Malmedy - Malmedy (English spelling)

Japanese: マルメディ - まるめでぃ(英語表記)Malmédy
Malmedy - Malmedy (English spelling)

A small industrial city in the Liège province in the eastern part of Belgium. Population 11,394 (2002). It was ceded by Germany in the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. It is part of the German Community, which was established in 1993 when Belgium transitioned to a federal system and has independent authority in the areas of culture and education, along with Eupen. Located in the beautiful valley of the River Walche that cuts through the Ardennes plateau, it is known for its paper and leather industries. It is also a tourist destination and has a popular carnival. It was a monastic territory until 1794. From 1815 to 1919 it was part of Prussia. During World War II, the old houses in the center were destroyed in a German air raid in 1944. On December 17 of the same year, the "Malmedy Massacre" occurred, in which German troops killed American prisoners of war.

[Tamiko Kawakami]

[References] | Ardennes Plateau | Eupen

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ベルギー東部、リエージュ州の小工業都市。人口1万1394(2002)。1919年ベルサイユ条約によりドイツから割譲された地域。93年の連邦制移行に伴い発足し、文化、教育面で独自の権限を有しているドイツ語共同体にオイペンとともに属している。アルデンヌ高原を刻むワルシュ川の美しい谷に位置し、製紙、皮革工業で知られる。観光周遊の中心でもあり、カーニバルが盛ん。1794年まで修道院領を形成。1815~1919年はプロイセン領。第二次世界大戦では1944年のドイツ軍による空爆で中心の古い民家は破壊された。同年12月17日、ドイツ軍がアメリカ軍捕虜を殺した「マルメディの虐殺」事件が発生した。

[川上多美子]

[参照項目] | アルデンヌ高原 | オイペン

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