Ardennes - Ardennen

The Ardennes are a mountain range in the north Western Europewhich administratively belongs to several countries.

Regions

In Luxembourg

• Part of the tourist region Ardennes, Luxembourg

In Belgium

• In Wallonia
  • Most of the province Luxembourg
  • Part of the province Liege, overlapping with the area of ​​the High Fens
  • Most of the province Namur
  • Part of the province Walloon Brabant
  • Most of the province Hainaut

In France

• Most of the region Champagne-Ardenne
• Part of the region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
• The far north of the department Meuse.

Cities

• In North Luxembourg
  • Clervaux
• In Wallonia
  • Arlon
  • Charleroi
  • Liege
  • Namur
  • Verviers
• In Flanders
  • Oudenarde
• In France
  • Cambrai
  • Charleville-Mezieres

Other goals

At the edge of the region are:

• Lille
• Reims
• Luxembourg city
• Maastricht

In the east there are:

• Eifel and High Fens
• Vosges

background

The Ardennes are part of it Eifel and High Fens a large landscape. With Hunsrück, Vosges and Palatinate Forest they form a contiguous wooded low mountain range.

language

• French
• Flemish / Dutch
• Luxembourgish
• German, as a colloquial language in Luxembourg and the official language in parts of Belgium.

getting there

Airports

are at Charleroi, Brussels, Liege, Lille, Luxembourg city, Maastricht; of them, Brussels is the most important airport.

Rail transport

Significant rail hubs for long-distance traffic are Namur, Liege, Valenciennes.

Highways

The Belgian A4 is important for the development of the region Luxembourg city - Brussels (in Luxembourg A6), the A26 Liege - Neufchâteau; it continues in France as the A203 and A34 towards Reims and Paris on, the A15 Liege - Valenciennes (in France A2).

Shipping

Navigable rivers are the Meuse and the Scheldt, for inland vessels and pleasure craft. There are also channels.

By bicycle

• The Maas cycle route out Maastricht enables a low-incline journey
• On the western edge is the journey via the valley of the Scheldt out Ghent possible
• The valley of the Angry facilitates the journey to the southeast of the region Echternach.

mobility

Local public transport is organized along national borders.

kitchen

Roast wild boar and other "messes". Fricandelles.

literature

• Frieser, Karl-Heinz; Ardennes - Sedan: military-historical guide through a European landscape of fate; Frankfurt 2000; ISBN 393238508X
• Matzke-Karasz, Renate; Hikes in the Ardennes: 40 tours in a cultural and natural landscape without borders; Munich 1996 (Bruckmann)
• Walter, Roland; Aachen and southern surroundings: North Eifel and Northeast Ardennes; Berlin 2010 (Borntraeger); Sert .: Collection of geological guides;ISBN 9783443150860

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