Echternach - Echternach (English spelling)

Japanese: エヒテルナハ - えひてるなは(英語表記)Echternach
Echternach - Echternach (English spelling)

A tourist city located in the eastern part of Luxembourg, near the German border. Population 4,555 (2002). Located on the Schuur River, a tributary of the Moselle River, it is a scenic spot and a base for excursions, known as the "Switzerland of Luxembourg". The "dancing procession" held on Whit Tuesday is famous. There is a city hall built in the 15th century and an old Benedictine monastery. The nylon and pottery industries are well developed. It is also known as the site of Operation Bulge (the bulge means a salient part of the front line) during the Battle of the Ardennes between the Allied forces and the German forces from 1944 to 1945 during World War II.

[Tamiko Kawakami]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ルクセンブルク東部、ドイツ国境近くに位置する観光都市。人口4555(2002)。モーゼル川の支流シュール川沿いにあり、「ルクセンブルクのスイス」とよばれる景勝地、周遊の基地。聖霊降臨節の火曜に行われる「踊る行列」は有名。15世紀創建の市役所、古いベネディクト派修道院がある。ナイロン工業、製陶業が発達。第二次世界大戦中の1944~45年、連合軍とドイツ軍との間のアルデンヌの戦いにおいてバルジ大作戦(バルジは戦線の突出部の意)が展開された地としても知られる。

[川上多美子]

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