |
| Population | |
• Total | 480 residents in 2004 |
| Postal codes | 6769 |
| Area codes | 063 |
Robelmont (French pronunciation: [ʁɔbɛlmɔ̃]; Gaumais: Roubiémont) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Meix-devant-Virton, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
The asteroid 1145 Robelmonte is named after the village, in honour of the astronomer Sylvain Arend (1902–1992), who was born there.
History
[edit]A Gallo-Roman villa was excavated between 1968 and 1971.[1]
The current parish church, dedicated to St Martin, was built in 1894.[2]
During the Battle of the Ardennes (21-23 August 1914), there was fighting in and around Robelmont between French and German forces.
Notable people
[edit]- Nicolaus Vernulaeus (1583–1649)
- Sylvain Arend (1902–1992)
Village committee
[edit]The annual activities in the village are led by the village's party planning committee.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Georges Raepsaet, La céramique en terre sigillée de la villa belgo-romaine de Robelmont. Campagnes 1968–1971 (Brussels: Editions de l’Université, 1974). ISBN 2-8004-0412-4
- ↑ Le patrimoine monumental de la Belgique Wallonie, vol. 21 (1995), p. 220.
- ↑ ""www.robelmont.be"". www.robelmont.be. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
